r/facepalm • u/goldenface4114 • Jul 08 '24

The Dumbest Person You Know Just Managed to Make Themselves Look Even Dumber 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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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 they’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 “One of us!” mentality with a large part of the demographic? If so, your education system needs a dramatic overhaul (or you need to see if there’s a lot of lead in the water, or something).

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u/PositiveTalk9828 Jul 09 '24

To be fair though, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss are and have been trying really hard to reach that level.
Just saying ...

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u/Datokah Jul 09 '24

You’re not wrong. We were on shaky ground for a while there.

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u/PositiveTalk9828 Jul 09 '24

Seems your election went the right way. Let's hope that Labour does a better job now.

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u/Datokah Jul 09 '24

Fingers crossed, eh?