Stupid Stupid STUPID

Recently Frank at IMAO concluded that because democrats are so stupid about little things, like the ECONOMY and minimum wage, it is far too difficult to try and explain to them what's wrong with their opinion. He figures we should just punch the hippies. I agree that could work.

For those of us who don't sit around all day playing violent video games :), I have another suggestion. Make them explain it.  According to this study, people THINK they understand a lot more about politics than they actually do. If you ask them to list the reasons why they support a policy, their opinion becomes even more extreme.  But if you ask them to explain, methodically, step by step, how a policy works, they are at a loss.  All of a sudden they begin to recognize, "hey, I'm kinda stupid!"  When they recognize this, their opinions about said policy become much more moderate.