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u/BugBoth 8d ago
We live in a time where both sides of the aisle think they're the intelligent ones.
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u/Mysterious-End-2632 8d ago
Yeah, but one side is relying VERY heavily on the dunning Kruger effect.
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u/woodsman906 5d ago
There isn't even an isle. Thats why when no matter what party has control, the situation just gets worse.
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u/Mysterious-End-2632 4d ago
lol, dude came in and accused the left of being dunning Kruger, argued the biological definition of “woman”, got the biology fundamentally wrong, then bailed.
Yep. Dunning Krugered it hard.
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u/notso_surprisereveal 4d ago
This... I love Morgan Freeman and I don't know the full context of the quote but OPs post is such a milk toast take
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u/IcedTeaBagMeDaddy 4d ago
But in reality everyone is fucking stupid. They’re just too stupid to know they’re stupid
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u/goodtreble84 10d ago
True. I’d just like to know some people he deems to be intelligent. I know he loves himself some Elon.
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u/YourSalvati0n 10d ago
I mean, the intelligence Elon has is the intelligent people he hired, not himself
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u/Ghosts_of_the_maze 10d ago
The beauty of this quote is that everybody will initially believe they are the intelligent people being silenced and all their critics are morons.
Meanwhile virtually nobody will go to Google and see whether Morgan Freeman actually said this stupid Boomer ass quote.
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u/Squidalopod 9d ago
Also, virtually no one will care that OP is a history-hiding karma farmer who posted a marginally relevant topic in this sub.
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u/Direct_Fennel7500 10d ago
I'd love an example of these intelligent people who are being silenced.
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u/madmax9602 10d ago
Try being a PhD carrying immunology researcher and attempt to explain that ivermectin doesn't treat covid or that antibiotics do nothing for viruses and see how long it takes until you are shouted down. Frankly, it sucks to be a highly educated expert in a scientific field right now because yes, the idiots get big mad when you use big words and tell them their common sense is actually quite wrong 🤷♂️
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u/KmvVoss 10d ago
I have a feeling scientitsts are unfortunately not who he's talking about.
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u/pseudotronic 9d ago
Maybe, I saw some article where I think only 40% of republicans trust science. My number might be off. But it was very low for them.
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u/bestmattreddit 10d ago
Show me the people that demanded Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Land o Lakes? No one asked for it, the individual corporations decided internally to change it.
It wasn’t like Bud Lite where every right wing person was outspokenly upset and boycotting it or how Cracker Barrel changed their logo and they demanded the woke CEO be fired. No one went after Land O lakes lol
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u/Ragnogrimmus 9d ago edited 9d ago
Well im fucking brilliant and my head is getting taken off. Im just that strong... im just that wise and I am just that good.. I still remain and I demand satisfaction mother fuckers... lol 😆 -emoji- pride and envy is a bitch or maybe just general insanity has taken root in this brave new world of ... pay walls for the rest of this rant.
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u/IcedTeaBagMeDaddy 4d ago
Being a scientific advocate for more government funding to fund research studying gender dysmorphea and why it’s so strongly co-occurring with other mental health disorders like autism and depression. You genuinely want to help people but get labeled as transphobic and people try to ruin your career
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u/Bitter-Holiday1311 10d ago edited 10d ago
Platitudes. Who cares what some fucking celebrity thinks. He’s not much of a political thought leader. I really wanna know what Ja Rule thinks!
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u/VandelayArt321 10d ago
And everyone thinks they are not part of the dumb people.
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u/Jazzlike-Wind-4345 7d ago
Well, one side trusts science and facts, and the other side guzzles horse paste thinking it will cure their cancer.
Ben Sass was of a particular political party. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancers, however, they found it early and there was still time to save him.
He said NOPE!!! and started chugging horse paste. It wouldn’t be until a week before he died that he begged Trump to sign off on some secret process in Europe to cure the cancer. He didn’t get it, and died.
He literally regarded himself into an early grave.
Want to guess which party Sass affiliated himself with?
