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In reply to the discussion: Democrats: Give rural voters a reason to trust and support the party [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Trump does not communicate well at all in my view. His language use suggests that he is not very intelligent.
To be a citizen in a democracy requires a willingness to educate oneself for participation.
I'm not exactly agreeing or disagreeing with you.
But I am saying that thoughtful, intelligent, well educated people should not be shamed into talking at the Trump level.
If Americans are so stupid and so proud of their stupidity, so uneducated and so proud of their lack of education that they refuse to focus and understand what wise, well educated people say to them, they will elect fools like Trump and eventually lose their country. So be it.
Living in a democracy imposes a certain responsibility on each citizen to be informed and educated well enough to understand issues and make judgments for all.
So be it.
If people are too stupid and to poorly educated and informed, then our form of government will become a dictatorship. With Trump, we may well be on our way to that end.
It's a sad truth.