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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill Murray's statement re: arguments
It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.
puffy socks
(1,473 posts)they are just too stupid to grasp it.
Like the dem nomination
No matter how you explain the math
the stupid cannot grasp the concept.
Susan Sarandon is a perfect example.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Logically, politics aside?
The poster fails to grasp that there are broad thinking styles that encompass a range of possibilities that could affect an outcome. Some people are very comfortable with simple thinking styles, like black/white, 1+1, etc.
Cher
Iggo
(47,565 posts)After that, who gives a fuck?
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)three pointing at the appropriate person.
puffy socks
(1,473 posts)If only they meant anything.
here I'll show you...
Opposites attract yet, birds of a feather flock together.
If at this point you can't grasp the delegate math after its been explained thoroughly then, yes, you're stupid. Its simple addition no mystery.
its going to be a joy to see and hear the whining and gnashing of teeth come the convention .
I can't wait...the few BoBs left will peter out just like OWS did..and for the same reasons. Arrogance and demands will get you nowhere.
It'll be a real hoot if the big protest is a big dud at the convention...but either way Ill get a laugh watching the 5 BoBs march around or the BoBs getting carted away for their supposed "non violent" protests. They can sit it out in a cell for a while and try some rationally thinking for a change until they are released and lose some more money to the government they hate soo much in the form of a fine.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Wall Street and the MIC (their personal friends) has no effect on what she will do in office despite the Princeton study shows that it absolutely does.
Wibly
(613 posts)You have already lost.
And if you wonder why so many Sanders supporters are saying they won't support Clinton, then read your own rhetoric.
Pathetic.
Matt_R
(456 posts)No matter how many time people explain that Clinton is under Investigation by the FBI and other government entities, she is still revered by certain people on this board and others in our society. Saying that she did no wrong, even though reading the emails posted on wikileaks shows she committed multiple felonies.
Arkansas Granny
(31,528 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)That is from facebook, but it applies to this discussion.
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(52,317 posts)spud_demon
(76 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)Especially around here!
And yes, I read that in the computer's voice. Such geekitude we have here
Welcome to DU!
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(52,317 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)have been brainwashed by the right wing propaganda machine. Fox 'news,' hate-talk radio; these have worked 24/7/365 to undermine everything this nation is supposed to stand for.
Reverse that stuff, begin getting out the truth, and maybe suddenly there aren't as many 'stupid' people.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Last edited Sat Jun 4, 2016, 05:11 PM - Edit history (1)
The misinformation has been overwhelming. TV has become about as awful as the radio and the lies now extend to all the channels. It would be foolhardy to think this has no effect.
drokhole
(1,230 posts)"Don't know what that means? Well, I will tell you. You know that if you had a bent tube, one arm of which was of the size of a pipe-stem, and the other big enough to hold the ocean, water would stand at the same height in one as in the other. Controversy equalises fools and wise men in the same way and the fools know it."
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)They treat everything that goes counter to reason as a test of their faith and turn off their brain.
meow2u3
(24,772 posts)You'll lose every time. --meow2u3's late mom.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Loki
(3,825 posts)One of my favorites: Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Mark Twain
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)Android3.14
(5,402 posts)Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
Tortmaster
(382 posts)you have just wasted that stupid person's time.