| | Stupid and IgnorantSeveral people responded to the first Featured_Grownups challenge for December by mentioning something about being annoyed by stupid and ignorant people. I was half-tempted to say something about it myself, but then I thought that this really isn't an annoyance for me. It is something far worse.
Stupid people I can generally deal with. Ignorant people I can generally deal with. But when stupidity and ignorance are combined in the same person at the same time - that I find impossible to deal with. It's like trying to reason with the vacuum of space. There's nothing there. My mind reels in anguish because there is no amount of reasoning or rational logic that can penetrate even the thinnest outermost layer surrounding the brains (if that is what they be) of such morons. I sometimes think I would have an easier time arguing with a 5 year old then I have dealing with these people.
I'm not talking about your basic dumb; I'm talking about some serious lack of gray matter; I'm talking about those people who are obviously not playing with a full deck of cards. They are inordinately stupid, and their ignoranance is obvious to everyone around them. Such people can't respond to a comment or a question with a coherent thought that is even remotely related to or consistent with the overall conversation. And trying to keep their minds focused on a topic is an impossible task, because there's nothing there to deal with on any intelligent level. Yet, they feel free to speak with authority on any subject, certain of their own intelligence and unable to see how terribly far of the path they really are. Frustrating is the kindest word I can think of at this point.
On those few occasions when I have been unfortunate enough to be in the same room with such a person, I have wanted to scream at the very thought of having to try to deal with them. I just can't find any level of conscious awareness low enough for them to begin to see a glimmer of something greater. The stereotypical image of the dumb blond comes to mind only magnified 10 times.
I guess I should feel bad about this - and on some level I do - because I know that these people were born deficient, or became deficient in some way not of their own making. It would just be easier to deal with if I could see an outward manifestation of their problem. The thing is that, except for a complete lack of ability to think, they appear to be perfectly normal, healthy individuals. |
| | Posted 12/9/2006 8:13 AM - 4 comments
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