My previous post was all about not liking my current circumstances in this country. I continue to stand by those feelings. I thought it was noteworthy to mention that the Season finale of "The Newsroom" last night made reference to the members of the Republican party who support the tea party caucus. Jeff Daniels refers to them as "The American Taliban." I believe this to be an accurate representation of who and what these people represent. The things they represent are as follows...
Ideological purity
compromise as weakness
a fundamentalist belief in
scriptural literalism
denying science
unmoved by facts
undeterred by
new information
a hostile fear of progress
a demonization of
education
a need to control women’s bodies
severe xenophobia
tribal
mentality
intolerance of dissent
a pathological (unknown to themselves) hatred of the U.S.
government
God I love this show and I hope that the Tea Party continues to make themselves look like assholes. All it does is puts their inevitable downfall on an express train to its destination.
I did recently find full time work, and will be moving there soon. But I stand by my statement that if Romney is elected, I will leave.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
You can't fix stupid
Dear America.
You know, I find it so amazing that so many people in this country can be so ignorant. I am not saying that we are great at education or much of anything (see episode 1 of Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom") but people should at least do research before doing things like voting against their own interest or believing that our world is underpopulated as it is so clearly overpopulated at the moment. Those people I refer to who voted against their own interest would be the 65+ group who had to have a change in congress so much that they elected the very people likely to take away their social security. As I said, you can't fix stupid. If there's one thing seniors should realize, it's that the democrats are the ones who are trying to protect government programs like social security. But no, no one else deserves health care regardless of the fact that your health care is provided by the government (heard of medicare and medicaid lately have you?) Seniors should "Grow Up" and realize that other people need help as well as they do. I am focusing this rant on seniors because they made up over 25% of the electorate during the last election. However, I would also like to blame the stupid young people who voted for tea party candidates. All the tea party has done in congress is made the US nearly Default on it's Debt, Lowered the credit rating of the US, and stalled any intelligent legislation from getting to President Obama's Desk.
I have decided that if the incompetence of the American Electorate remains in 2012, and Mitty Mittster is elected, I will rigorsly seek employment in another country and leave this god forsaken place.
Love,
A smart member of the 99%
You know, I find it so amazing that so many people in this country can be so ignorant. I am not saying that we are great at education or much of anything (see episode 1 of Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom") but people should at least do research before doing things like voting against their own interest or believing that our world is underpopulated as it is so clearly overpopulated at the moment. Those people I refer to who voted against their own interest would be the 65+ group who had to have a change in congress so much that they elected the very people likely to take away their social security. As I said, you can't fix stupid. If there's one thing seniors should realize, it's that the democrats are the ones who are trying to protect government programs like social security. But no, no one else deserves health care regardless of the fact that your health care is provided by the government (heard of medicare and medicaid lately have you?) Seniors should "Grow Up" and realize that other people need help as well as they do. I am focusing this rant on seniors because they made up over 25% of the electorate during the last election. However, I would also like to blame the stupid young people who voted for tea party candidates. All the tea party has done in congress is made the US nearly Default on it's Debt, Lowered the credit rating of the US, and stalled any intelligent legislation from getting to President Obama's Desk.
I have decided that if the incompetence of the American Electorate remains in 2012, and Mitty Mittster is elected, I will rigorsly seek employment in another country and leave this god forsaken place.
Love,
A smart member of the 99%
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