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kentuck

(115,069 posts)
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 07:14 PM Oct 19

Can we now state that MAGA is just plain stupid??

They have no idea what is happening. They don't know their asses from a hole in the ground. If there was any doubt, it has all been removed. They pretend to not see what is happening around them or else, they choose not to see. Either way, they are stupid.

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Can we now state that MAGA is just plain stupid?? (Original Post) kentuck Oct 19 OP
Plain stupid? No. Monumentally stupid. Yes. Ping Tung Oct 19 #1
Indeed some_of_us_are_sane Oct 19 #2
Yep. The double edged sword of politics in a democracy.... paleotn Oct 19 #8
It'll only hapen to you... lame54 Oct 19 #3
I've been stating it for a decade now. BannonsLiver Oct 19 #4
Me, too. hamsterjill Oct 19 #12
We always could. Groundhawg Oct 19 #5
Stupid, ignorant, and various dashes of evil. NewHendoLib Oct 19 #6
The politicians are in sync with their base. It works for them. dgauss Oct 19 #7
Now??? BeerBarrelPolka Oct 19 #9
It's not like the brightest people are attracted to that cause. paleotn Oct 19 #10
and don't forget the enlarged amygdala of the these people... slightlv Oct 19 #21
I prefer misled and ignorant SSJVegeta Oct 19 #11
toopid is as toopid does LilElf70 Oct 19 #13
We can! We should! We must! Joinfortmill Oct 19 #14
I prefer to call it willful ignorance, which is worse than stupidity. catbyte Oct 19 #15
Dunning-Kruger Stupid -- too stupid to know they are stupid. OMGWTF Oct 19 #16
We've all been now stating this since 2016. ananda Oct 19 #17
So so so stupid. MontanaMama Oct 19 #18
Willful ignorance is a terrible thing...nt Wounded Bear Oct 19 #19
How the heck buffoon Trump got elected at140 Oct 19 #20
Vice President Kamala Harris. niyad Oct 19 #24
the no kings demonstrations azureblue Oct 19 #22
Desperately seeking simple solution to world they don't understand. And selfish. Nt lostnfound Oct 19 #23

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,708 posts)
2. Indeed
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 07:22 PM
Oct 19
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."

~Napoleon Bonaparte

(In governance, now there's where intelligence comes into play.)

paleotn

(21,456 posts)
8. Yep. The double edged sword of politics in a democracy....
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:05 PM
Oct 19

Getting elected is many times a shallow, popularity contest. Actually governing is a whole different skill set. Most politicians don't possess both sets.

paleotn

(21,456 posts)
10. It's not like the brightest people are attracted to that cause.
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:18 PM
Oct 19

Or attracted to Republicans in general. Education attainment is a good predictor for how someone will vote. Intelligence in general works too, perhaps even better. It's a well studied subject.

slightlv

(7,429 posts)
21. and don't forget the enlarged amygdala of the these people...
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:46 PM
Oct 19

makes them have two reactions... flee for fight. The actual prospect of critical thinking is beyond them because they're all emotions, thanks to their brain structures.

SSJVegeta

(2,247 posts)
11. I prefer misled and ignorant
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:27 PM
Oct 19

Which "stupid" is a fitting synonym for.

Yet in contrast to the other words, is a bit more permanent. And most things -well I should say: everything is impermanent.

LilElf70

(1,349 posts)
13. toopid is as toopid does
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:44 PM
Oct 19

There's really no other answer. The toopid is real strong. It's been building for years.

catbyte

(38,610 posts)
15. I prefer to call it willful ignorance, which is worse than stupidity.
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:57 PM
Oct 19

But I agree with your sentiment.

OMGWTF

(5,006 posts)
16. Dunning-Kruger Stupid -- too stupid to know they are stupid.
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:58 PM
Oct 19

I met a guy yesterday as we were leaving our local No Kings rally who didn't understand why everyone was so mad at T💩p. My husband and I tried to explain but gave up after 30 seconds because this mofo was either willfully ignorant or genuinely stupid.

at140

(6,202 posts)
20. How the heck buffoon Trump got elected
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:46 PM
Oct 19

Over senator Kamala Harris I will never understand.

azureblue

(2,654 posts)
22. the no kings demonstrations
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:51 PM
Oct 19

have driven them out of their minds.Their posts today are nothing but insane level name calling, and attempts at intimidation. The know they are way outnumbered, and outnumbered by people who are tired of Trump's crap and are doing something about it. But, since they have no one to tell them what to say, they are floundering in fits of anger.


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