“But I’m telling you there IS a difference when you talk to a Democrat voter - they are totally full of shit. They believe the craziest things.
Republican voters can be very stupid - but the Democrat voter is an order of magnitude more stupid.”
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That’s a fair assessment. I worked around lots of liberals and let me reaffirm your point: their ability to ignore facts, logic and the lessons of history sets them apart from all other rational beings.
Republican stupidity stems largely from weakness and apathy IMO. They see and know what’s going on but they lack the motivating force (i.e., intestinal fortitude) to do anything about it. They talk about principles but they’re completely lacking in conviction. Not coincidentally, this is what Democrats take advantage of when they want to manipulate Republicans.
“They talk about principles but they’re completely lacking in conviction. Not coincidentally, this is what Democrats take advantage of when they want to manipulate Republicans.”
Right. Also, the distinction needs to be made between Democrat leaders and Democrat voters. The Democrat leaders are far from stupid - they are extremely smart in fact - it’s the Democrat voters that are stupid.
Republican Party it’s often the opposite - the voters are often smarter than those who represent us.
I think the reason is that people on the right mostly want to mind their business and be left alone. Seeking political office is more like minding everyone else’s business - completely against our nature.
So real conservatives usually hate the idea of going into journalism or show business or politics. That’s why those industries are dominated by Leftists.
Even in my small town, I get so annoyed by the pin-head busybodies who are on the town council. I complain about them and my dear wife says “If you don’t like the way things are being run, why don’t you speak up and get involved - run for town council or even mayor?”
My answer is that I can’t stand those people - why wood I want to become one?