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He is correct.

Also stupid people can at the same time, be evil.

Think of a crazy Karen, being filmed while screaming at you for something, then just falling down and screaming that you are beating her. She knows shes being filmed by you 5 feet away, yet... stupid AND evil.

Stupid is dangerous because they are unpredictable. Not always know when or how the stupid is going to negatively affect others.

Thanks for the ping. The unfortunate truth is that many of the bad things that occur are the result of stupidity rather than outright malice.

Interesting,
I stumbled on this earlier today.

You could have just put:

“Faithful viewers of MSNBC and CNN”

or:

“Reads The New York Times - Loves Huffington Post”

An outstanding video. 🙂

I think Moltke said you could separate generals into two characteristics: lazy/hardworking and smart/stupid. He said it was easy to manage three of the types, the only one being a problem was the stupid, hardworking ones.

Stupidity and Ignorance are contagious.

I have always said that there are people who are more dangerous than people who do not know what they are doing. Those are people who THINK that they know what they are doing, but do not.

Thank you, I greatly appreciate Bonhoeffer.

Deep State hires the stupid.

But the people calling the shots are evil.

Deep State is paranoid, not stupid.

I guess this could also be simply worded as “You can’t fix stupid”...

Stupid people are easier to manipulate too.

If planning a coup putting stupid people in key positions is critical because it keeps the number of people aware of what's 'really happening' to a minimum.

And how do you find stupid people who can sit in high positions? Base choices on absurd traits - like sexual kink, or freckles or pigmentation or silly insider 'norms'... high school stuff.

Women's IQ's tend to be clustered around the mean... lots of 'stupid women' to choose from who can be manipulated easily with 'talking points' that allow them to 'look smart' in a competitive environment..

Bonhoeffer was amazing.