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whathehell

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8. Welcome to virtually Every Large Nation on Earth.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 2, 2019, 07:58 AM

Nov 2019

Last edited Sat Nov 2, 2019, 08:41 AM - Edit history (2)

I hate to interrupt the Five Minutes of Self-Hate, but there's nothing to suggest that Americans are a particularly unique, or "stupid" species of
human.

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Anyone else see a pattern?!?! [View all] Soph0571 Nov 2019 OP

AND......... MyOwnPeace Nov 2019 #1

And that 33% would love to kill Kaiserguy Nov 2019 #4

+1. Well stated. n/t John1956PA Nov 2019 #12

Most interesting. calimary Nov 2019 #2

Welcome to the United States of America PJMcK Nov 2019 #3

Welcome to virtually Every Large Nation on Earth. whathehell Nov 2019 #8

Fine if you live in a kelptocracy or full on dictatorship. paleotn Nov 2019 #13

Huh?.. What' is "fine"? whathehell Nov 2019 #20

No worries. I did read it. I agree that it's a universal condition... paleotn Nov 2019 #23

Okay, we're good, paleotn.. whathehell Nov 2019 #25

True, but I always thought we were better than this Cary Nov 2019 #27

Me too, but it may be that no one is actually better.. whathehell Nov 2019 #29

I see a pattern. 1/3 of Americans always LOSE when they stand on the wrong side of history Cirque du So-What Nov 2019 #5

That would apply to any society.. whathehell Nov 2019 #11

These are the unpersuadables NCDem47 Nov 2019 #6

Bravo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #7

I oppose change Martin Eden Nov 2019 #9

Dumb, dumber and dumbest. democratisphere Nov 2019 #10

K&R, Hitlers initial support in Germany was around 32% IINM ... uponit7771 Nov 2019 #14

One-third of the country control the rest of us Mr. Ected Nov 2019 #15

The 1/3 didn't get that way on their own. paleotn Nov 2019 #16

1/3 of Americans are having trouble assimilating mysteryowl Nov 2019 #17

They are the authoritarians The_jackalope Nov 2019 #18

but why? authoritarianism is measured with the "uncertainty avoidance index"m or UAI certainot Nov 2019 #21

25% say they 'often' get their news from radio certainot Nov 2019 #19

Humans by Nature tend to oppose change.. whathehell Nov 2019 #22

1 in 4 people are sociopaths, narcissitic and I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2019 #24

Unless Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #31

33% is the true conservative base liberal N proud Nov 2019 #26

I think there's also a sizable portion of the population that is just unaware. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #28

Whoa. Don't paint the loyalists from the Revolutionary War as some sort of evil. roamer65 Nov 2019 #30