• MrMcGasion@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 days ago

    Problem is that even if he choked on his burger and coke at lunch, and had dinner with the devil, neither of the next two in line could pass a civics class either.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      1 day ago

      Nah, Vance could pass, he literally has a law degree from Yale and had to earn his college tuition in the Marines (as a journalist/propagandist).

      Civics knowledge isn’t the same thing as ethical behavior.

      • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 hours ago

        It doesn’t take much intelligence to be a journalist ofr the military. That’s a fortunate-son posting for the most part.

        Yale, sure. He’s booksmart, and as his subsequent career has shown, he knows what to kiss and when.

      • Sconrad122@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        1 day ago

        If you refuse to answer the questions correctly because acknowledging facts about our system of government would undermine your weak justifications for your fascist behavior, the fact that you actually knew the correct answer deep down doesn’t change your score