[Riodacat]

"Is Barack Obama like the Nazis or Adolf Hitler?"
Does even asking the question make you a right-wing nut or a partisan hack?

No, it only makes you appear to be an idiot..

[Yosemitest]

"Is Barack Obama like the Nazis or Adolf Hitler?"
Does even asking the question make you a right-wing nut or a partisan hack?

"No, it only makes you appear to be an idiot.."

Let's give this some thought.
First, what's the origin of the word "idiot"?

Origin of the Word Idiot



I learned today that the word idiot originates from the Greek word idiwtes (idiotes),

which refers to a person disinterested in participating in democracy and public life.
 These people were viewed as selfish, contemptable and stupid 
as they were more concerned with their daily personal affairs than they were of the good of the society. 
Later in the Middle Ages the word took on additional connotations associated with being stupid, such as being mentally incapable.
So don’t be an idiot… get involved in your democracy.
Freedom isn’t free.  (pay attention, vote, run for office)

Now this definition seems to run counter to Mark Twain’s statement
“Suppose you were an idiot.
And suppose you were a member of Congress.
But I repeat myself.”

However, at this time, most people in Congress are more interested in their careers than they are interested in our democracy. 
This is evident by the ease with which they make compromises and give up their powers (our powers, since they are our representatives)
so that they don’t have to make the hard decisions that may upset voters. 
In the original Greek sense of the word, today’s Congress is full of idiots.

My friend James Kurien once told me a quote that goes
“Stop acting like an idiot, you moron!”

What is funny about this is that it is entirely a reasonable thing to say
since by today’s definition, a moron (50 < IQ < 69) is slightly more intelligent than an idiot (IQ < 20). 
Apparently morons are the people who vote.

Kevin Knuth
Albany NY

Just who is it that appears to be an idiot?
Who is it that is disinterested in participating in democracy and public life, Democrats or Republicans?
Who is it that is selfish and contemptible?
Who is it that keeps voting for a party that keeps failing to fulfill their promises about racism and poverty, debt and jobs, immigration and national security?

I put the facts to you ... that it's the people who vote for Democrats ... that appear to be IDIOTS.