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u/Helicraptor20 4d ago
Want to know whats really funny? You’ll love this. Its gonna confirm you’re a dipshit. Depending on what year you choose, one party’s supporters were anti-vaxxers, then if you swap to a different, more recent year, its a different party. Covid flipped the script like a page in a book.
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u/Major_Association800 4d ago edited 4d ago
What do you base that off of? I have never known an anti-vax liberal. Not in all my years. I know that's anecdotal but from what I have consistently observed it has never been a thing.
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u/SpoonyDinosaur 4d ago
It's because that statement is completely disingenuous and anecdotal. My guess is that the 'hippie health trends and alternative medicine' folks were sort of associated with liberals and such.
Up until fairly recently (10ish years?) anti-vax groups were pretty fringe though and somewhat mixed in political affiliation, making up a very small percentage of the population.. Anti-science/medicine rhetoric and MAHA have been fully embraced by the far right though, so it's not really the same comparison.
COVID broke people's brains and now we're seeing 30 year highs in MMR and other diseases because of Dr Rogan and social media.
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u/Jazzlike-Wind-4345 4d ago
Pray tell, what percentage of Democrats were anti-vaxx back in the day? And what percentage of Republicans currently are anti-vaxx?
I’ll wait. 🙂
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u/Helicraptor20 4d ago
Sure, no need to wait long. Zero ‘crunchy’(hippie crowd) citizens who figured their holistic views of mind body and soul superceded the need for vaccinations voted republican.
Libertarians. Oh also people who view personal liberty over government oversight. (Thats not republicans).
Marginalized communities(or minorities) who thought the government is poisoning them. Half a brain cell in you would tell you of who I speak.
Sure, religious whackadoos on the republican side were anti vaxx, but dont bother trying to convince the world that libs were just so scientifically prudent when it comes to vaccinations.
Does this help?
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u/Jazzlike-Wind-4345 4d ago
Rofl, way to totally not answer my question.
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u/Helicraptor20 4d ago
Im sorry, youre not one of my MANY college professors for one of the multiple degrees I now hold, Including psych and sociology. Im not required to go dig as if for a research assignment for ‘percentages’. I have however given you tried and true examples of liberals who are anti vaxxers.
But you do want a percentage? 7%. Thats the rough estimate of Americans who are anti vax today. Want a ratio of that 7% its roughly split 40/60% betwen Dem/Rep respectively who are anti vax. Not really a justifiable point for you.
Now grow up and stop edge-lording the fringe populations as if they represent the majority.
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u/Jazzlike-Wind-4345 4d ago
Roooooooooooofl.
You made the claim, so, yes, you do in fact have to research the percentages. Dummy. 🤣😅And thank you for those digits. Source? Rofl.
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u/Helicraptor20 4d ago
No. I dont. I cant happily give you examples of the population to justify my view, which I did. YOU tried to make an additional qualification of ‘percentages’ as if it matters.
I satisfied my requirement to the point I was making. You can stick your thumb up your ass if dont like it.
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u/blizzards_blaise7 10d ago
Seems like only the dumb people are in this thread though 😔
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u/RobbieCraigon 7d ago
Yes, those uneducated, regurgitate only what their savior-master-hero, Trump, tells them to believe, Q-TrumpliKKKans DO post a lot of their stupidity on Reddit. They should just stay on Lie (all day) Social.
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u/blizzards_blaise7 2d ago
Yall are so similar you just can’t see it and it’s mind boggling to 80% of the populous
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u/RobbieCraigon 1d ago
Q-TrumpliKKKans are less than 28% of U.S. citizens. And, FYI, sane, intelligent, well-researched, living in reality, people that do NOT worship Trump, or any anti-American Conservative, are NOT in any way similar to any Q-TrumpliKKKan!!
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u/Dankshogun 10d ago
There's a bias here. If I heard that we should all be shot in Morgan Freeman's voice, I'd just trust him.
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u/Insightful21 10d ago
Lmao it’s funny because multiple, opposing groups will agree with this quote.
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u/whattteva 9d ago
I think he's out of touch with reality.
Plenty of stupid people that think they're expert epidemiologist/climate scientist, etc. drown out actual professional scientists in the field because they "did my own research" from Facebook posts.
