tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post163408924189326562..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Are Americans Stupid?Alan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-17640423388735361712013-10-01T05:59:12.050-07:002013-10-01T05:59:12.050-07:00The quote by John F. Kerry, who threw his Purple H...The quote by John F. Kerry, who threw his Purple Heart and other medals away, only to find that he hadn't when he found them useful, describes people who go through life using "feelings" as their moral and political compass, as opposed to knowledge and analysis. Clear thinking comes from Hanson, Sowell and Walter E. Williams and I am pleased to say from you also. So, we have a choice to make. It seems easy but really isn't if you didn't get an education. Watters' World and Jay Leno make a living revealing the sad truth. Larry has it right in his description of Regressives. Alan, you are a true oracle.Travis sezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401004311240478669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-70365350821637024512013-09-30T16:10:47.367-07:002013-09-30T16:10:47.367-07:00Americans, for the most part, aren't stupid, b...Americans, for the most part, aren't stupid, but many are seriously ill-informed and misguided, even some that are thought to be Conservatives in certain circles.. <br /><br />Libbers DO seem to have a corner on the market where stupidity is concerned, they support abortion and to us, that is MURDER... They support gun control and of late, gun confiscation... They support Barack Hussein Obama, and you KNOW how I feel about him.. <br /><br />But, as you said, the Libbers feel the same way about us, so, ne'er the twain shall meet.. <br /><br />And Alan, you ARE evil... I like that side of your personality! TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008912292703416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-55022221904662353692013-09-30T12:54:50.541-07:002013-09-30T12:54:50.541-07:00The average I.Q. has established 100 as the norm, ...The average I.Q. has established 100 as the norm, so this means half the population of this country are below average and half above the norm.<br /><br />I would like to see a scientific study of those on the Left and Right of the political spectrum that upholds my long held theory that Leftists are mostly low intelligence people and those on the Right above average.<br /><br />Of course, I have no academic basis to support my theory; however, objective observation of Obama, Biden, Kerry, Reid and other leading Leftists uncovers a vast pool of some really stupid and overly emotional people.Ronbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767498198886077632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-38268649639973980452013-09-30T07:19:17.702-07:002013-09-30T07:19:17.702-07:00I agree with Larry, for we are both "fools&qu...I agree with Larry, for we are both "fools" wanting to restore, not transform, our country.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203730159790557719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-82260786676080012622013-09-30T06:55:59.103-07:002013-09-30T06:55:59.103-07:00Alan,
The link to the WSJ article seems to be behi...Alan,<br />The link to the WSJ article seems to be behind a pay-wall. I think this link will work better:<br />http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/09/are-americans-stupid.html<br /><br />Another great article. "Warning Signs" is one of my must-reads! ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-68136077540844979432013-09-30T06:54:04.081-07:002013-09-30T06:54:04.081-07:00You wrote, There is, moreover, what I call the “th...You wrote, <i>There is, moreover, what I call the “thirty percent syndrome” of reliable liberal responses no matter what the issue may be. They are the hard core.</i><br /><br />Funny you mention that. I've come to a similar conclusion. I've noticed there's often a roughly 33% divide in political opinion, especially here in California. <br /><br />It seems there's about a third in this state that are the true blue, big government faithful. A third that leans toward less government and a third that are the so- called "independents" that aren't sure how they feel. The independents are the so- called swing voters. <br /><br />That same ratio often seems to play out in other states. I've also read that the pre- Revolutionary War colonies were like that: a third favoring independence, a third opposed and a third who didn't care either way.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-26994826149606059542013-09-29T17:42:11.704-07:002013-09-29T17:42:11.704-07:00Thank you, Larry, for a very well thoughtout and e...Thank you, Larry, for a very well thoughtout and expressed response. Glad to have you on my team!Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-4403240901291651072013-09-29T17:06:52.725-07:002013-09-29T17:06:52.725-07:00Alan, thank you for voicing these critical points ...Alan, thank you for voicing these critical points so well. It is frustrating how so-called Progressives (I call them Regressives) use language, ambiguity, and repetition to pervert public perception of historic and scientific facts. Lack of factual unbiased education of the citizenry is a crucial detriment, partly because it allows Regressives to indoctrinate with opinions and feelings rather than facts. There is a momentum shift away from factual practical education with logic and history as its base and the US Constitution as the strong hull of our ship of state. The momentum is now with ideologic and scientific innuendo, which truly educated people can recognize and reject while the stupid and/or ignorant are inclined to absorb. This new momentum favors irresponsibility, justifies and promotes flawed ideas, and preaches group-think and intolerance of views differing from theirs. I have called this a momentum reversal gap, created in the mid-1960s and 1970s under flawed leadership, assisted by drugs and disconnection, and thereafter widened at a steady pace. It is a turbulence that destroyed respect for leadership and the republic. It enabled the Regressives to make headway in the educational halls, communities, churches, and political venues to rewrite history and pervert science, morals, and the constitution for political aims and power. The biggest challenge is on our own soil, not in the Middle East or Afghanistan. It is against a tyranny of overwhelming and aloof executive bureaucracy and a "ruling class" in Congress. The existence of our constitutional republic won centuries ago is at stake again. In a heavily drug-based, disconnected, uneducated society, our perspective and original momentum must somehow be regained. I believe articles like yours can help. Thank you.Larry Wayne Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113296623502772293noreply@blogger.com