Founded by Geniuses and Run by Idiots

[boedicca]

Heh:



If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TV’s and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

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Yes, Virgina. The United States was founded by geniuses and is now run by idiots, as we have daily proof

 

[TruthSeeker56]

EXCELLENT! Let's keep adding to this list. Make this a "group participation" thread.

I'm hearing lots of chirping crickets from the left wingnuts.

Here are a few more:

If your government believes that a slowdown in the downward spiral of home values and home purchases from the previous year signals a "recovery", you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If TV commercials by the "Ad Council" tell you to "knock it off" if you use the word "gay" to describe something other than homosexuals, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government can't distinguish between a REAL assault weapon and something that LOOKS LIKE an assault weapon, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the Vice President Of The United States tells people to fire shotguns from their balconies and through their front doors, as an alternative to owning AR-15s, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the President of the United States takes every opportunity to circumvent the U.S. Constitution, and the news media ignores it, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Heh:



If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TV’s and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

Founded By Geniuses And Run By Idiots | Zero Hedge



Yes, Virgina. The United States was founded by geniuses and is now run by idiots, as we have daily proof

If this wasn't so serious it would be funny.

 

[boedicca]

- If one of your elected representatives claims that 170 million people will lose their jobs if government spending is cut by 2% (after increasing 25% over the past 5 years)...you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

 

[Misty]

If you live in a country where a spending cut means not raising the spending already being spent, you might live in country founded by geniuses and run by complete utter morons.

 

[boedicca]

When you live in a country where incomes drop more than has happened in the past 20 years and the President's solution is to push for yet more tax increases...you might live in a country founded geniuses and run by idiots.

 

[TNHarley]

If you live in a country that says the sequestor will the cause of loss for 170 million job and there is barely over 150 million employed, you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots

 

[boedicca]

If you live in a country that says the sequestor will the cause of loss for 170 million job and there is barely over 150 million employed, you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots

Maybe this threat of reduction in employed people 'splains all the bullets being purchased by DHS, and the Obama Admin's attempt to justify Drones for domestic actions.

If you live in a country where the high profile mayor of a large city claims that deficits don't matter becuase people are willing to lend the U.S. government "an infinite amount of money"...you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 

[Desperado]

If a United States Congressman, claimed the Asia Pacific island of Guam would “tip over and capsize” from the additional weight of 8,000 American troops and their families, you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots

Honest, I would not make this up....snopes.com: Guam Tipping Point

 

[Misty]

If you live in a country where the president blames the republicans for the sequester when it was actually his idea you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by lying crooks.

 

[boedicca]

If you live in a country where a Congressman resigns from office because he was caught embezzling $750,000 to pay for Michael Jackson memorabilia, fur coats, and a Rolex...you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiotic crooks.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

If you live in a country where the president blames the republicans for the sequester when it was actually his idea you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by lying crooks.

We DO live in a country where 47% of the voters apparently do not know that Congress must send a bill to the White House for signature and that if enough of the members of Congress refuse to do their job and instead leave for yet another vacation (at YOUR expense, morons), not a hell of a lot will get done.

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Haven't read more than a few of these but what I read is just chocked full of false equivalencies and downright falsehoods.

A lot like the idiotic thread that states bicycle helmets cause obesity.

 

[whitehall]

Actually the greatest Country in the world is still run by the people. So far.

 

[jadeX]

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I would post the URL but.............

 

[boedicca]

If you live in a country where the President refuses to allocate sufficient budget to border security and aircraft carrier maintenance while funding "Global Warming The Musical"...you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 

[Samson]

EXCELLENT! Let's keep adding to this list. Make this a "group participation" thread.

I'm hearing lots of chirping crickets from the left wingnuts.

Nothing about the OP that suggests idiocy is exclusive to one partisan group or the other.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally...

Nonsense, given the fact detention and deportation of undocumented persons are at record levels. This is also a fallacy of false analogy.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion …

An example of conservative ignorance of the law and Constitution, one does not have a fundamental right to go on a field trip or take an aspirin, one does have a fundamental right to privacy. And this is also a fallacy false analogy.

If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction …

Fallacy of false analogy.

If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government …

Another example of conservative ignorance of the law and Constitution, boarding an airplane, cashing a check, buying liquor, or checking out a library book are not fundamental rights, voting is.

If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt.

Fallacy of false analogy.

If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat …

Fallacy of false analogy.

If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched …

Fallacy of false analogy.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more …

The threat to the American economy isn’t spending, it’s the naïve, ignorant, and failed fiscal dogma of the right.

If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable…

Fallacy of false analogy.

If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”…

Incorrect, children are routinely removed from the homes of parents who use drugs or where living conditions are unsafe.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones …

Incorrect, those on public assistance are required to search for work as a condition of continued eligibility, many others receiving assistance are working but low income, and others are children, the disabled, and the elderly for whom these services are vital.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work …

Incorrect, as with public assistance, one must search for work to remain eligible for UCB, failure to document one’s work searches will result in termination of his UCB.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TV’s and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage …

Incorrect, government can’t ‘forgive’ private debt owed to a private lender. This notion is a rightist myth and yet another fallacy of false analogy.

If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government …

This doesn’t even make any sense, as no one is advocating denying anyone the right to defend himself.

This blog post is thus a collection of fallacies and rightwing ignorance, stupidity, and hate.

 

[Foxfyre]

If you live in a country in which verifiable statements can be nullified by somebody saying "is not", you might be living in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you live in a country in which a U.S. Congresswoman declares that 170 million jobs will be lost due to Sequestration while another millionaire U.S. Congresswoman declares that reduction in congressional pay will undermine the dignity of her position, you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 

[Samson]

a fallacy of false analogy.

a fallacy false analogy.

Fallacy of false analogy.

Fallacy of false analogy.

Fallacy of false analogy.

Fallacy of false analogy.

Fallacy of false analogy.

yet another fallacy of false analogy.

This blog post is thus a collection of fallacies and rightwing ignorance, stupidity, and hate.

um, yeah.

 

[boedicca]

If you live in a country where the government releases over 2,000 illegal aliens for "budgetary" reasons and a 7 year old boy is suspended from school for taking bites out of a pastry so that it looked like a gun...you might live in country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.