EPTNot shocked with these rankings. They need to lay off the Bible.
40 South Carolina
41 Oklahoma
42 Texas
43 Tennessee
44 Alabama
45 Nevada
46 Kentucky
47 Arkansas
48 Louisiana
49 Mississippi
50 West Virginia
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46206 Posts
Not shocked with these rankings. They need to lay off the Bible. 40 South Carolina 41 Oklahoma 42 Texas 43 Tennessee 44 Alabama 45 Nevada 46 Kentucky 47 Arkansas 48 Louisiana 49 Mississippi 50 West Virginia | ||
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Zambrah
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farvacola
United States18866 Posts
On December 13 2017 08:39 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: In an effort to try and jinx the election in our favor, I'd like to remind everyone that the red states are traditionally the dumbest states in the country (Alabama, for example, is ranked 44th in terms of education): https://wallethub.com/edu/most-educated-states/31075/ Not shocked with these rankings. They need to lay off the Bible. 40 South Carolina 41 Oklahoma 42 Texas 43 Tennessee 44 Alabama 45 Nevada 46 Kentucky 47 Arkansas 48 Louisiana 49 Mississippi 50 West Virginia The Bible isn't the problem  | ||
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LegalLord
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On December 13 2017 08:39 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: In an effort to try and jinx the election in our favor, I'd like to remind everyone that the red states are traditionally the dumbest states in the country (Alabama, for example, is ranked 44th in terms of education): https://wallethub.com/edu/most-educated-states/31075/ Not shocked with these rankings. They need to lay off the Bible. 40 South Carolina 41 Oklahoma 42 Texas 43 Tennessee 44 Alabama 45 Nevada 46 Kentucky 47 Arkansas 48 Louisiana 49 Mississippi 50 West Virginia Why just southern states? Where are the red states in the Great Plains and Midwest? What other factors could be at work here? ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/rpaAuAx.png) Are you calling poor people stupid? | ||
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Sermokala
United States14155 Posts
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Introvert
United States5001 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:07 Sermokala wrote: No hes just saying religious people are stupid and thinks everyone in the room agrees with him. It's funny because DPB's posting in this thread over time doesn't reflect the oh so thoughtful and highly educated political intellect we are supposed to assume all blue-staters have. He's a stereotype lover whose level of political discourse makes you think most of his political knowledge comes from watching old episodes of The Daily Show, if that. Not to stereotype him myself but he fits so perfectly into one I laugh every time. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:07 Sermokala wrote: No hes just saying religious people are stupid and thinks everyone in the room agrees with him. As a religious person, we have a shit track record. Christianity is the foundation to Americans most regressive political movements. | ||
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zlefin
United States7689 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:11 Introvert wrote: It's funny because DPB's posting in this thread over time doesn't reflect the oh so thoughtful and highly educated political intellect we are supposed to assume all these blue-staters have. He's a stereotype lover whose level of political discourse makes you think most of his political knowledge comes from watching old episodes of The Daily Show, if that. the quality of discourse on daily show was actually surprisingly good. | ||
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:07 Sermokala wrote: No hes just saying religious people are stupid and thinks everyone in the room agrees with him. Yeah, "lay off the bible" when the majority of the US is Christian regardless of what region you're talking about. | ||
micronesia
United States24782 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:11 Introvert wrote: It's funny because DPB's posting in this thread over time doesn't reflect the oh so thoughtful and highly educated political intellect we are supposed to assume all these blue-staters have. He's a stereotype lover whose level of political discourse makes you think most of his political knowledge comes from watching old episodes of The Daily Show, if that. Not to sterotype him myself but he fits so perfectly into one I laugh every time. Hm here we go again with me having trouble understanding this presumably conservative humor, particularly when it is used to judge an individual in an attempt to make a left-leaning group look bad. Note that you are connecting the fact that he is a stereotype lover with the fact that you see him as being neither thoughtful nor behaving as though he is highly educated, just as you stereotype him and laugh about it. The self-identification of the stereotyping seems to me to be, not so much a defense, but an action similar to when Donald Trump Jr surprised everyone by releasing self-incriminating documents, making the whole world go 'HUH?' | ||
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Introvert
United States5001 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:17 micronesia wrote: Hm here we go again with me having trouble understanding this presumably conservative humor, particularly when it is used to judge an individual in an attempt to make a left-leaning group look bad. Note that you are connecting the fact that he is a stereotype lover with the fact that you see him as being neither thoughtful nor behaving as though he is highly educated, just as you stereotype him and laugh about it. The self-identification of the stereotyping seems to me to be, not so much a defense, but an action similar to when Donald Trump Jr surprised everyone by releasing self-incriminating documents, making the whole world go 'HUH?' What? You should read some of his past posts in this thread and then get back to me. Much of his posting resembles the one he made above. It's completely useless. I said "it's funny" but that was sarcastic, my post wasn't an attempt at humor. | ||
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zlefin
United States7689 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:21 Introvert wrote: What? You should read some of his past posts in this thread and then get back to me. Much of his posting resembles the one he made above. It's completely useless. I said "it's funny" but that was sarcastic, my post wasn't an attempt at humor. what would you like done about it's uselessness, if anything? | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Introvert
United States5001 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:23 Plansix wrote: I like the dated Daily Show reference too. Conservatives, the cool kids of the left moved on to a mix of Full Frontal Samantha Bee and John Oliver. The Daily Show is now B tier leftist circle jerk. "most of his political knowledge comes from watching old episodes of The Daily Show, if that." I know that at least Jon Stewart had some talent. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46206 Posts
On December 13 2017 08:59 jalstar wrote: Why just southern states? Where are the red states in the Great Plains and Midwest? What other factors could be at work here? Are you calling poor people stupid? It's not a causal relationship, so no I wouldn't say that, but it's definitely the case that there is a strong negative correlation between education and poverty. In fact, socioeconomic status is likely to be the biggest predictor of academic success in students, moreso than race, sex, etc. There is also a strong negative correlation between religiosity and education, hence my reference to the Bible. Unsurprisingly, most of those states ranked 40-50 in education are also in deep South, also called the Bible Belt. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:21 Introvert wrote: What? You should read some of his past posts in this thread and then get back to me. Much of his posting resembles the one he made above. It's completely useless. I said "it's funny" but that was sarcastic, my post wasn't an attempt at humor. Alabama is a deeply red state that has elected officials that think the Bible is required to be sworn into office. It's education is also shit and it's rural hospitals are closing. Conservatives are literally running these states into the ground, soaking up federal dollars and then blamed democrats. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:26 Introvert wrote: "most of his political knowledge comes from watching old episodes of The Daily Show, if that." I know that at least Jon Stewart had some talent. Oh the sick burn. Except you're full of shit. DPB is a teacer in the public school system. So not only is he educated, his politically knowledge is based on his profession. And to no ones surprise, conservative political views hold little appeal who gets to see the impacts of those policies first hand. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States24134 Posts
Or why is it fair to blame Chicago on Democrats but not blame the many problems in the south on Republicans? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46206 Posts
On December 13 2017 09:07 Sermokala wrote: No hes just saying religious people are stupid and thinks everyone in the room agrees with him. The agreement I was presuming was that most of TL is more liberal than conservative and, as such, would not want Roy Moore to be elected (and, I'd imagine, that even some conservative TLers wouldn't be able to overlook Moore's horrible reputation and wouldn't want him elected anyway, as he would only make the reputation of the Republican party worse). | ||
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