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[–] 53 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I don’t understand how you could be dumb enough to vote for this shitstain

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    You don’t have to be dumb. You can also be evil. All Trump voters exist on a spectrum between dumb and evil to me. I have known a few and they all fall onto the dumb/ignorant side of the spectrum. A lot of them are single-issue voters too.

    But honestly, a lot of Republicans are this way. They think their party fights for the working class, despite clear and abundant evidence to the contrary. When a voting bloc like that exists, it’s really not that surprising they can be convinced to vote for someone like Trump.

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  • [+] 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I know a very smart lady (university professor, STEM) who voted for him. Church bubble.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    As someone who did both of those things, I caution you to be sure not to conflate educated with intelligent. I have met many very well educated, astoundingly stupid people in academia and industry. Some of the most educated people I've met were as dumb as a sack of hammers, they just had the right mix of personality traits and privilege to help them succeed in a system that above all else requires opportunity, dedication, and time.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm not conflating anything. I know her. She's smart. I know a lot of scientists, plenty of them are dumb as a box of frogs.

    She was persuaded by a friend to go to a particular church and she was brainwashed in no time.

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  • I suppose you and I have different notions of what defines smart. Being "brainwashed" into supporting something that someone of even middling intelligence can see is overwhelmingly stupid suggests a lack of the most basic critical thinking skills, which I would not say suggests any notable degree of intelligence.

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