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15. It's only too bad that the electorate is increasingly made up of the less educated

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 05:28 PM

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People who look down on people smarter than them, like Obama.

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The dumb will only elect someone they find dumber than themselves.

So long as republicans, who prefer having an uneducated populous are in control, we're doomed.

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