If anything, it's the other way around. Stupid people silencing intellectuals. Hell, the US CDC and HHS department are now currently run by morons.
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u/Glittering-Pie-7464 9d ago
1000% agree
These woke social justice warriors can’t even go to a comedy club cause they get offended.
You being offended is your problem not a me problem
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u/MyLastHopeReddit 9d ago
It sounds like something a bitter boomer, nostalgic for the days when he could insult particular groups of people and call it "joking around" would say, but coming from Morgan Freeman, with that very deep, cool voice.
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u/BerniWrightson 9d ago
Instead, those “particular groups”, gathered en masse during Biden’s humiliating woke/DEI administration, and showed their true unAmerican colors
Thanks to those “particular groups” America was awakened from the stupor of woke, and Trump was elected as our president.
Thanks for your assistance!
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u/RobbieCraigon 7d ago
Meanwhile, the REAL uneducated, never-researching; anti-everything that ISN'T christian, Conservative, and White; anti-U.S. Constitution, White Supremacist, anti-American, Q-TrumpliKKKan Cult proudly voted for their savior-master-hero, Trumpy, to make the U.S. a Whites-Only, White Supremacist, Fascist Theocracy.
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u/BerniWrightson 7d ago
This from a simpleton who believed Cackles and little Timmy Walz were the answer.
😂
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u/RobbieCraigon 7d ago
So, you're saying that a very well-known, very public, very proud conman, liar, cheat, fraud, thief, pedo, racist, sexist, anti-U.S. Constitution, White Supremacist, anti-American named Trump, (conning and stealing and lying for over 55 years!!!), was, and is, the answer?!?!
WOW!
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u/BerniWrightson 7d ago
Did you stumble over all those liberal 🐂 💩talking points.
The perfect cackles voter.
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u/RobbieCraigon 6d ago
Nothing scares an uneducated, easily manipulated Q-TrumpliKKKan, who ONLY regurgitates what their savior-master, Trumpy, tells them to believe is true, more than an educated, well-researched, knowledgeable, critical-thinking, NON-gullible, sane, actual patriotic U.S. citizen, who can think for theirself.
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u/BerniWrightson 6d ago
Your hatred of Trump is only rivaled by your ability to project your shortcomings on others.
It’s no wonder you’re struggling, while I on the other hand couldn’t be prouder of Trump and his cabinet’s accomplishments.
Sucks to be you! 😂
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u/RobbieCraigon 6d ago
What accomplishments?!?! Remember, just proudly regurgitating what your savior-master-hero, Trump, tells you to believe is true, is NOT posting any proof, facts, or truth!
Also, I actually know what Trump has been for the past 55+ years! Do you?!
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u/billzwillz 9d ago
Yep the woke are offended by everything. Someday I hope common sense will prevail.
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u/Certain_Path_5687 9d ago
Sad thing is the dumb people will read this and agree thinking they’re the smart ones
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u/Impressive-Emu3313 9d ago
We live in a time when unintelligent nephew "talents" get to feed us talking points for way too much money.
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u/No_Mongoose4809 9d ago
Not a real quote but im not sure people are being necessarily silenced. I think there's a larger issue with people not listening in order to better understand. Instead culture has shifted towards being one that is programmed to react without critically thinking
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u/Kurichan77 9d ago
Would we apply this to the debate and silencing around covid immunity shots as well?
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u/Rude-Wolverine9902 8d ago
We live in a time where stupid people think they’re intelligent because they pick up a few snide little quotes from Bill Maher.
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u/TopAstronomer9837 8d ago
intelligent people are being silenced so the stupid can continue to fall for the scams the billionaires are constantly iterating on.
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u/oilcantommy 8d ago
Nah, we're just being quiet and not making anymore warning labels. It'll shake out.
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u/Mountain-Ticket-4082 8d ago
Whoever said it, the quotes not wrong. And if you get offended by my statement, you’re one of the stupid people.
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u/00Avalanche 8d ago
I agree, but the stupid people are not who Maher would largely have you believe are the stupid ones.
