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Old 07-09-2016, 08:31 PM  
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People are not forced to vote for people like Palin or Trump, yet they did and still do.
The last I checked, 90%, or even 45%, is good enough to get elected. Even if "smart" people don't vote for Clinton or Trump, one of them will be president.

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We don't live in N. Korea.
And people in North Korea didn't live in North Korea a few decades ago. Change happens.

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It's not hard, it's just less cozy. You will have to pay your taxes so the country doesn't go bankrupt, buy goods made in the First World so others can have jobs, not vote for idiots who tell you they will cut your taxes.

"The New World" was very tough, no roads, police, armies, running water, power, etc. You would have died in it.
As would you have. The point is, you're claiming only "stupid" people can be herded. Anyone can be herded. Smart people get herded all the time.
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