# Why are people so damn stupid?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911 "2011-02-10T17:02:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911/61 "2011-02-16T02:34:49Z")
> [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > Don’t try arguing with Uzi. He functions in his own little reality. [You're a fine example of a cop dude. Really. - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565525) The reality where people take responsibility for their actions? What was I thinking?! But glad you had nothing constructive to add to this particular conversation. [QUOTE=Dread Pirate Jimbo] First of all, even assuming there have been 5 or 6 plebiscites over the years, [/QUOTE] An article that makes reference to a 1966 plebiscite. [Link](http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Health+officials+explore+ways+give+fluoride+children+after+City+Hall+vote/4261947/story.html) I’m finding it hard to find evidence of the 2nd ‘Yes’ plebiscite you are referring to. > [@](#): > > …rather than the 2 that have been recently reported on (and you’ve brought no evidence to the table of any of the “no” votes), what we have is a precedent handed down for at least the last 22 years that this is an issue City Council has deemed worthy of having the citizens vote on. And now they haven’t. You can bitch and whine all you want, but they have every right to do what they have done. Put together a court case against them and see how far that gets you if you think otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911/62 "2011-02-16T15:50:47Z")
I grew up without fluoride in the water, it was added well after my permanent teeth came in. I distinctly remember a trip to the dentist when I was around 12 because he told me I had 12 - 12! - cavities. One for each year of my life. (Not all big cavities, mostly little spots that could be buzzed off without novacaine, but still! 12!) My daughter is now 23. Total cavities: zero. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911/63 "2011-02-16T16:48:25Z")
> [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > Don’t try arguing with Uzi. He functions in his own little reality. [You're a fine example of a cop dude. Really. - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565525) No worries; I was forewarned. 😉 > [@Uzi](#): > > \ > An article that makes reference to a 1966 plebiscite. [Link](http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Health+officials+explore+ways+give+fluoride+children+after+City+Hall+vote/4261947/story.html) > I’m finding it hard to find evidence of the 2nd ‘Yes’ plebiscite you are referring to. > > And now they haven’t. You can bitch and whine all you want, but they have every right to do what they have done. Put together a court case against them and see how far that gets you if you think otherwise. Thank you for the cite for the 1966 vote. Now, if you’re finding it hard to find evidence of my reference to a 2nd “yes” plebiscite, you obviously didn’t bother to check the link to the City’s website I provided in the OP: > [@](#): > > Subsequently, in 1998 another plebiscite was held, and Calgarians again voted in favour of fluoridation. As a voting member of the community, it is well within my rights to bitch and whine when the people who were elected to represent us do something that does not represent the will of the electorate, in a manner inconsistent with the process their predecessors had well established. Which is what I’m doing. I might have even written an angry letter to my ward’s councillor, except she was one of the 3 people to vote against this motion. It may come as a shock to some people, but one’s rights and responsibilities as it pertains to one’s government do not end at the voting booth – public criticism (and praise – hey, it could happen!) is a critical part of the process in between elections and helps to ensure that the people in office continue to listen to the will of the citizens who put them there. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911/64 "2011-02-17T03:14:33Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > I was on my way to do it–honest! Word. I was going to point out the wisdom of the city council. they’re even putting flouride into ice cream-\*children’s \*ice cream! Best wishes, hh [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-damn-stupid/570911.md?page=3)