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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

My friend is a photojournalist who covers right wing extremists, and has been in many high profile situations interacting with them. He says they're all just dumber than a bag of hammers, nothing more.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Like Carlin said, “50% of people have below-average intelligence.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Yes, that coupled with tribalism makes them very easy to manipulate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

As Ekaterina Shulman says about members of Gosduma: "it's better to observe them from afar".