• Devanismyname@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    I’m not saying that the people running the party are stupid. But the ones falling for their shit are just plain stupid.

    • mikezeman@lemm.ee
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      2 hours ago

      Smart people fall for lies, cons, and cults all the time - it is foolish to believe anyone is immune to such things because they’re “too smart”.

    • Machinist@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      They’re not all stupid. Again, that’s a comforting lie we tell ourselves. I’ve personally known engineers, a Colonel, a cabinet maker, and C-suite execs that have all gone down the rabbit hole. They have willfully drank down the propaganda and are willfully ignorant but not all of these people are stupid.