Where does stupidity come from?

[cynatnite]

New poll finds that 39 percent of Americans want government to ‘stay out of Medicare.’ :wtf:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/19/americans-poll-out-medicare/

[rucky]

1. shhhh. They think their benefits come from praying to the Medicare Fairy.

[polichick]

2. To take your question literally, imo one of the biggest causes of...

"stupidity" is lack of curiosity ~ some people never wonder how anything works.

[AlinPA]

10. I would add organized religion and laziness.

[polichick]

14. Definitely! nt

[madokie]

27. And lets not forget the hate mongers

They play a pretty big role in all this mal mis information. You know the ones I'm sure

[DJ13]

3. The loins of conservatives

[ParkieDem]

7. In a word, parents.

Unfortunately, ignorance is passed down generationally for the most part.

On a side note, I've often found it odd that so many people don't associate Medicare with the government, but it seems like everyone knows Social Security comes from the government. I mean, they're both based on a payroll tax that's taken out of your paycheck.

Maybe it's because they get their SS money directly from the government (e.g., a check), whereas they never see the money that Medicare pays their doctor?

[Po_d Mainiac]

22. My parents were/are staunch repukes

I learned from their stupidity! :hi:

[CanonRay]

4. I do not see how this nation can survive

as a democracy with 39% of the population being complete idiots.

[piratefish08]

5. Laziness. Willful ignorance.

It's much easier to regurgitate info, whether true or not, and pretend to be smart than to actually have to think, process information and formulate you own conclusions.

In short, all of the STOOPID in the world originates from Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh.

They are the Big Bang of STOOPID.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[YOY]

6. Office FReep says that he wants to refuse it so he can spend his money elsewhere.

And buy private insurance...

So...if the private market can provide a better product for seniors...why didn't the Republican run government enable this option back in 2000 to 2006?

Um...uh...yer a socialist!!!

[Historic NY]

12. stupidity reigns supreme.."is our children being left behind" like their parents.

[YOY]

13. This is from a man who has had to file bankruptcy twice after being audited by the IRS.

And procedes to give others financial advice.

Of course...it was all the fault of the IRS...I used the 'personal accountability' line on him...it's really priceless.

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. For some, it comes from the heart. n/t

[abumbyanyothername]

9. Go to blockbuster

Rent Idiocracy.

[jimshoes]

11. AM radio mostly

and a certain nooze TV channel.

[Kceres]

15. It's bliss, really.

Stupid people have fewer worries.

[provis99]

16. I blame civilization.

In caveman days, if you were stupid, evolution weeded you out. Now with civilization, it is easier for the stupid to survive and procreate. Idiocracy is coming...

[mitchum]

17. +1

[Iterate]

25. I don't know about that, I've known some pretty dumb cavemen.

[guitar man]

18. religion

flame away.

[piratefish08]

20. No flames here. Never in history has there been a greater roadblock to science

and knowledge than religion.

And it shows no sign of slowing down today.

[guitar man]

28. thank you

I'm not an atheist, I believe in a god or supreme being, or beings or something that helped get all this started in motion, but for the love of the FSM the world is billions of years old, not 7,000 and all the running around with their fingers in their ears going "la la la I can't hear you" that organized religion teaches them is really a large boil on the ass of progress. :(

[Liquorice]

19. That's a weird question though. I would be interested in the answer to a more

straight-forward (non-tricky) question, asking whether Medicare was run by the government or a corporation. I wonder how many would say it was run by a private corporation??

[Matt 6_5]

21. The south end of a northbound

outhouse

[HopeHoops]

23. RNC Headquarters, FOX, Limbaugh, the usual places.

Oh, and that fucking sports bar down the street.

[lpbk2713]

24. Crawford, Texas

[guitar man]

31. +1

I wanted to say Barbara Bush's vagina but I was afraid the outrage police would get me :P

[walldude]

26. Fear.

Fear will make a normal person a complete idiot. The Repubs know this and they use it. That's why they make such outrageous claims. Socialism, death panels, Hitler, whatever they can use to drum up enough fear so they can control their constituency.

[DailyGrind51]

29. Listening to conservative Squawk Radio!

[Cetacea]

30. Fox News? n/t

[spanone]

32. here's the website

www.foxnews.com

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[madamesilverspurs]

34. Insufficient chlorine in the gene pool.

[applegrove]

35. It is a virus started by someone evil or someone who is a pawn, then they teach it

to each other till they number 39%. Has anyone pointed out to the people who say government stay out of medicare how ridiculous they are? This should be a teaching moment.