Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet?
by pixl97 on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:50AM
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It's kind of funny when you say the movie isn't making serious statements when the highest of our publicly elected officials isn't a serious person. We elect people that are actively harmful to our well being. These people say things so incredibly stupid it can be painful. And then you wonder why people look at the movie like it's a documentary?
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Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet?
by throw0101d on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:58AM
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> We elect people that are actively harmful to our well being.
People choose policies that will actively harm themselves and their family/friends:
He might not present as a serious person but he is. The nativist impulses, the gutter racism, the “F you I’ve got mine” attitude, the party establishment that enabled him despite all that… these are all serious things worth serious analysis.
“Stupid people vote for stupid guy” is exactly the kind of analysis I’m critical of Idiocracy for.
I think you may misunderstand what the term "not a serious person" means. Just because someone is an ego driven performer doesn't mean their actions don't have consequences, it means you've fucked up if you follow them and take them for face value.
There has been a ton of analysis for why said stupid people vote for stupid people, but very little of it can prevent said behaviors.
> “Stupid people vote for stupid guy” is exactly the kind of analysis I’m critical of Idiocracy for.
Critical of what exactly?
Just to be clear, the smartest person is still a minister in Idiocracy, and the whole premise hinges on the idea that the elite still recognizes intelligence as something desirable.
Re:Are We Idiocracy Yet?
by spiderfarmer on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:57AM
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Trump voters identify with the idiots.