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To: MtnClimber
Perhaps, the answer is that a significant portion of the population live in a bubble of complete ignorance of current reality.

Back in the late 90s I worked with a woman who was a very smart engineer. Really impressive. At one point she said, "I don't get it. It seems like a lot of people don't like Bill Clinton. Like he's some sort of sleazy guy. What's up with that?"

So I started to explain few things about Bill Clinton, Juanita Broaddrick, Monica Lewinsky, etc. But I didn't get very far. The engineer I was speaking with held up both her hands and said, "I don't want to know. I live in a nice world where none of that stuff happens. I'm fine. Sorry I asked."

Smart but not wise.

3 posted on 12/19/2023 5:07:57 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy
"I don't want to know. I live in a nice world where none of that stuff happens. I'm fine. Sorry I asked."

That’s exactly it. Willful ignorance. Biden is a nice guy who loves his family and wants to help people pay off their student loans - not at all like that racist, sexist, loudmouthed Trump.

I have a daughter-in-law like this - not a raving Leftist by any means, but there is just so much she doesn’t want to know.

5 posted on 12/19/2023 5:15:13 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: ClearCase_guy

In some ways, it was wise of her to not pay attention to this stuff and just live her life. But it’s also a dereliction of duty as a citizen.


7 posted on 12/19/2023 5:17:39 AM PST by imabadboy99
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’m guessing she has a telescreen in her house.


14 posted on 12/19/2023 5:45:07 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Soros on assisting the Nazis with the Holocaust: "That's when my character was made.")
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