Stupidity can, ironically, be extremely effective in the right environment: a kind of incapacity is in effect being selected for. It is vital to separate this point from familiar and condescending claims about how dumb or uneducated the ‘other side’ are: stupidity is compatible with high educational achievement, and it is more the property of a political culture than of the individuals in it, needing to be tackled at that level.
"So, besides a lobotomy, what's the answer?"
Lobotomy is a great start, thanks Brownstone.org!
...I would rather have a bottle in front of me...
...doggy winks...
midwits
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It depends on what is called 'intelligent'. I know many 'educated' Morons and many intelligent people with common sense.
Stupidity can, ironically, be extremely effective in the right environment: a kind of incapacity is in effect being selected for. It is vital to separate this point from familiar and condescending claims about how dumb or uneducated the ‘other side’ are: stupidity is compatible with high educational achievement, and it is more the property of a political culture than of the individuals in it, needing to be tackled at that level.