Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) joins Michael Steele as the Trump administration prepares to gut the Department of Education.
  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    121·
    3 天前

    These people are either stupid or evil. Or both. And so we have to oppose them. Does it really matter which it is?

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      3 天前

      Yes, it matters, because underestimating them because we think they’re stupid instead of evil is a recipe for disaster.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        21·
        2 天前

        But it kind of implies the prerequisite of understanding or empathizing with them. But those of us who don’t feel a compulsive need to consume and burn everything will never understand them. Not truly…

        • angrystego@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 天前

          You don’t have to be a car to understand how it works and to avoid the damage it can potentially cause if you let it run uncontrolled.

          • AA5B@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 天前

            Right, we need to know whether in an emergency on slippery roads to pump the brakes to keep in control or to trust in anti-lock brakes to do it for us