• @HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world
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    928 months ago

    Cassandra… in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed.

    For those who were also wondering

    • JackFrostNCola
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      8 months ago

      Theres no way her family are both smart enough to both dub her Cassandra (given that reference), but also not able to comprehend the reasons behind what she says…

      • Echo Dot
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        08 months ago

        I don’t know quite a lot of conservatives are smart in terms of education they’re just not very good at critical thinking skills.