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Imagine how stupid the average person is and now realize that half of them are dumber than that.
That's a global percentage. I'm pretty sure that the United States is exclusively populated by the lower 15%
I'm a simple man. I see a Carlin quote, I upvote.
But that's not how averages work. We'd really be imagining the median person.
About one third of Americans are bringing the average stupidity way, way down.
And imagine a law allowing them to buy as many weapons as they want.
Now imagine each one of them is constantly plugged into a 24/7 propaganda machine designed to be entertaining and foster a sense of community and emotional validation while pushing the will of corporations and authoritarian leaders.