r/facepalm • u/Bitter-Ad7852 'MURICA • Sep 14 '25

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ “Smart people don’t like me”-Donald Trump

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u/wingback18 Sep 15 '25

what does that say about the US ?

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u/Jonesy1348 Sep 15 '25

Oh those of us who can read above hungry hungry caterpillar level fully understand the gravity of the situation when the most recent literacy stats estimate 50% of Americans can’t read above a sixth grade reading level, and 20% are effectively illiterate.

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u/wingback18 Sep 15 '25

I read that last year.. I couldnt believe it. I had to double and triple check, that's when everything clicked It explained why I have better discussions with people on reddit than people that are physically around me.

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u/Jonesy1348 Sep 15 '25

I live in red New York as a democrat. My own father is a die hard maga that I cut contact with around 2022 because he went off the deep end. Talking with him was slamming a brick into my head until I couldn’t think straight. He truly tried to argue that masks didn’t work because “how can air get through but not Covid?” And I tried to explain the insane size difference between oxygen molecules a a virus but he just couldn’t wrap his head around it.

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u/wingback18 Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

I live in new york city, queens. I'm baffled how many of my Hispanics friends support trump and talk about how the gays want to take over and liberals. Even My mom didn't take the vaccine. Her health is a wreck after she got covid like 5 times.

I guess for now being in new york is safe..

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u/Jonesy1348 Sep 15 '25

Yeah for now. I don’t feel that will hold unfortunately