How stupidity is an existential threat to America

[thaibeachlovers]

4 minutes ago, connda said:

Alfred E Newman or Mickey Mouse.

IMO those two have been in charge of the US ever since 1963.

[khunJam]

19 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

That you come up with such an idea must mean you are American.

 

And one of those Americans that I would prefer not to have a vote if you continue to claim to be the unelected, self appointed Police of the World.

Getyour own house in order before telling others what to do.

Jeez, you ever wonder what your life would be like if the USA didn’t exist? You post is a good example of the discussion here.

[connda]

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

IMO those two have been in charge of the US ever since 1963.

Yep - I agree.

[1FinickyOne]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

The average Australian IQ is 99. The US is 98. Trump supporters are 3-4 points lower.

 

Our population is 26 million. 74 million voted for Trump in 2019.

 

We can't balance it out, we are  outnumbered 3:1 by the stupids.

How kindly of you to attempt to denigrate others... minus ten % for your performance. 

[thaibeachlovers]

4 minutes ago, khunJam said:

Jeez, you ever wonder what your life would be like if the USA didn’t exist? You post is a good example of the discussion here.

No Vietnam war, no Gulf war 1 and 2, no israel/ Arab wars, no wasteful overuse of resources, less pollution, no rise of China. Sounds pretty good to me.

[khunJam]

5 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

The article specifically calls out your insane Orange A-hole cult leader as the prime example. As well as your Redneck Goddess of Grotesque, M.T. Greene. 

Name calling as shown above is another fine example of being absent of knowledge of what they speak. It’s good that we have people here that can demonstrate what the discussion here is about!!! Thank you!

[MalcolmB]

51 minutes ago, khunJam said:

Jeez, you ever wonder what your life would be like if the USA didn’t exist? You post is a good example of the discussion here.

A lot more peaceful. 
biggest warmongers by a mile.

 

[simple1]

1 hour ago, maesariang said:

Republican score slightly higher than those who identify as Democrat; the unadjusted differences are 1–3 IQ points, 2–4 IQ points and 2–3 IQ points,

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289614001081

 

Minor difference according to the survey. However, the conclusion is counter intuitive given the support for trump and his utterly ridiculous claims and conspiracy theories. Logic informs his supporters overall have a lower IQ. as does trump actually suggest "I love the poorly educated".

[simple1]

2 hours ago, maesariang said:

Conservatives have higher IQs. Australia is 50% bogan. 

 

Incorrect. As a broad measure USA has approx 32.7% uni educated. Australia has around 50.8% uni educated.

 

Edited August 26 by simple1

[maesariang]

Just now, simple1 said:

 

Incorrect. USA has approx 32.7% uni educated. Australia has 50.8%.

 

Bogans go to Unis too.

[Irish star]

After Harris is elected, we shall Turn to Intelligence, Trump is lowering our IQ , listen to the Magats on this forum , it will dumb you down 319 Harris 219 Trump , Trump Loss 

[Fairynuff]

22 hours ago, maesariang said:

Most countries bar 1 year behind bar felons. Trump is not a real felon. Fake Democrat witch hunt. 

 

Harris is a pathetic candidate. Typical moronic lawyer.

Oh Susan 

[maesariang]

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The NSF, Tim Berners-Lee, ISP's, web browsers. The military did not invent any of those, dumb one.

Thanks dumb one.

[maesariang]

Just now, Lacessit said:

Smart enough to know you are a slave to the keyboard, posting for some pittance.

Republican score slightly higher than those who identify as Democrat; the unadjusted differences are 1–3 IQ points, 2–4 IQ points and 2–3 IQ points,

[Irish star]

54 minutes ago, maesariang said:

More than you. I make $800 per day.

No way who you robbing it’s not a think -tank lol

[TedG]

7 hours ago, Wrwest said:

The gods forbid we have progress ...

Progressives screw up everything they touch.  

