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steve robertshaw's avatar

I'm just curious why you say that your mother in law is smart? It doesn't sound as if she has any curiosity about what's going on out in the real world.

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David S's avatar

She’s been an avid reader all her life. No college education, but she engages a lot of complex issues on a college level. Deeply curious, or at least used to be. Loves to solve puzzles. She’d give you the shirt off her back.

That’s when I really grew worried about MAGA. Anne has smarts and character. But MAGA appeals to something deeply fearful inside her that I don’t think she can articulate. Which is a pretty common human thing when it comes to deep-seated fears. Not an IQ issue at all. It’s an EQ one

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