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Response to CousinIT (Original post)

Cutting education and keeping people stupid will do it everytime. brush Jun 2021 #1
+1 2naSalit Jun 2021 #5
+2 UCmeNdc Jun 2021 #7
The right started focusing on filling Boards of Education across the country back in the 80s. CrispyQ Jun 2021 #9
And Rove and his ilk are highly educated so what's it's really about... brush Jun 2021 #11
What a (rotten) gem, might have to borrow that appalachiablue Jun 2021 #18
John Birch Society czarjak Jun 2021 #26
Con manipulators use "Elites" not to describe the toxic wealthy. StClone Jun 2021 #19
+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2021 #28
+1 ancianita Jun 2021 #32
not to mention the secret of authoritarian power- wrong handed masturbation certainot Jun 2021 #33
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #2
The poison embraces religion as its special tool, along with ShazamIam Jun 2021 #3
It is almost always about power... Caliman73 Jun 2021 #4
Suggest the appeal of, hate-power-authoritarianism, is eternal empedocles Jun 2021 #6
This is why it's so important that Trump and his cultists are prosecuted KentuckyStiffRipple Jun 2021 #8
I've always found it interesting Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #10
It's not really that unusual BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #16
You must've missed out Nasruddin Jun 2021 #20
Yeah, I guess I did BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #21
Well, I did go to Catholic school. Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #22
Sounds like you would prefer no wnylib Jun 2021 #29
I prefer authority Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #34
Isn't that the kind of authority that my post was about? wnylib Jun 2021 #35
Sure, but I was just correcting Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #36
Post removed Post removed Jun 2021 #12
Shows that anti-intellectualism isn't limited to the right. SouthBayDem Jun 2021 #15
"I love the poorly educated... Harker Jun 2021 #13
Post removed Post removed Jun 2021 #14
Meritocracy embraced greed, opportunity became privilege, equality became hierarchy. bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #17
Given the right conditions, society will turn against any form of government. Kaleva Jun 2021 #23
Correction:"satisfy the human desire to belong to a community." Add: human tendency to think one is andym Jun 2021 #24
Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Initech Jun 2021 #25
+1, People don't understand the US is enthralled in an insurrection against democracy RIGHT NOW! uponit7771 Jun 2021 #30
Could Be colsohlibgal Jun 2021 #27
I think it was Napoleon who said of organized religion maxrandb Jun 2021 #31
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