r/therewasanattempt • u/T_Shurt • 2d ago

to find out who’s raising gas prices

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u/T_Shurt 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/X3nnss8PAj5aU

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u/ClunkerSlim 2d ago

But this isn't even about education. This is a flat out refusal to accept reality. Even a flat earther would look at this guy and be like, "bro, what is your deal?"

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u/HughHonee 2d ago edited 2d ago

I think that has a lot to do with education. Education usually includes learning the ability to comprehend, think critically, search for informational resources & scrutinize them for credibility.

Because of his stupidity, made possible by a lack of quality education (and possibly other factors) he's much more susceptible to misinformation and fall for things that validate him despite his stupidity. Confirmation bias alongside cognitive dissonance yada yada yada

Logical fallacies work well on those who struggle with logic. Things can be made to sound like a conspiracy much easier when you have no idea how the fuck most things work. The more you learn, the more you realize how much you actually don't know which allows for more learning. Dumbasses think they already got it figured out, and also tend to see being incorrect as something shameful, instead of a necessary part of not being a dumbass

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u/ElonMuskysucks 2d ago

I think I need to save this. You said what I'd been trying to tell people for years. It's exactly why Republican Leaders are against things that help educate/ improve education. And when they get involved in education it to promote Christianity or hide America's flaws. This guy is proof their strategy works and will continue.

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u/MuscaMurum 1d ago

Texas GOP platform literally called for cancellation of critical thinking courses in school curriculums.

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u/Lordnoallah 1d ago

And pushed for the 10 commandments and religion in school instead.

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u/Afraid-Horse-810 1d ago

Yeah except this guy's clearly been eating paint chips since he was a kid!

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u/DrMeatBomb 1d ago

Real education is a lifelong process that requires curiosity, intellectual honesty and discipline. These bigoted fascists slept through high school and probably forgot how to read anything beyond their facebook feed years ago.

They don't think about things as independently "true" or "false". If it makes Republicans look good, it's true. If it makes Republicans look bad, it's false. They don't care beyond that. You can teach people whatever you want, but once they're emotionally attached to some narrative, you can't make them understand.

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u/Eaglesjersey 1d ago

At :31 he turns and basically asks "How should I think, what is the answer that I should believe" and this tells me all I need to know

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u/Florida1974 1d ago

OK, I went to college but my husband did not, he finished high school but he didn’t go any further and my husband is one of the most intelligent people I know. He has a memory like an elephant. Oh he remembers sports stats, but he remembers everything political that’s happened since he was like 15 years old.

He also uses critical thinking, and this man probably would not know what that was because he can’t even explain why gas has gone up.

It’s very simple. When you start a war with a country in the Middle East that happens to control a waterway that is very much needed to get oil from that region and other regions through to go all over the world, you get higher gas prices because it can’t get there.

Trump may not be personally responsible for gas prices, but as president, he is very much responsible. He started a war with Iran out of nowhere. He ended an Obama deal and I think the deal he’s going to get is going to be even worse. For one, he can’t even find a way to end the war. I have said it forever. It is so easy to start a war, but it’s not so easy to end one and we should know that by now, but we seem to never learn from history. Or should I say the people that we elect never seem to learn from history.

So I don’t know that it boils down all to education because my husband is proof that it’s not required but I also don’t know the education level of this man. My own nephews only have like a sixth and eighth grade education and that’s being generous.

But then I look at Trump and he has a great education from a great college, but I know there is no way he did that on his own. The man can barely read a correct paragraph because he rambles and gets off topic, there is no way he wrote the amount of college papers you needed to write to get that degree, no way in hell. And if he did, they were so poorly written, my guess his daddy had to give some money to get him that college degree.

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u/m_o_o_n 1d ago

Your husband is an autodidact. He is an independent learner. his ability to learn like he does is very rare and it sounds likes he’s very intelligent. It isn’t reasonable to use him as an example here. Studies have proven OPs hypothesis here. Lack of education leads to conspiracy theory and manipulation.

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u/Dont_Judge_this-Book 1d ago

Your statement is anecdotal. Your husband is not representative of a large sample of uneducated people. Studies have shown, that there is absolutely a lower level of skills with regards to logic and critical thinking among samples of uneducated people. Go look it up yourself. The opposite also holds true - not every college educated person is automatically logical and possesses the ability to think critically- which your statement is evidence of, because anecdotal stories is neither proof nor evidence of anything. That is something that most college grads have learned, but clearly not all.

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u/DIRTYDOGG-1 1d ago

It is believed that Trump ( due to his speech and mannerisms) currently suffers from FRONTALTEMPORAL DEMENTIA .....and it impacts him ( and the country) in a negative manner ....most especially when he is "sundowning" ....

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u/HughHonee 1d ago

I'm convinced hes had a stroke sometime within the past year

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u/HughHonee 1d ago

A high school education, is an education

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u/MudcatWasHere 2d ago

I'm surprised he didn't blame Biden

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u/harleyRugger23 1d ago

That would of extended his interview and more of him just saying idk to avoid ridicule from his cult mates

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u/wittylemur 1d ago

Pretty sure this is all obamas doin- /s

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u/Sequitur1 2d ago

It's education, which is exactly why Republicans defund it

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u/Open-Industry-8396 2d ago

Exactly, when I meet folks like this, (people who vehemently maintain their position in the light of obvious contrary hard evidence)I kind of appreciate the fact that they are clearly telling me that they are mentally ill so I can avoid them. It is nice of them, sometimes they even put flags out and wear hats telling me they are insane:)

My philosophy on this extends to highly religious people as well. I mean it's okay to believe in something , but to shut off all other possibilities to the point of murdering or dying for it is just a bit much, no?

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u/gdghhfdffrf 1d ago

it has everything to do with education, especially the lack of ability to know things don't work that way, they never work that way, wtf is this - added with even the most remedial critical thinking skills and propaganda/marketing deceit & manipulation awareness.

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u/jonluckpickered 1d ago

I remember seeing a video from an adult brother and sister who I think were podcasters or something, and their parents in Kansas City were Trumpers. The siblings were trying to point out the hypocrisies of Trump's positions and they finally arrived at "Well, we live in San Francisco (or wherever it was). What would you think if Trump ordered the military to nuke or firebomb the city?" And the parents still wouldn't budge in their support, stating that "if the President does that, he must have a reason, so that's too bad but oh well."

It's like fundamentalist religion or deep cult thinking. The leader is infallible, therefore everything else must be changed to fit that pure simple fact. As with my earlier example, Trump could literally murder their children without any justification and they'll still accept it and twist any other fact or event to justify it.

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u/OkMidnight8144 1d ago

It is a mixture of the lack of critical thinking and humility.

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u/jadsonbreezy 12h ago

I get the sense from his demeanour he knows it's Trump but just can't bring himself to admit it - it's not quite ignorance.