My use of the word stupid was in reference to his lackeys MKing, may I humbly suggest the word applies to them precisely, and may of course be enhanced by other descriptions elaborating on the term?
Certainly it doesn't require much of an intellect to nod vigorously when the emperor asks how pretty his new clothes are. Some folks NEED that sort of exercise, it makes them feel like they have a value.
My fascination with peak oil over the years has been driven by the true believers, those who deny reality, facts, history, anything necessary that they might proclaim on a daily basis.. OH NOES!!! THE END IS NIGH!!!!….
Their descriptions of what it does to their family life, how it changed their hopes and dreams, how they altered their life when they "learned" of how everyone is going to die off, how their relatives react, and how through it all they persevere and collect more bullets, beans or solar ovens. The true believers can hold my attention for years, as a sort of long term observation on how whacked someone can be and still function.
Of interest is the observation that RE has NONE of those people on his board. Most treat it like a fantasy role playing game, and are pretty firmly planted in BAU with jobs, cars, mortgages, retirement contributions, pump out little new consumers just like the people they claim to despise, they travel and take vacations and whatnot, and RE is perhaps the worst of the lot in general behavior. He jets around the hemisphere to have his teeth fixed….or drink beer with buddies. He stays at hotels within a few miles of his home because….he can.
But the regulars? Really, how many IQ points does it take to behave as required?