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Actually, only about half the people vote, so it was 26-27% of voters https://mises.org/wire/26-percent-eligible-voters-voted-trump https://mises.org/wire/26-pe
by hindsightbias 8y ago
Actually, only about half the people vote, so it was 26-27% of voters
https://mises.org/wire/26-percent-eligible-voters-voted-trump https://mises.org/wire/26-percent-eligible-voters-voted-trum...
Which I've always more associated with the Crazification Factor than outright stupidity:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crazification_factor https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crazification_factor
But it always helps to have Cipolla's Basic Laws of Human Stupidity bookmarked:
https://qz.com/967554/the-five-universal-laws-of-human-stupidity/ https://qz.com/967554/the-five-universal-laws-of-human-stupi...
72% of Americans thought invading Iraq was a great idea.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/8038/seventytwo-percent-americans-support-war-against-iraq.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/8038/seventytwo-percent-america...
- alehul 8y agoI respect all the sourcing and data, and I'll read the second and third articles in detail later so thank you for that. Your name is "hindsightbias", however, and you're citing "Americans who thought invading Iraq was a great idea" as a sign of stupidity?