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vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoI wouldn’t say those two things are mutually exclusive, Trump is dumber than shit and also a raging malicious bastard. The Nazis were both malicious as hell and stupid as fuck.
Almacca@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
I would argue that malice is born from stupidity.
Zorque@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I would say the opposite. At least for the basis of this train of thought. That maliciousness makes one single-minded in their ideals and goals, which inevitably devolves into “Get mine, fuck them”. Which is inherently destructive, both for the person in question and those around them.
Almacca@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Which is inherently stupid.
Zorque@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
But why? Just calling things dumb, or stupid, or idiotic without any explanation is just a grade school way of saying “I don’t like a thing”. Without seeking a way to understand, and thus overcome it, it’s always just going to be “I’m smart and they’re dumb”, which is often the argument of those you’d criticize of “inherent stupidity”.