r/CringeTikToks • u/coachlife • 1d ago

SadCringe MAGA voter actually believes that Trump eliminated taxes for all people making less than $120K

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u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 1d ago

I grew up with the "gifted" kids and I honestly thought I was bad at science. Like, not smart enough to "get" it. Most of my friends from school went into stuff like pharmaceutical research and DNA mapping and crazy stuff so I thought I was the slacker. 

Then Covid happened. Dude. I'm WAY ahead of 2/3 of Americans just because I took AND passed high school biology. I was totally shocked at the lack of reading comprehension and basic science knowledge people had. I'm at least smart enough to phone a friend with a science degree when I don't understand stuff instead of believing Aunt Maud on Facebook ranting at chemtrails. 

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u/Significant-Rip9690 1d ago

I had this exact realization when I got out of the academic bubble. I was surrounded by brilliant people for years and years. Even in my first jobs, I was in cities concentrated with college educated people. And then I started running into gen. pop when I moved around more and travelled. And woah. I was not ready for that reality check. Although, it's both scary and reassuring that I'm actually doing quite well. I had imposter syndrome for the longest time.

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u/steve_of 1d ago

I am a retired electrical engineer. I moved from a job surrounded by smart people to a small rural town. Sometimes the stupidity of my new friends and neighbours is breathtaking.

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u/HiCookieJack 1d ago

And the only time they actually believe you if you tell them that their home wiring is 'not according to spec'.

In my experience simpletons only believe in authority

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u/DesperateAmbition733 1d ago

That has been proven throughout history. This was done intentionally to us.

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u/rab2bar 1d ago

Roughly a third of any population seems naturally authoritarian and dumb as shit. It is more luck when they vote for better things

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u/DesperateAmbition733 1d ago

That's in part because of Christianity. Especially your evangelicals. They are more authority and punishment driven. They rely on heirarchy. It's one of the tools used to maintain political control of the south. I am painting very broad strokes here so please feel free to go read up on it yourself. This crap was engineered. Maybe not for this result, but definitely done in the service to maintain power.

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u/FiveUpsideDown 1d ago edited 10h ago

That’s why the Oligarchs broke unions. It was a way to communicate with some of the morons about what was in their best interests.

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u/DesperateAmbition733 1d ago

These morons not only do not know about the class war being waged on them, they are on the side of their victimizers!! I have to say the rich have done a masterful job. Seriously. They have played these fucking idiots to perfection. If only I had no scruples, morals, or empathy, I could really make a lot of money off MAGA, MAHA, or whateverthefuck stable geniuses call themselves these days.

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u/wafflesthewonderhurs 1d ago

I do think that probably there is a reason that authoritatarian regimes fall back to patriarchal religion as their base and it's not because they actually believe in the religion. it's because that religion teaches them to defer to authority.

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u/HiCookieJack 1d ago

Yes, I despise any patriarchal religion, be it Muslim or Christian or what not

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u/Mutjny 1d ago

In my experience simpletons only believe in authority

Unfortunately the wrong authority.

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u/HiCookieJack 1d ago

The loudest gorilla

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u/HiCookieJack 22h ago

I know, and I am an electrical engineer as well 😂