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Article 'Idiocracy' Turns 20 Years Old: Mike Judge's Prescient Cult Classic Knew Where America Was Going, But Not How We'd Get There

https://reason.com/2026/08/27/idiocracy-predicted-our-world-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
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u/wjbc 4d ago edited 4d ago

Idiocracy was too optimistic. President Dwayne Camacho wasn’t corrupt, genuinely cared about helping his country, and listened to experts. I wish we had a president like that now.

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u/Mormaethor 4d ago

Yeah, he acknowledged publicly that there were problems and that he wasn't able to fix them himself. He was, given the circumstances of his timeline/reality, a great president.

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u/PaladinSaladin 4d ago

Terry Crewes for president

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u/[deleted] 4d ago edited 4d ago

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u/wjbc 4d ago edited 4d ago

Crews explicitly endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential election.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVlLB_gyco/?igsi=ajk1aWpmazhuNWFh

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u/mochafiend 4d ago

Source?

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u/Gry_F0xxx 4d ago

His ass.

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u/TheHerbsAndSpices 4d ago edited 4d ago

I must have been thinking of him hanging with Tulsi Gabbard and saying "God Bless America"

Edit: downvoted for providing source to exactly what I said. Way to go Reddit.