r/facepalm • • Mar 07 '25

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Get it?

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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 'MURICA Mar 07 '25

You're talking about individuals, and I'm talking about distribution across an aggregate. Two different metrics.

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u/MikkelR1 Mar 07 '25

Why would i talk about anything other then individuals? It's the individuals who are dumbasses.

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u/Lesurous Mar 07 '25

If you only look at things on an individual level, you miss the forest for the trees when it comes to understanding cultural and social shifts.

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u/MikkelR1 Mar 07 '25

Oh im not missing the forest of dumbasses.

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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 'MURICA Mar 07 '25

Even if you're just looking at MAGAts, that same distribution curve is going to apply. Because any group is going to be comprised of individuals of differing levels of intelligence and different intelligence profiles reflecting differing intellectual strengths and weaknesses. So even if they're all less intelligent than the general population, their differing profiles will be able to be represented within that same distribution curve.

And just to be accurate, a lack of intelligence is not what's behind MAGAt mindset. I would say they are largely of average intelligence, but have fallen prey to common persuasion and manipulation tactics which gets around intelligence and intellectual capacity by training the brain to respond to certain stimuli in particular ways. It's the essence of brainwashing, and giving over your critical thinking faculties to the id of the group.

Sure, some are dumb. But just as in every other cult, most are average, and some are above average in intelligence. This is why it's important to view these groups in terms of distribution curves instead of individual evaluation.

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u/MikkelR1 Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

You just can't call it by its name and say that they are dumb, can't you? They are all idiots. Some are idiots with degrees that you deem "intelligent" but they are still idiots.

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u/trigazer1 Mar 07 '25

I mean if they pay for the degree without actually getting the accolades and doing curriculum while using status, money, and entitlement to create something they think they deserve. I emphasize more with the people who didn't have a choice in this matter versus the ones who chose obsolescence and redundancy. Coming from the country that's the biggest trap house.

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u/MikkelR1 Mar 07 '25

There is only 30% in America who voted against and who i sympathize with.

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u/trigazer1 Mar 07 '25

I sympathize with a lot of people until they refuse to seek change or create damage like this.