• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I waffle back and forth with that thought. Every time I think they’re aware, I see another thing that makes me wonder.

    Either way, I’m old enough to remember that saying stupid shit, even once, would kill your campaign. FFS, Howard Dean lost for yelling boisterously, once.

    • Booboofinger@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      That has changed with the systematic dismantling of our education system and the push against critical thinking that started in the Reagan Era. Nowadays people are for the most part, too darn stupid to hold these people accountable.