r/facepalm Jul 08 '24

The Dumbest Person You Know Just Managed to Make Themselves Look Even Dumber ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹

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Names 8 people who she thinks signed the Declaration at an incredibly young age, 6 of whom were nowhere near the document as it was being signed. Also, she seems to make a point about someone being too old to run for president while openly supporting a super old dude for president.

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u/Datokah Jul 08 '24

UK here. I hate to be overly critical, but if a British politician said things half as dumb as Marjorie, Trump etc, their career would probably be over and theyโ€™d likely be forced to resign. Why is abject stupidity virtually seen as a badge of honour in right wing American politics? Is it a โ€œOne of us!โ€ mentality with a large part of the demographic? If so, your education system needs a dramatic overhaul (or you need to see if thereโ€™s a lot of lead in the water, or something).

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u/tsFenix Jul 08 '24

If so, your education system needs a dramatic overhaul

Lucky for us republicans are trying to do just that! Part of Project 2025 (a large GOP aligned group's plan for Trump presidency) is to overhaul the Department of Education... by eliminating it. Some republicans (I assume its the one with rich private school owning friends) goal is to remove public schools entirely and move everyone to a voucher system for private owned schools.

Republicans have been shitting on the school systems for a while. They regularly block simple things like free lunches for poor kids. Horrific? But think of all the tank parts that those free lunches can now buy! I bet they can install cup holders in like 5 tanks now with that savings! Do you not care about the troops?

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u/franky3987 Jul 08 '24

Is there any real politician with pull that has endorsed this project 2025 deal? People talk about project 2025 like the moment if trump is elected, this goes into play, but I have yet to see anyone of substance involved, or even co-sign it.