Why does the world think Trump supporters are stupid and poorly educated?

[Mr. Wednesday]

Just ask her for an example of "Trump's Grifting." And Elon's too. I've asked for anyone to provide examples of these imaginary "grifts" and how they work to enrich Trump or Elon, but all I get in return are bad emojis and insults. I don't mind the insults, but the bad emojis are simply beyond the pale.

Incidentally, fun fact. The term "beyond the pale" refers to the hinterlands of Ireland that the English never quite gained control over.

Exactly. "How, and to whom, are Trump or Musk giving any of the largesse clawed back from government money-laundering programs?"

Invariable response: or some variation on same from the drones.

Curious as to why that is? Well, I have a pretty good idea:

Lily and LotusBud are (or claim to be) retired educators. Admin is (or claims to be) a retired squid.

These are people who operate by rote. They are professionally trained to not question anything. Consequently, they frown on anybody who does question anything. They have become habituated, over the courses of their careers, to hate non-conformity of opinion.

They literally cannot handle being questioned. So they don't engage in inquiry, and they can't handle it when anyone else engages in it. It's outside the scope of their capabilities. They know how to employ emotional and social manipulation (because those work on children and Navy personnel) but they have no framework within which to handle people who don't treat them as authority figures and just accept whatever they're told.