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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

That has literally nothing to do with intelligence - they can't change a plug because they haven't learned how to change a plug. If someone shows a particle physicist how to change a plug... they'll be able to change a plug. The average joe couldn't learn and understand advanced physics in three lifetimes.

I will add the obvious note that this does not at all apply in all cases - there are plenty of intelligent people who don't go down an academic route either by choice or circumstance, that's not what I'm talking about. More just pointing out that realistically... anyone who can't do basic DIY tasks actually COULD do them if they learned.

I'm not sure how literal her statement was meant to be tbh. Sound more like illustrative hyperbole than anything else. It's obvious what she's getting at.

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I have to agree.
I was appalled at the remain campaign as much as I was with the leave campaign.

Depends on what people term being clever too.
People can be 'clever' in extremely negative ways as well as positive.

I have to agree with you that really the renain campaign seemed like it was more like run by fools.

If the Remain campaign actually made more of an effort, it might have swayed enough people to get the result they wanted. They seemed to think that it was a forgone conclusion, which it was tbh ... just not in the way they thought
Even if they couldn't have changed 2% of the Leave voters' minds, they might have got some of those who didn't vote to turn up.