• redballooon@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Yes, exactly. “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

    In 2016 people may have been stupid. By 2022 they knew what they were getting. Hence malice.

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      5 hours ago

      53% of Americans read at a 6th-grade level, or worse, so there’s that. Because you’re in a space like this, and/or actually read the news, don’t assume everyone else does.

      Talking to a good friend about Trump’s clear dementia:

      “Yeah, but Biden was pretty bad too, wasn’t he?”

      That’s from a young black man who’s anything but MAGA. And he’s friendly with his Trump-flag flying neighbor!

      Ignorance is why it took gas prices to turn the population. It’s the one thing you can’t miss unless you make plenty of money.