Herr Dr. Alger states:
” You should never attribute to malice what can be lain off to stupidity and incompetence”
I contend that at some level stupidity and malice are inseparable. Witness democrats.
” You should never attribute to malice what can be lain off to stupidity and incompetence”
I contend that at some level stupidity and malice are inseparable. Witness democrats.
I would honestly rather deal with intelligent malice than stupid do-gooding. The former can at least be reasoned with. It might not make any difference, but at least you know there’s a higher brain function present. Some of my Obama-voting coworkers are like walking, talking ELIZAs. Or parrots.
And not particularly talented parrots, either.
*This parrots dead!* *No it’s not, it’s sleeping! …*
Sorry Joanna, couldn’t resist. And I have to agree with your point of view on rather having to deal with intelligence (even if it’s beguiled with “malice aforethought”) than have to put up with those who are willingly “stuck on stupid”.
Willful stupidity is malicious.
‘Witness’ or ‘witless’?
The difference is that when you beat a malicious person to pulp with a tire iron, it’s deterrence. When you do the same to a stupid person, it’s education.
Either way, the tire iron method gets results.
‘Stupidity’ would get things right about half of the time.
It’s malicious when it’s 100% damage to the US, every single time.