Conversation at Work this AM

[TBA]

My coworkers: "You know those protesters
are being paid 3500.00 to protest Trump".

Me: "That has been debunked. Check out Snopes. Even Tucker Carlson said it was not true."

My coworkers: "You shouldn't believe what you read on the Internet."

Me (in my head) Well where in the hell did you get the idea protesters were being paid?

I work in IT. These are suppose to be bright people but I find the lack of critical thinking astounding.

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Good grief!

We are truly living in Idiocracy.

[marybourg]

2. Another great reason

to be greatful to be retired

[RKP5637]

15. Yep, but the sad part, it seems we're watching America sink into the ocean. As one person said,

America had a pretty good time of it after WWII, but a lot has been going downhill since then, and now a landslide.

[marybourg]

19. Action. . . and reaction. nt.

[RKP5637]

21. Exactly! n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. I would have asked out loud what you asked in your head. That would

have been fun.

[KingCharlemagne]

22. +Infinity - nt

[Liberal In Texas]

24. Exactly, you can't let these people get away with this nonsense. n/t

[RKP5637]

4. Education does not remove stupidity! I see it all the time. Very bright and well educated people

who are really stupid.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. It's amazing, isn't it? It's like right-wingers who hate the New York Times UNLESS...

there's an article printed that seems to support their beliefs. Then it's true!

EDIT: I wasn't very impressed by the computer science majors at my university years ago, by the way. Several of them seemed to be naive Libertarians who were mostly concerned about making money than really trying to understand the world.

[bdamomma]

6. where do they get these stupid ideas

oh never mind. Demonstrations are going to be held world wide do they think those people are getting paid also.


How stupid.

[treestar]

7. The number of protestors

multiplied by 3500 would mean even George Soros could not afford it.

[bdamomma]

8. as an ex pat

I was asked what I think about what is going on in America, I replied I don't talk about politics at work.

[Guilded Lilly]

18. I work in "front line"customer service in a large member driven non-profit

And while it is our job to engage with hundreds of members daily, politics is just not broached. Even among co-workers, we try to avoid possible heated conversations during work hours.
When it got out yesterday that I was driving with my daughter to Washington ( a recent knee replacement will keep me sidelined from the physical March) dozens of co-workers/members came up and were so supportive and excited, People I thought weren't at all political or even cared. I was re-energized about the importance of our causes.

The Stupid is vocal, but not the majority.

[Roland99]

10. What *they* read on the intarwebs is obviously the real truth. bigly truth

[libtodeath]

11. If a person was stupid enough to vote for this deranged asshole they will believe anything they are

told to by fox and other fake news places.

[world wide wally]

12. They probably heard it from Alex Jones on the radio

So it must be true

[RKP5637]

13. US United Stupidity! Land of Idiocracy! Praising their Dictator's Inauguration today! FFS!!!! n/t

[n2doc]

14. $3500 for 1 day! Where do I sign up?

These folks don't think things through very well, do they?

[Guilded Lilly]

16. The Stupid. They are everywhere.

[progressoid]

17. We live in a post-truth world.

[tenderfoot]

20. "You shouldn't believe what you read on the Internet."

Isn't that how they came to vote for Trump?

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

23. You should've said that out loud instead of in your head

I think it is a good point.