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mnhtnbb

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4. I think it's more than stupidity

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 06:09 AM

Mar 2023

or prideful (willful) ignorance. I think FDR was right about fear being the motivating factor behind many people's behavior, especially fear of "others". And we all know the "others" against which the right wing are railing: women, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ.

I don't think it's stupidity holding straight white males back from wanting to share power with these "others", but fear that if they do, they will end up being treated the way they've been treating the "others" for centuries.

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The Greatest Threat to Our Nation is Stupidity [View all] NanceGreggs Mar 2023 OP

Stupidity and the Stanford-Binet index have a non linear relationship. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #1

There are dimensions of Stupid such as Wisdom and Clever Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #11

The wisdom needed to apply simple logic is not universal. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #19

Thank you. All good points. However. There is no help or cure for Stupidity. ancianita Mar 2023 #2

If the difference between ignorance and stupidity is that ignorance is curable William Seger Mar 2023 #3

Wilfull Ignorance is a higher order disease than pure stupidity. Mopar151 Mar 2023 #20

I think it's more than stupidity mnhtnbb Mar 2023 #4

Agree. Often find that opportunism is the motivation. Witness a Ted Cruz. He's well-educated, but he allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #18

What Is It Other Than Stupidity? How About Sadism, Schadenfreude, and Bile FrankTC Mar 2023 #5

I'm not so sure it's Stupidity Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #6

Polarization works because Stupid not educated in critical thinking and civics: you got that right Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #9

The fairness doctrine is a doorway.... The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #26

In all fairness, you are correct. Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #28

There is Woke and there is Stupid and there is Apathetic (mild form of Stupid). . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #7

It's not stupidity. I'm stupid. I can speak for my people. betsuni Mar 2023 #8

Willful ignorance. n/t. Ms7wo7rees 7wo7rees Mar 2023 #13

I suppose Bigotry and Greed are, ultimately, Stupid Martin Eden Mar 2023 #10

Great post. Greed is very short-sighted and hatred is blind. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #29

There's Ignorance, and then there's Stupidity no_hypocrisy Mar 2023 #12

Gosh! What would we do with all the stupid people? imanamerican63 Mar 2023 #14

It's not simply stupidity. Aussie105 Mar 2023 #15

There is nothing society can do ... Whiskeytide Mar 2023 #16

Except bring the fear to them. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #24

Personally, I would give a slight edge...... quickesst Mar 2023 #17

We need a war on cultivated ignorance dlk Mar 2023 #21

Well and truly stated, N.G. (nt) Paladin Mar 2023 #22

Not stupidity, just pure evil. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2023 #23

It's not entirely stupidity. It's unserious people being taken seriously maxrandb Mar 2023 #25

It's not stupidity at all. llmart Mar 2023 #27

Anti-intellectualism is a despicable constant in American History. hunter Mar 2023 #30

Not stupidity but willingness Proud to be Woke Mar 2023 #31