07-14-2019, 08:52 AM
(06-20-2019, 11:15 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:(06-20-2019, 08:53 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: Hmmmm.... So if Americans are dunces who can fall for conspiracy theories and demagogues then why are they smart enough to vote neoliberals out of office ?
Good question. They may not be...
Case in point: a woman and US citizen, who has been harassed and even imprisoned by ICE as "a potential illegal immigrant", voted for Trump in 2016, and says she will again, never mind the nearly 2-year struggle to get DHS off her back due entirely to Trump policies. Memes die hard -- especially the ones born in anger.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.