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Trump’s War With Iran Is a Product of His Deep Stupidity (newrepublic.com)

submitted 1 week ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Imagine if the dumbest person in the world and humanity’s biggest asshole were the same person, and that guy was president. Then imagine he started a war with Iran. Now check the news. One look, and here’s what you should be thinking: “Yep, that tracks.”

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[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People on the Left are scared to use stupidity as a cause for things and so they underestimate its pervasiveness. It would be better if we could just admit that a lot of people are fucking idiots and need to be prevented from making important decisions.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

When dealing with most Republicans (excluding the Rapist in Chief who is both stupid and malicious) it is much more accurate in reverse, "Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by malice."

Case in point: J.D. Vance says Americans should find comfort in the fact that our allies are "suffering more than we are" from high gas prices.

Republicans are sadists who believe everyone else is also sadistic. They think it's normal to feel comfort and joy when others suffer.