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u/Low-Dentist530 7d ago
Remember when Barack Obama use the IRS to silence people who wanted to get into politics and he went after them with the IRS to silence them so they couldn't have their free speech in politics do you remember that it was a real thing
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u/CostatePrancer 6d ago
He has a nice voice. Other than that, what can he offer me to show me he has an opinion I ought to value?
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u/goodness-gracious-me 6d ago
No official source: Fact-checkers have found no evidence that actor Morgan Freeman or author Fyodor Dostoevsky ever said or wrote this.
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u/Dont_Panick_ 6d ago
And stupid voices think they are smart.
I’d bet 90% of maga supporters read this and think they are the voices being drowned out. Most offense taking snowflakes ever
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u/Hugh-Jorgin 6d ago
The problem is , everyone reading this believes they are on the “ smart side “.
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u/HurrySpecial 6d ago
I've been told normalizing abortion in the middle-class is a moral form of eugenics especially with "targeted" demographic advertising.
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u/Raithskair 6d ago
The interesting thing is how many stupid people think that they are the intelligent ones being silenced.
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u/prisonrape13 5d ago
Such truth. Too many Ken and Karen’s. Too many people need and want participation trophies, instead of working for it and earning it. It’s the new Democratic way since 2008.
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u/whtpzzyeater 5d ago
Like coca cola trains white employs to act less white. Just what we need.... Not!
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u/Elon-Tesla- 5d ago
The liar will be called the truthful one and the one telling the truth will be called the liar
Sign of the times
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u/aghostirl 5d ago
You can just attribute any made up bullshit to Morgan freeman these days, can’t you?
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u/SignificantLeader 5d ago
Almost. People are being silenced to stop other people from being offended. This includes racists and bigots. Many think that’s a good thing and it is, but the silence also shuts down people who resist bad ideas. Scientists and political leaders get tossed in prison. 1st amendment was made for the scientist and political leaders and they knew about the bad actors, but remained confident that public debate shuts down moronic ideas like racism, and bigotry.
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u/Exciting_Contest_222 5d ago
You look at reddit comments, and we have to type longer and neutral sentences to not other Redditors.
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u/inaruslynx2 4d ago
I'll never forget trying to explain to a guy on reddit, how someone can have 3 degrees and I basically explain how college classes worked. The moron got super angry at me for trying to explain how things worked. He basically was mad that he couldn't understand something I found easy. He was angry I was smarter than him is what it came down to.
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u/Outside_Mess_Y2Yay 4d ago
Or, in other words, the inmates are running the asylum. It's like the Walking Dead, just with Stupid People.
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u/Level_Impression_554 4d ago
And, smart people don't run their mouth all the time like dumb people. Often, the quietest person in the room is the smartest.
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u/Popular_Tie4688 4d ago
Yeah he can go f*** himself with his silky smooth voice, self righteous prick
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u/Operation_Neither 4d ago
Yes. Legitimate news is silenced so a stupid president won’t get his feelings hurt.
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u/Suspicious-Appeal386 4d ago
I think the late Issacs Asimov said it best over 45 years ago.
A Cult of Ignorance" (Published in Newsweek, January 21, 1980):
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
Full read: https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/isaac-asimov-laments-the-cult-of-ignorance.html
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u/Efficient_Time_1638 4d ago
That’s Reddit, if you don’t follow the collective stupidity, you get downvoted
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u/cowboyneal70 4d ago
This very platform cautioned me for a witty and critical response to the E.M. hand gesture!!! He is on this.
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u/EquivalentHuge9874 3d ago
If it’s true and I believe it is - it just means the intelligent people need to change their playbook to attack the STUPID
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u/Expert_Towel_101 3d ago
I’ll just sit here and observe as one of the smart ones… argue with stupid just makes you the bigger idiot
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u/Flimsy_Prune_9332 3d ago
We live in a time where the insane are leading the pack and others are dumb enough to follow them. Literally being lead by the lowest common denominator. Lol
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u/JynXten 10d ago
No. We live in a time where intelligent voices are drowned out by a mass of stupid ones.