[TedG]

51 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Which fly over state are you from(if you are an American)?

 

Do you have a problem with fly over states? 

[TedG]

10 hours ago, Lacessit said:

We appear to be better at a lot of things than the USA, which only serves to demonstrate the stupidity of your post.

 

Example: Your average life expectancy is 77.5 years. Ours is is 83.9 years. Care to explain that?

 

The US is better in economics and all that good stuff.

 

GDP per Capital (USD)

USA $85,373

AU   $64,712

 

Plus, the US has freedom of speech. 

[TedG]

3 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

Incorrect. As a broad measure USA has approx 32.7% uni educated. Australia has around 50.8% uni educated.

 

Huh?  Getting a college education does not make a person smart. 

[TedG]

7 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

55555....after 14 years of right wing austerity, bungs to mates, VIP lanes and thanks for the dosh, now you are a Lord...aka the Tories......hardly socialism.

You have a government you can’t afford. 

[TedG]

6 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

Luckily the vast majority of stupid people already live in America.

The US put a man on the moon in 1969, invented GPS and the Internet.  

 

What bunch of stupid people. 

[simple1]

10 minutes ago, TedG said:

Huh?  Getting a college education does not make a person smart. 

 

Agree, but an indicative measure for comparison purposes.

[TedG]

6 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Agree, but an indicative measure for comparison purposes.

 

Nope. Not at all. 

[Lacessit]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Anyone that supported Biden and will vote for Harris are too dumb to grade IMO.

Take a look at this video of Sky News. The guy at 2.47 minutes is unbelievable, both in stupidity and scariness.

 

Takes the sobriquet of d!ckhead to a whole new level.

 

 

 

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, TedG said:

 

The US is better in economics and all that good stuff.

 

GDP per Capital (USD)

USA $85,373

AU   $64,712

 

Plus, the US has freedom of speech. 

You seem to spend the extra dosh on becoming lardasses.

 

What makes you think Australia does not have freedom of speech?

Edited August 26 by Lacessit

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, maesariang said:

More than you. I make $800 per day.

Quite clearly, you are way overpaid.

[Cory1848]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I agree which is why it should not be up to one person.

I also believe that a war should not be declared unless the people that vote for have to enlist their military age children to serve in the front line.

Ideally, yes. There might be issues like, given that the US has a volunteer army, from a legal standpoint how can the child of a high-ranking politician be forced to serve if the child of a bus driver can choose not to. But the bus driver of course doesn’t have a say in policy (other than having one vote out of tens of millions in the next election).

 

It’s good to look for any possible disincentives. I often wonder, especially in unjust or unnecessary wars (as most wars are), why the soldiers themselves fight, why they shoot at perfect strangers who have done them no personal harm. I’ve never been in a war (never even fired a gun), and it all seems so irrational.

[Lacessit]

3 minutes ago, Cory1848 said:

Ideally, yes. There might be issues like, given that the US has a volunteer army, from a legal standpoint how can the child of a high-ranking politician be forced to serve if the child of a bus driver can choose not to. But the bus driver of course doesn’t have a say in policy (other than having one vote out of tens of millions in the next election).

 

It’s good to look for any possible disincentives. I often wonder, especially in unjust or unnecessary wars (as most wars are), why the soldiers themselves fight, why they shoot at perfect strangers who have done them no personal harm. I’ve never been in a war (never even fired a gun), and it all seems so irrational.

Wars are all about theft. Land, water, resources. Some are even fought over religion, which is utterly deranged.

 

Old men send young men into wars, then stage ceremonies when they die to honor them.

 

IMO there would be far fewer wars if those old men had to stand in the front line.

[mdr224]

I think the west has gone insane, not just americans

[Lacessit]

20 minutes ago, TedG said:

 

Like the airplane? 

IIRC it was either Germany or Britain that came up with the first jet.

 

I don't recall America inventing radar or decryption either. Charles Babbage came up with the first computer.