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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 71 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

Americans are dumb as fuck

[–] BreadAndThread@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

We don't have that on lock, dipshit. Look around you, the entire world is fucking up royally. We just happen to be one of the biggest shitshows going.

The fact that you treat Americans like a monolith shows that you're dumb as fuck too.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 6 points 58 minutes ago

Yeah, he made a huge mistake.

Its merely that most Americans are dumb as fuck.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 34 minutes ago

I mean. Many countries are still resisting to the right-wing authoritarian push. Canada for example. Americans democratically elected dt, even after he tried to overturn the government and explicitly stated that he would be a dictator. I don't think that would have been possible in any other country. So yeah, in a sens, Americans are dumb af. Now if you want to make it semantic question, I guess he should have written " a majority" of Americans "electors" are dumb, but it's kind of implicit IMO. Kind of like saying dogs likes to run, obviously there's probably some that don't like to run, but the majority does.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 34 minutes ago

oh boy, you really showed them!

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 32 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

The rest of the world too. Americans are just louder and prouder about stupidity.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

This is by design. Decades of eroding education and critical thinking have produced a populace that is highly ignorant and extremely easy to manipulate.

There is a reason why attacking education is the first thing any right-wing government does.

[–] DriftingLynx@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

Indeed, add in all the religious meddling in educational curriculum and you've got a recipie for an ignorant population.

[–] TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 37 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Is this "nottheonion"? I cant believe that people are so oblivious.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Every person's media bubble is tuned to them. If they're disinterested in politics their algorithm will steer them right away from all the troubles that were abundantly aware of.

[–] NeonNight@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

And if they’re into politics, it will be a bubble as well. Not even left/right. It’s a bubble of your specific flavor of politics/humor. Because also political discussion and humor go hand in hand now at all times, apparently.

[–] DriftingLynx@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Ignorance knows no bounds 🙄

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