Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and anti-Nazi dissident, proposed in his Letters and Papers from Prison that stupidity is a sociological and moral defect rather than an intellectual one. He argued that powerful ideologies can strip individuals of independent thought, making them dangerous, self-satisfied tools of destruction. [1, 2]
Core Principles of the Theory
• Worse than malice: Bonhoeffer asserted that while you can protest and defend against evil, you are entirely defenseless against stupidity because reason and facts fall on deaf ears.
• Not an intellectual defect: Highly intelligent people can act stupidly, and intellectually dull people can be quite sensible. It is a moral failure where individuals allow themselves to be manipulated.
• A group phenomenon: Stupidity is rarely seen in solitary individuals; it emerges in groups or mass movements (political or religious) that overwhelm the individual's inner independence.
• Slogans over substance: The stupid person is "spellbound" and blinded. In conversation, one is not dealing with the person themselves, but with slogans and catchwords that have possessed their mind.
• Dangerous stubbornness: Because the stupid person often believes they are doing the right thing, they are immune to critical self-reflection and can easily turn aggressive when challenged. [1, 5]
How to Overcome It
Bonhoeffer argued that logical debate and instruction are useless. True liberation cannot be achieved by force or argument; it requires an "act of liberation" that allows the individual to regain their personal, internal responsibility and independent thought. [1, 2]
You need to research the signs that you have been brainwashed.
Since everything you are against is embodied by the democrat party, why are you a Democrat?
The democrats are the party of slavery, KKK, segregation, Jim Crow laws, voted against black citizenship, blacks and women having the right to vote, and against civil rights for blacks. They are also the party of fascism, perversion and child exploitation. So why do you do everything that the democrats want you to do?
Bonhoeffer theory of stupidity.
Stupid people are more dangerous than any other people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc
Bonhoeffer theory of stupidity.''
...Dietrich was a pretty bright cat...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and anti-Nazi dissident, proposed in his Letters and Papers from Prison that stupidity is a sociological and moral defect rather than an intellectual one. He argued that powerful ideologies can strip individuals of independent thought, making them dangerous, self-satisfied tools of destruction. [1, 2]
Core Principles of the Theory
• Worse than malice: Bonhoeffer asserted that while you can protest and defend against evil, you are entirely defenseless against stupidity because reason and facts fall on deaf ears.
• Not an intellectual defect: Highly intelligent people can act stupidly, and intellectually dull people can be quite sensible. It is a moral failure where individuals allow themselves to be manipulated.
• A group phenomenon: Stupidity is rarely seen in solitary individuals; it emerges in groups or mass movements (political or religious) that overwhelm the individual's inner independence.
• Slogans over substance: The stupid person is "spellbound" and blinded. In conversation, one is not dealing with the person themselves, but with slogans and catchwords that have possessed their mind.
• Dangerous stubbornness: Because the stupid person often believes they are doing the right thing, they are immune to critical self-reflection and can easily turn aggressive when challenged. [1, 5]
How to Overcome It
Bonhoeffer argued that logical debate and instruction are useless. True liberation cannot be achieved by force or argument; it requires an "act of liberation" that allows the individual to regain their personal, internal responsibility and independent thought. [1, 2]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/1lpty5u/bonhoeffer_on_stupidity_evil_still_relevant_today/
[3] https://sproutsschools.com/bonhoeffers-theory-of-stupidity/
[4] https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/bonhoeffers-theory-of-stupidity-we
[5] https://news.clearancejobs.com/2023/11/07/the-age-of-stupid-bonhoeffers-theory-of-stupidity/
...copied/pasted A I drivel...
He knew a lot of socalists.....
Phrases for the committed liberal:
You are so gullible.
You need to research the signs that you have been brainwashed.
Since everything you are against is embodied by the democrat party, why are you a Democrat?
The democrats are the party of slavery, KKK, segregation, Jim Crow laws, voted against black citizenship, blacks and women having the right to vote, and against civil rights for blacks. They are also the party of fascism, perversion and child exploitation. So why do you do everything that the democrats want you to do?