Let’s set aside the findings of the controversial IQ and the Wealth of Nations, (which placed the U.S. in a six-way tie at #19 in an international intelligence survey, with an estimated national average IQ of 98) and go with the Forrest Gump model for now:
Stupid is as stupid does.
Ask yourself this question – and answer it honestly. (You too, loons.) What percentage of Americans do you think could pass a basic quiz on politics, the economy, and world events?
While we may disagree on the percentage, anyone who has the intelligence and interest to be reading this blog knows the correct answer: A staggering minority.
Howard Stern, Democrats and Barack Obama. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Howard Stern (of whom I’m not a fan) sent Sal Governale to Harlem to interview people about who they would vote for and why; the predictable video speaks for itself:
Before we proceed, loons, this is a perfect opportunity to whip out the race card, isn’t it?
Okay, so let’s move on. Political ignorance isn’t limited to black people who cluelessly support Barack Obama for the sole reason that he’s black. I’m confident there are a number of white people who refused to vote for him for the same reason. However, there were millions of people of all colors who did vote for him – solely because he told them the same old crap Democrats have been telling their minions for decades.
R&RR subscribers and those who read me on a regular basis know that I am fond of referring to “political lies,” which I astutely define as:
“Liberals saying things they know aren’t true for the sole purpose of the patronizing the ‘less-than-informed’ for political gain.”
Lest you get your socialist panties in a knot, liberals, realize this: Your politicians not only understand exactly what the Rat is saying here – they know he’s right. Democrats have relied on political lies for more than 50 years because they know this is the only way they can gain – or remain in – power: Class envy. “Us” against “them.” Unsubstantiated fear.
Hell, just listen to your president every time he opens his mouth.
The curiousness of meaningless political surveys. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist (nor a liberal elite) to understand why Democrats love surveys more than they love life itself; surveys reduce complex positions and policies down to the lowest common denominator of average American intelligence – which gutless and unprincipled politicians dutifully patronize, placate ad exploit as often as is possible.
Nope, the mystery lies with why so many conservatives give a damn about whether or not the “less-than-informed” agree that taxes should be raised on “the rich.”
Fox News is just as guilty as is MSNBC on this one, folks. Networks not only create headline stories out of meaningless poll results – they even conduct their own surveys, and make “news” out of those as well. Back to “the rich”:
Of course a society’s “have-nots” will always believe that its “haves” should pay ever higher taxes to fund an unsustainable welfare state. (See: “Europe.”) Therefore, why is it news when poll after poll tells us that a majority of Americans favors higher taxes for the wealthy? Seriously, is this not a big fat “duh?”
The conflict over government spending illustrates the general ignorance of the American public. Every honest economist knows how to deal with the debt:
Institute cost-saving reforms to big-ticket entitlement programs; strategic cuts to overall government spending, and lastly – if growth remains slow – tax reforms. (not to be read as tax increases on the “one-percenters,” which is a political objective.)
But poll after poll shows that voters have no clue what the budget actually looks like. A 2010 World Public Opinion survey found that Americans want to tackle deficits by cutting foreign aid from what they believe the current level to be, (27% of the budget) to a “more prudent” 13%. The real number is under 1%
A Jan. 2011 CNN poll discovered that even though 71% of voters want smaller government, vast majorities oppose cuts to Medicare (81%), Social Security (78%), and Medicaid (70%). There solution – in addition to the ridiculous assumption about foreign aid? Slash waste - a category that, in their fantasy world, includes 50% of government spending, according to a 2009 Gallup poll.
Needless to say, it’s impossible to balance the budget or reduce the deficit by following the wishes of ignorant people. It is, however, a good way for Democrats to remain in power. Captain Socialist could tax the “one- percenters” 100% of their income and we’d still be in the same boat. He knows that. The Democrats in Congress know it. They know we know it.
As long as Liberals pander to the “less-than-informed,” and continue to encourage their ignorant misapprehensions, we will continue down the road to Obama’s vision of a European America.
Hell, look at us; we’re arguing over short-term spending cuts and whether the inexplicable payroll-tax cuts should be extended for two months – or a year. Go figure. If you know how.
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That Forrest Gump was one smart dude.
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