The Stupidity Challenge

Intellectuals, academics and science-oriented individuals regularly speak contemptuously of people in general as being stupid. Sheeple, a combination of sheep + people, is a favorite insulting term to describe the assumed grass-eating mentality of the herd-like citizens. Let’s compare these “arrogantuals” (arrogance + intellectuals) to Bible fundamentalists, who, according to the arrogantuals, occupy the bottom level of sheeple.

The fundamentalists are undoubtedly fixed in their Bible-sanctioned creationist perspective of life. Despite their reality-denying faith in the Bible’s absolute truth, we find fundamentalists functioning successfully in many prestigious, scientific, commercial and artistic occupations. A colleague of mine was a biology teacher at a gymnasium. He was amiable, clever, knowledgeable, musically talented, and an off-the-wall fanatical fundamentalist. I guess God works in twisted ways.

In any case, the fundamentalists have a holy dedication to enlighten the people with THE (their) truth. Their faith in people knows no bounds. The arrogantuals, on the other hand, particularly those critical of the government or the “deep state”, have zero faith in the people. Arrogantuals believe themselves to be instrumental in promoting a revolution, or at least in significant change, while openly insulting the majority of the citizens as being inferior Homo sapiens.

I refrain from choosing whether the fundamentalists or the arrogantuals display the most astonishing stupidity. I’m not smart enough. You choose!

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“The privileged progressives appeal to the criminals while pouring contempt over their victims.”

Dartwill Aquila

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The West Bank is now the Judea-Samaria area.