In the end it will weaken the U.S. and another super power will emerge. What worries me is the most likely candidate is China, which is still totalitarian

And politicians. The only jobs such people can get. . . . "Ahh, you don't believe in radio-activity? We won't can't have you working here."

Is there some correlation between good college football and crazy state politicians?

Must be!

"Ohio" is the Alabama of the North"... I may steal that one. I might substitute Mississippi for Alabama on occasion.

I am sure there are white supremacist religious sects that will argue that.

@Beowulfsfriend - No doubt, you are correct.

Exactly. Every time someone, usually xtion, posts an anti Sharia post, I respond with, "I agree, ALL Abrahanic law is evil."

@Beowulfsfriend I doubt they get it, but that is exactly the right response.

I once interviewed for a job in Ohio. So glad I never moved there. Sounds even more backward than Iowa, and that's saying something......

@TomMcGiverin From what I read Iowa, although rural, has a lot of book readers, so they aren't all a bunch of hicks.

@snytiger6 You want to stick close to the three C's. Cleveland - Columbus - Cincinnati.

But Ohio is really backward. I grew up there.

Ohio is PAINFULLY backward. Pretty sure this is where rednecks were invented. In any residential neighborhood, there are easily 50-100 churches. The economy is depressed, most of the industrial and labor jobs are either gone or low income, and the opioid problem is huge. Seems like instead of helping themselves, they just load up another serving of grease onto their plates, dump down another 6pack of PBR, hop on that ATV, and pray to jeeezus to help em outta this bad spell! I guess pretending something/someone else will take care of all their problems FOR them is reassuring?

Appalling.

@snytiger6 Not all of them are, but most of them are, if you move outside of all of the cities and towns with four year colleges. Also, you need to know that many of those book readers only read romance or mystery novels, not exactly intellectual types....

@LisaFultonave I pity you for still living there....

@TomMcGiverin I brought it on myself. It's a good financial move for me post divorce, with family and lifetime friends for a support network. Everyone knows I won't stay beyond getting some equity built up. I hope to be back in CO in 10 yrs or less. Just need to feel confident being self sufficient after 36 yrs

@LisaFultonave Sounds like a good plan. Glad you are self sufficient and hope you are back west soon.

Can they really get any dumber?

@starwatcher-al If Trump is their model, yes.

Easier to control stupid people

Dumbing down? How about already dumbed down?

"Confuse not the minds of the ignorant. They will only hate you for it"...

@TomMcGiverin that's for sure! It's why I'm very circumspect about what I post or comment on in FB.

@LisaFultonave I almost never post on FB. Just use it for messaging with friends and keeping up on entertainment events like live music.

Very nice!!!!

Or perform medical procedures, since they can feasibly say it was never wrong in school training to use prayer instead of surgery to fix your medical emergency! Talk about dumbing down our entire educational system!! Wonder how long OSU could remain an accredited college endorsing this bullshit.

I believe 13 became "unlucky" because in the story of the last supper there were 13 attendees.... 12 apostles and Jesus. However, the messiah and 12 apostles story is not unique to Christianity, so it may predate from one of the earlier religions using such a story.

Why bother with schools at all. Just hand out the diplomas. They would be about that meaningful.

Not "I wnt to Ohio", but "I wuz skewled in Ohilio"

Please don't let Pence hear that!

Strangely... the rest of us who live in the U.S. can relate.. because Trump is president.

Nah, 45. Then it honors their orange demi-gawd.

I could see then eventually trying to take it that far.