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Roy Rolling

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56. Confederacy of Dumbfucks

Thu Nov 21, 2024, 03:45 AM

5 hrs ago

The glue holding the MAGA cult together is stupidity, being uninformed, and proud of that ignorance.

They dress up at rallies like Mardi Gras revelers, oblivious that they’re adopting the gay-themed and cultural brand identities they oppose.

Dumbfucks, coupled with an electoral system reliant on anonymous money crowds out intelligent consideration of competent leaders and replaces them with cartoon-like cultural saviors and full-armed couch potatoes.

From the smallest to the largest, there must be resistance to money in politics. It is poison to the voting choice system envisioned by the founding fathers.

I’ll leave it here…

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"Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history." [View all] CousinIT 18 hrs ago OP

Of course we have "the most badly informed electorate in modern American history." Autumn 18 hrs ago #1

Greatest moral collapse and lack of civic duty in American history. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #2

Being so badly informed is a choice that each person makes each day. RockRaven 18 hrs ago #6

Yes lazy and short sighted. No sense of responsibility, public service, or the common good. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #7

Excellent point. Ignorance is a choice. bronxiteforever 18 hrs ago #11

One might argue that there can be ignorance due to inability to find knowledge. OldBaldy1701E 16 hrs ago #34

I disagree Brenda 16 hrs ago #35

Or rather your post is a good example of why Democrats lost, RockRaven 8 hrs ago #55

Yes but ReadItnWeep 15 hrs ago #40

I've been saying it for 15 years!!! Initech 18 hrs ago #3

Propaganda can be either good or evil. Thanks to Rupert Murdoch and Fox, however, RVN VET71 15 hrs ago #46

Been researching Aldous Huxley quotes, and there are a lot of good ones MagickMuffin 18 hrs ago #4

2 Excellent Quotes Wiz Imp 17 hrs ago #19

The rules of the media game are easy to manipulate: any criticism an opponent says gets covered andym 18 hrs ago #5

Ultimately, you cannot "win" with lies. Six117 18 hrs ago #8

Maybe so but he can do a lot of damage in the mean time. n/t totodeinhere 18 hrs ago #9

Republicans just did -- and have been for years. W_HAMILTON 18 hrs ago #10

They did and will continue to do so. OverBurn 16 hrs ago #26

Ignorance and apathy markodochartaigh 18 hrs ago #12

Message auto-removed Name removed 17 hrs ago #18

Free content FormerOstrich 17 hrs ago #13

Hell, they didn't even attempt to be informed! bluestarone 17 hrs ago #14

In the movie 'The Caine Mutiny', there is a great descriptor used to describe the US. OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #39

They did their research, just ask them! travelingthrulife 4 min ago #59

Blaming the electorate again... well guess what, it's the SAME electorate in 2028 WarGamer 17 hrs ago #15

Goes hand in hand. It's up to us to inform! LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #25

To rational people yes, but to MAGA Christians this is salvation through suffering bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #16

Well, they will really SUFFER when the Republicans they voted for will Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #47

A great degree of intellectual laziness. The Third Doctor 17 hrs ago #17

I'm of the opinion that the dullards want to be told what to think, it's just so much easier. NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #20

⚠️ ARCHIVE.IS LINK , a couple paragraphs, and more from Amanda Marcotte at salon.com nmmi 16 hrs ago #21

This is the truth behind how democrats lost ReadItnWeep 14 hrs ago #49

25% of voters revel in their ignorance, the Hassler 16 hrs ago #22

"It's the stupid, Stoopid" ...nt Jarqui 16 hrs ago #23

Yep Propaganda Powered by Billionaires & Beilions! Cha 16 hrs ago #24

...and MSNBC just went to Mar a Lago to kiss the ring. nt EarthFirst 16 hrs ago #27

It wasn't MSNBC; it was Joe and Mika. Nt spooky3 16 hrs ago #36

I see no distinction... EarthFirst 16 hrs ago #38

I separate Nicolle, Rachel, Stephanie, and Lawrence. Nt spooky3 15 hrs ago #41

Working for the devil. hunter 18 min ago #57

and barbtries 16 hrs ago #28

This is the result of years of Twitter/X, TikTok, Facebook, etc. Social media will be the death of Democracy. beaglelover 16 hrs ago #29

They are being far too kind LPBBEAR 16 hrs ago #30

Rupert Murdoch's life work. Turbineguy 16 hrs ago #31

At what time in our history was the electorate well informed? Kaleva 16 hrs ago #32

I think the emergence of Fox News in the 1990s was a huge factor. spooky3 16 hrs ago #37

I think the speed of how news travels and widespread availability Kaleva 12 hrs ago #50

news AND disinformation nt spooky3 11 hrs ago #53

That's putting it mildly! Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #33

Absolutely. Disinformation online greatly outweighed news sources the reported truth. brush 15 hrs ago #42

It's been bad for a while. Hope22 15 hrs ago #43

"Smart" phones have made us stupid FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #44

The willfully ignorant have made this happen. La Coliniere 15 hrs ago #45

Deliberately misinformed. yourout 15 hrs ago #48

Helped along by a lazy and inept press. JohnSJ 12 hrs ago #51

Absolutely Orwellian... Dem4life1970 12 hrs ago #52

Decades ago, a PoliSci professor told us that the inherent weakness in democracy TomSlick 10 hrs ago #54

Confederacy of Dumbfucks Roy Rolling 5 hrs ago #56

Finally - someone who has the word "disinformation" in their vocabulary and not afraid to use it! Kashkakat v.2.0 13 min ago #58