• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    4011 months ago

    My father, who was a republican (he died, not that he recovered from political conservativism), really liked that Schneider was one of the few conservatives in Hollywood and liked what he stood for, politically.

    Except that he detested anyone who held anti-lgbt views and only judged people buy their skin or gender in regards to being excited about seeing more representation in media. He frequently gave to charity and supported public education. But he was a firm believer in bootstraps and all that “no such thing as a free lunch,” and was ridiculously judgemental about laziness. He also was a pioneer of technology and held numerous patents.

    Three point is that genius and idiocy come in a countless number of flavors. My dad was the smartest man I’ve ever known and he was a bit of a moron.

    • @Cosmonauticus
      link
      2011 months ago

      I question one’s ability to not be racist or homophobic while supporting a group that is notoriously racist and homophobic

      • Transporter Room 3
        link
        fedilink
        1111 months ago

        “Well I don’t have a problem with Greg and Moh, myself, I think they’re great! And I know that the person I’m voting for is running on a ‘kill all the gays’ platform but he’s just so down to earth you know? How can I not vote for him?!”

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        110 months ago

        It was easy to hide behind “I just have other PRIORITIES, like the economy”. It’s easy to do when it’s not your rights that are at stake.

      • Transporter Room 3
        link
        fedilink
        1011 months ago

        I once had someone argue mechanical advantage of a bicycle with me while I was at work. Building their bicycle. I was 25 or 26?

        Anyway dude pulls the “Look kid, I have a degree, I was in school for almost a decade. I know what I’m talking about”

        So I asked him what his degree was in.

        He was an ENT doctor.

        I actually laughed out loud and said “Until your degree includes engineering, try not to argue with science, and I’ll not argue medicine.” we weren’t getting angry while arguing or anything, all lighthearted ribbing mostly, but he was arguing with such conviction.

        While I don’t have an engineering degree, I have specialized knowledge in this specific area. The other guy has way more education than I do, but it’s in a completely different field, but he figured that gave him some sort of authority on something.

        • @Custoslibera
          link
          111 months ago

          What was he trying to say? That you put the small cog on the front and the big cog on the back the bike will be harder to push?

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          211 months ago

          The linked page shows “Fachidiot” is also used as a German loanword in English (although maybe not that often; I’ve never seen it used in the wild)

    • @Seleni
      link
      611 months ago

      The difference between intelligence and wisdom I suppose.