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The D.C. Idiocracy: Remember The Really Dumb Kids In School? They're Now In Charge Of Your Life
Townhall.com ^ | August 25, 2015 | John Hawkins

Posted on 08/25/2015 4:35:43 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin

Because, we gave stupid people the “right” to vote, regardless their age or station in life.


21 posted on 08/25/2015 5:34:15 AM PDT by LouAvul (Adios America. We hardly knew ye.)
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To: dfwgator

If I may make a small correction....

Those who can....do.
Those who can’t....teach.
Those who can’t teach....administrate.
Those who can’t administrate...make policy.


22 posted on 08/25/2015 5:41:36 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Kaslin
They are simply making choices. If the "smart" thing to do contradicts their ideology, they stick with their ideology and try to label calls for "smart" actions as cruel or crude or racist.

All of those "stupid" actions are undertaken in aid of a long-term goal - the victory of International Socialism.

23 posted on 08/25/2015 5:47:09 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (Heteropatriarchal Capitalist)
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To: Alberta's Child
I think government bureaucracies tend to get filled with people who aren’t very bright at all.

They're bright enough to identify the best job they're ever going to get. A plus is they get to claim a) they took a pay cut to b) serve the public, even though both a and b are no longer true.

24 posted on 08/25/2015 5:56:35 AM PDT by Reeses (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
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To: Kaslin
Dunning-Kruger rule the nation.
“What’s curious is that, in many cases, incompetence does not leave people disoriented, perplexed, or cautious. Instead, the incompetent are often blessed with an inappropriate confidence, buoyed by something that feels to them like knowledge.”

25 posted on 08/25/2015 6:08:23 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Kaslin
kak·is·toc·ra·cy [kàkə stókrəssee]

NOUN

government by the most unscrupulous or unsuitable people, or a state governed by such people

26 posted on 08/25/2015 6:33:21 AM PDT by pilipo (We are not free.)
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To: Paine in the Neck
I had to look up Dunning-Kruger. Interesting.

I work in IT. Usually the people who are yelling the loudest aren't the ones that you want working on the project.

Just had that problem yesterday in fact. Vendor set up a system for us, then when I asked about some routine functionality, they claimed not to know. "That's your problem.", they said insistently.

Sez me: "But YOU were the ones who just put it in, and said that you fully tested it (including testing the functionality that I need to know about...) Do you not understand how your system works?"

"If you can't figure it out, call your service provider." was their answer. Louder, this time, and more arrogant.

Frankly, I'm looking forward to calling the service provider today. Question #1 will be "So, do you have a vendor to recommend? We'll be needing a new one."

27 posted on 08/25/2015 6:48:19 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Alberta's Child
AC, read this and everything about our immigration policies will make sense... Immigration and Usurpation - Real reason why your Senator wants this immigration amnesty bill. It's been on FR for a while (2006), but that doesn't make it any less true.
28 posted on 08/25/2015 8:10:08 AM PDT by zeugma (Zaphod Beeblebrox for president!)
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To: Kaslin

As relevant, and useful, as Win95 would be today in today’s world.


29 posted on 08/25/2015 8:22:06 AM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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To: pilipo
kak·is·toc·ra·cy [kàkə stókrəssee]

Can you translate that mumbo jumbo into English All I ge then I check in Merriam-Websber dictionary that they don't exist

30 posted on 08/25/2015 8:29:48 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: dfwgator

See post#3


31 posted on 08/25/2015 8:31:49 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: pilipo

Nevermind, I found it


32 posted on 08/25/2015 8:36:08 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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33 posted on 08/25/2015 8:45:02 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: Kaslin

Because, unlike biz, govt NEVER needs to justify its failures.

As we no longer are a Constitutional Republic (~100yrs), govt no longer worries, nor cares, how detrimental their lawlessness gets. Nor do those that cause the problems need worry about keeping their ‘job’ (see L. Lerner, E. Holder, T. Gobbler, etc.).

Elected => get rich => voted-out => hired by k-st => corrupt system => get rich


34 posted on 08/25/2015 8:59:31 AM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: olezip

Leftists don’t need voters to accomplish any of that. The legal system is rigged to accomplish the same thing.


35 posted on 08/25/2015 9:15:31 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: ripley

“...and remember the ones who were the narcissistic,
self-centered bullies, who were cultivated as brilliant, intellectual geniuses by many teachers?
They are now the psychotic punks running the whole ball of wax.”

Bingo!


36 posted on 08/25/2015 12:48:25 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: joethedrummer
Not so much - stupid,

Rather - downright corrupt and EVIL.

They KNOW what they’re doing. Americans who miss that lack understanding and truth.

Bingo!

37 posted on 08/26/2015 7:10:47 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ("When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office." - Mark Steyn)
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