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applegrove

(132,959 posts) Fri May 8, 2026, 11:24 PM 5 hrs ago

Cannot overstate how stupid these people think we are.

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Cannot overstate how stupid these people think we are.
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social) 2026-05-08T22:23:38.284Z

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Cannot overstate how stupid these people think we are. (Original Post) applegrove 5 hrs ago OP

American voters have not exactly been covering themselves in glory proving those people wrong, RockRaven 5 hrs ago #1

It was always true, unfortunately Hey Joe 5 hrs ago #2

RockRaven

(19,698 posts)

1. American voters have not exactly been covering themselves in glory proving those people wrong,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 11:42 PM

5 hrs ago

not lately, and not -- more often than not -- for half a century or so.

Is it any wonder they think that?

Hey Joe

(765 posts)

2. It was always true, unfortunately

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:10 AM

5 hrs ago

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.

Never been more true than right now.
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