Yeah but it is a PERFECT rise, nothing Biden could have ever done.
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23% are fucking idiots.
Only 77%‽
This is exactly why Republicans are so desperate to interfere with the elections.
They were desperate to interfere before this too, but they’re even more desperate now.
Stealing a thought from George Carlin; think of the stupidest fucker you know. And then think; 23 percent of the population is even dumber than that person.
The 23 percent is probably what is called, by different people the Bush Line/the Dick Nixon line (Bulwark) or the Sarah Palin Floor (the Professional Left).
23% are stupid fucking idiots who shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Some of those 23% are profiting greatly from this disaster; however, your statement still holds true.
Honestly, barely.
I would bet significantly less than 1% of that 23% are better off in 2026 than they were in 2024-2025
The other people - probably about 22.99% - probably consider themselves just temporarily embarrassed centimillionaires.
profiting or not, thinking that costs haven't increased is either sheer stupidity or willful ignorance. Costs have increased, that's a fact. Doesn't matter if you're still profiting from it, things cost more.
They are either too rich to notice, or too stupid to care. But I agree with the point on procreation.
And the other 23 percent are DELULU.
SIONAL?
What a stupid poll. 77 percent say the sky is blue.
I thought the funniest poll was the one about who would win in a fight with PEDOnald...
25% of Republican men think that Donvict would win.
I mean, WTAF.
But I do wonder what the Venn diagram is for the 19% overall that think they'd lose to a 79 year old man who thinks exercise is bad for you and diet soda is great vs. the 23% in this poll....
77% acknowledge the sky is blue....
The point of polls isn't to describe reality, it's to get people to tell you how they see reality. If 77% said it was magenta, it wouldn't be true.
You get that right?
Because people thinking things are true if enough people believe it isn't exactly far fetched these days....