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Isn't it interesting how history repeats itself?

Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity
How Trump Rose to Power...

"That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence." ~Miguel de Unamuno

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (theologian, philosopher and anti-Nazi dissident) argued that stupidity is worse than evil because stupidity can be manipulated and used by evil.

"Because evil people find it hard to take power, they need stupid people to do their work.
Like sheep in a field, a stupid person can be guided, steered, and manipulated to do any number of things.
Evil is a puppet master, and it loves nothing so much as the mindless puppets who enable them."

"Slogans, catchwords and the like take possession of the stupid person. (MAGA, Build That Wall, Lock Her Up!)
He is under a spell, blinded, misused, and abused in his very being.
Reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one's prejudgment simply need not be believed
and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. (Rape? What rape?)
In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self-satisfied and, being easily irritated,
becomes dangerous by going on the attack." (January 6th)

https://bigthink.com/thinking/bonhoeffers-theory-s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc

Isn't it interesting how history repeats itself?

What you posted perfectly describes the MAGA mess we are in and how Trump, the evil one, manipulates the stupid (or intellectually lazy) to do his dirty work.

1
a
: slow of mind : obtuse
b
: given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner
c
: lacking intelligence or reason : brutish
2
: dulled in feeling or sensation : torpid
still stupid from the sedative
3
: marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : senseless
a stupid decision
4
a
: lacking interest or point
a stupid event
b
: vexatious, exasperating
the stupid car won't start
stupidly adverb
stupidness noun

stupid
2 of 2
noun
: a stupid person
Frequently Asked Questions

Is stupider a word?

Stupider is a perfectly good word that has been in use for hundreds of years. More stupid is also commonly used for the same purpose.

Is stupidest a word?

The word stupidest has been in use for hundreds of years; there is nothing wrong with it. Most stupid means the same thing, and people who don't like stupidest should feel free to use it instead.

How do you use stupider in a sentence?

Stupider can be used in any sentence in which degrees of stupidity are being compared. Many respected writers have used it, among them Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy, and Jane Austen. In George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman, Don Juan says "Still, you must have noticed in your profession that even a stupid general can win battles when the enemy's general is a little stupider."
Synonyms

Adjective

airheaded
birdbrained
bonehead
boneheaded
brain-dead
brainless
bubbleheaded
chuckleheaded
dense
dim
dim-witted
doltish
dopey
dopy
dorky [slang]
dull
dumb
dunderheaded
empty-headed
fatuous
gormless [chiefly British]
half-witted
knuckleheaded
lamebrain
lamebrained
lunkheaded
mindless
oafish
obtuse
opaque
pinheaded
senseless
simple
slow
slow-witted
soft
softheaded
thick
thickheaded
thick-witted
unintelligent
unsmart
vacuous
weak-minded
witless

Noun

airhead
birdbrain
blockhead
bonehead
bubblehead
chowderhead
chucklehead
clodpoll
clodpole
clot [British]
cluck
clunk
cretin
cuddy [British dialect]
cuddie
deadhead
dim bulb [slang]
dimwit
dip
dodo
dolt
donkey
doofus [slang]
dope
dork [slang]
dullard
dum-dum
dumbbell
dumbhead
dummkopf
dummy
dunce
dunderhead
fathead
gander
golem
goof
goon
half-wit
hammerhead
hardhead
idiot
ignoramus
imbecile
jackass
know-nothing
knucklehead
lamebrain
loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
loon
lump
lunkhead
meathead
mome [archaic]
moron
mug [chiefly British]
mutt
natural
nimrod [slang]
nincompoop
ninny
ninnyhammer
nit [chiefly British]
nitwit
noddy
noodle
numskull
numbskull
oaf
pinhead
prat [British]
ratbag [chiefly Australian]
saphead
schlub [slang]
shlub
schnook [slang]
simpleton
stock
stupe
thickhead
turkey
woodenhead
yahoo
yo-yo

Choose the Right Synonym for stupid

stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions.

stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary.
stupid students just keeping the seats warm
stupid with drink

dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock.
monotonous work that leaves the mind dull

dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas.
too dense to take a hint

crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy.
a crass, materialistic people

dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension.
too dumb to figure out what's going on

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Word History
Etymology


: dull of mind : dense
b
: given to unwise decisions or actions : unthinking
2
: dulled in feeling or sensation
3
: showing or resulting from foolish thinking or acting : senseless
a stupid mistake
4
: not interesting or worthwhile : boring
a stupid movie
stupidly adverb
stupidness noun

If an otherwise intelligent person exhibits willful ignorance, does that make them stupid?

The trend of MAGAs lionizing ignorance is tricky to criticize effectively. A poorly educated plumber can make a ton of money, but beyond installing pipes that don't leak his stupidity/willful ignorance can be a detriment to mankind and the environment by endorsing the dumping of harmful chemicals/pesticides/drugs/etc into those drains.

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/most-and-least-educate...

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