Douches and Idiots: AKA Why is it "cool" to be an idiot?

[Bombadil]

Aye, it doesn't help that the news networks are all very biased either. They receive a lot of donations from democratic organizations. So all you hear are praises for the democratic party.

[pabloescobar209]

This is sort of a rant that I had to get off my chest.

It seems to me the world is full of douches and idiots. Why do people (particulalry younger people) think it's funny and cool to be uninformed and uneducated?

I love college, it's going well for me but I have stayed to myself. The reason why is because 99% of the population are uninformed hipsters. I can not stand this. All they want to do is get drunk, party, hook up and act like hoolagans and thugs.

Example: So I'm in my 4th period class and I'm having a convo about politics to a classmate and I go, "Yeah I heard it on the news" and suddenly this girl (who is part of a gangsta group apparently) goes, "Who watches the news? I don't watch the news!" (as if she's the fucking moral compass for the whole school) and everyone cracks up. This whole class is comprised of losers and D average at best students.

WHY IS BEING UNIFORMED FUNNY? And it's not just here its everywhere. Everyone thinks it's funnier than hell to not know a damn thing about politics or even basic news.

DOUCHES and IDIOTS. The whole world is full of douches and idiots. THESE people are the future, if I were you I would stock up on canned goods.

My Math teacher back in high school told me this, use it on them. "You know what you call the nerd in 5 years? Boss."

[TheNugget]

I'm surprised every time I hear someone saying something positive about Obama even though his campaign has taken money from Russia, North Korea, and even Al-Qaeda. People just don't seem to take the initiative to find out anything that is going on in the world today.

I really hope you don't actually believe this....

[Silent Wolf]

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Example: So I'm in my 4th period class and I'm having a convo about politics to a classmate and I go, "Yeah I heard it on the news" and suddenly this girl (who is part of a gangsta group apparently) goes, "Who watches the news? I don't watch the news!" (as if she's the fucking moral compass for the whole school) and everyone cracks up. This whole class is comprised of losers and D average at best students.

Sounds like the average bully to me. One breed of loser which i cannot tolerate due to their trouble starting ways. There can be no peace until people like that are deported to a tiny piece of wasteland.

[Greenthing]

IMHO its not cool to be an idiot but idiots just dont know that because they are idiots.
They are more to be pitied than scolded.:jointsmile:

[Live2ride]

I was raised overseas and feel like I am pretty well cultured and educated. I was also raised by a highly politically involved father and my parents were missionaries who are now divorced. I got into politics when I was 17 18 is but have since become almost completely uninvolved. I'm not saying that's a good thing, only that I find it interesting that having the news on literally all day everyday, and a dad who can tell you nearly any event that has happened recently anywhere in the world that you cannot find on he news really changes your perceptions. I find that knowing what goes on in the world around me only makes me more sickened by the human race. I haven't watched the news in over a year but get plenty from him, but I have never been happier. Again not saying that it's a good thing to be uninformed but it's nice to be removed the propaganda and hidden agendas of EVERY news station and be able to live my life in peace. Guess it's true 'ignorance is bliss..'