The world lost Frank Zappa in 1993, and we baby boomers remember very well what American life was like back then. It wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t feature anywhere near the high-intensity, hammer-pounding stupidity that it does today. It’s impossible …
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If you think there is a single kid in our schools who’s being taught to hate his country, you are a true moron. Yes, it’s part of America’s present-day ultra-right-wing agenda to do its best to prevent us from thinking …
The author of the meme here makes a good point. But we need to consider cruelty and callousness as well. Stupid and/or mean. Preferably both.
This is a very interesting idea, but I don’t believe it for a second. Think for a moment what Trump’s political career would have been like if he had come on the scene 20 years ago. He would have made …
Yesterday, I made the foolish mistake of flicking on the Senate confirmation hearings for SCOTUS nominee Judge Jackson, at the very moment that Lindsey Graham began his questioning: “As a Protestant, do you believe you’re capable of fairly judging a …
It pains me to see America reduced to this level of stupidity. Of course, you’re free to voice your opinion on any subject at any time. If that opinion shows that you’re an ignorant and hateful human being, you need …
Readers from outside the U.S. often express how perplexed they are about the goings on here. In particular, where did Americans’ sudden appetite for sheer stupidity spring from? “You folks seemed fairly intelligent until just a few years ago,” someone …
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Here’s a stimulating article in Psychology Today on the subject. I would say that a disproportionate number of us believe what we want to believe, despite compelling evidence to the contrary. That’s certainly one definition of stupidity. Reader Bill Baer …
