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Dear Americans, You’re Smarter Than This

Dear Americans, You’re Smarter Than This

A letter to my friends, neighbors, and frenemies in the USA.

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Faruk Ateş
Feb 20, 2025
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Dear Americans,

(And by that I mean just the people of the United Confederacy of Trumpericivanka.)

Before I begin, I want to express that I’m not writing this as a liberal, leftist, or Democrat who’s angry at the Republicans (my cheeky joke aside). And, I’m not writing this as a Republican who disagrees with Trump. I’m writing this as a human who was given the colloquial “genius” designation by the United States Government, for my extraordinary abilities and innovative contributions to the fields of technology and design. I’m someone who knows how smart y’all are, because I’ve had to legally prove myself and measure up. That’s how I know you’re smarter than what I’m currently seeing.

This morning I came across this disappointing poll result on American expansion:

Only a disappointingly small majority of Americans oppose invading Canada and Gaza, and not even a majority oppose invading Greenland and The Panama Canal.

You’re smarter than this. I know this, because I’ve met a lot of you. But …

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