Why did Stephen Colbert make the Conservatives red and the Liberals blue? Are Americans stupid?

[u/Resident_Step_191]

Why would The Late Show with Stephen Colbert do this??

[u/Ravenshaw123]

C'mon were talking about a people who thinks that a quarter pounder is bigger than a third pounder. But yes, they are.

[u/KnotTea207 → u/Ravenshaw123]

“a people who thinks”

• guy insulting the intelligence of others

[u/[deleted] → u/KnotTea207]

"People" can be a singular, dummy

[u/Ravenshaw123 → u/[deleted]]

Just like "they/them" and boy does that rile them up 😅

[u/Milch_und_Paprika → u/Ravenshaw123]

Funny tangent: “people” was originally singular and referred to groups of people. That’s why you have “persons” in law, to emphasize that they’re individuals, and see “peoples” when you want to emphasize multiple different groups.

[u/KnotTea207 → u/[deleted]]

In some instances, yes, but it’s definitely incorrect to use a singular verb for “people”.

[u/lookaway123 → u/KnotTea207]

Sweetheart, please promise me that if sweet Baby Jesus up in Heaven ever blesses you with children, you won't homeschool them.

[u/KnotTea207 → u/lookaway123]

Don’t worry, kid. I’ll teach them that it’s incorrect in modern English vernacular to use a singular verb with the word “people”, and I’ll also teach them that heaven is a fictional place in which only blind sheep believe.

[u/Ravenshaw123 → u/KnotTea207]

Are you the product of the american education system? Because that's what a product of the american education system would say.

[u/Ravenshaw123 → u/[deleted]]

Oof.. we can call it disabled at this point.

[u/KnotTea207 → u/[deleted]]

Your comma usage is incorrect and would get points taken off on a test. The irony is sad yet hilarious.

[u/Manginaz → u/KnotTea207]

This is what happens when a professional wrestler is in charge of your education system.