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walkingman

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5. I'm a Texan also - if the people re-elect Paxton and/or Abbott they are stupid - is that better?

Reply to flying_wahini (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:24 AM

Sep 2022

Ignorance vs Stupidity

The intrinsic difference is that ignorance simply implies lack of awareness about something, while stupidity denotes the inability of a person to understand something due to insufficient intelligence, thus leading to the misinterpretation of a fact.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton will be deposed in fraud case after election, lawyer says [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2022 OP

He is a damned crook and if he is re-elected the people of Texas are ignorant. walkingman Sep 2022 #1

Excuse me. We aren't ignorant. flying_wahini Sep 2022 #3

I'm a Texan also - if the people re-elect Paxton and/or Abbott they are stupid - is that better? walkingman Sep 2022 #5

Im a Texan too and completely agree Javaman Sep 2022 #6

Same here, Texan of 24 years budkin Sep 2022 #7

Rejected subpoenas due to scheduling conflicts LudwigPastorius Sep 2022 #2

We have known Paxton was a crook since the day he was sworn in. flying_wahini Sep 2022 #4