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Fuck this guy.
This guy is the very definition of brainwashed. I'm not even trying to make a joke. Shit like this unnerves me to no end. The current democratic party is "the most transparently, nakedly corrupt political party ever known"? This guy seems to genuinely believe that. The fact there are people like him out there pro-creating is a terrifying thought.
Also, there's his whole "95% of black people are fucking idiots"....philosophy. That sort of goes back to the article that was posted on the last page where the author was criticizing right-wingers for acting like complete and utter fucking assholes to everyone who voted for Obama; as if that sort of behavior will help further their cause or gain them any sympathy from independents or liberals.
EmCeeGramr
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"I'm not racist, I'm not addressing the black race, I'm just saying that 95% of you black people are fucking idiots and your daddyless welfare thug culture is bad."
These people have been so trained by dog whistles and rhetoric that they honestly believe that anything short of a KKK lynching doesn't count as "racist."
They didn't think that through, did they? If the people who are pissed at the result (ie. Republican voters) didn't turn up to vote, then the Democratic party would have 100% of the vote.
Unless I'm missing something. I'm not 100% up to speed with the US political/voting system.
Deified Data
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Rich, white conservatives can usually afford to pick up their toys and leave.
The rest of us are stuck where we're at, for better or worse. We try to make the best of it.
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if that dudes surgeon father was in it for the money and is appalled at the idea of affordable healthcare for all then he got into that job for all the wrong reasons, and without a doubt theyll still be a mad rich family.
Oppo
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Indeed, one wonders how he squares that mentally with the Hippocratic Oath.
Another interesting thing about that Buzzhill blog was the numerous references to avoiding "fear porn". That's what they call news they don't want to hear. Several described advanced techniques for sticking one's head in the sand.
So that is why Obama wants that enable every kid to go to college!!Quick retort: You mean like Portland, Seattle, all the cities in Silicon Valley, Austin, etc.
Also:
What a genius conman.
Like the hat?
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every time I see the phrase "white america" I mentally replace it with "fear of brown people"
and I replace "socialist nation" with "I live in a bubble and have no idea what anything is other than what Fox news tells me things are"
and I replace "socialist nation" with "I live in a bubble and have no idea what anything is other than what Fox news tells me things are"
I would love to talk to a republican.just sit down and pick their mind.
The closest thing was a co-worker from a few years back talking about why being a conservative (in Canada) was better. SOON as I tried to actually converse with her, she shuts me down with "ohhhhh my God, I really don't want to talk about it right now". At literally my first sentence.
No fun
The closest thing was a co-worker from a few years back talking about why being a conservative (in Canada) was better. SOON as I tried to actually converse with her, she shuts me down with "ohhhhh my God, I really don't want to talk about it right now". At literally my first sentence.
No fun
Thequietone
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Believe me it is no fun talking to these kinds of Republicans. I just had one of my republican "friends" cursing me out because I laughed at the idea of the south seceding from the union because of Obama's victory. Apparently if Obama lost I would be saying the same things these people are about white people. (Which makes no sense since I am white. Guess because I have friends who are minorities makes me one of them or something.)I would love to talk to a republican.just sit down and pick their mind.
The closest thing was a co-worker from a few years back talking about why being a conservative (in Canada) was better. SOON as I tried to actually converse with her, she shuts me down with "ohhhhh my God, I really don't want to talk about it right now". At literally my first sentence.
No fun
Wow, a gay conservative nutjob blogger. Fucking unicorn. I didn't even know one existed.
Mind blown, really.
one thing i noticed in 2008 was that the leadup to the election was pretty fucking disgusting. not so, this time around. i think what happened was, two different realities occupied the same space in 2008. the right-wing reality couldn't deal with the rest of everything, so they had tantrums all over the place. there were big tantrums in 2009 and 2010 too, but by then they were wrapping themselves up in their own reality.
the leadup to the 2012 election had everyone sealed off in their own separate realities. one had obama looking pretty good to win: unemployment was bad, but dropping; osama bin laden was dead; and health care reform was sounding a bit better by the day. the other had romney clearly going for the win because obviousy: unemployment was bad; obama is evil incarnate; benghazi benghazi benghazi; and socialist takeover of health care.
i wonder what the right's reaction will be in 2013. the public had a passing fancy with the tea party in 2009, but they fucking hate them now. you can only play the destroying our freedoms card for so long before it loses meaning.
the leadup to the 2012 election had everyone sealed off in their own separate realities. one had obama looking pretty good to win: unemployment was bad, but dropping; osama bin laden was dead; and health care reform was sounding a bit better by the day. the other had romney clearly going for the win because obviousy: unemployment was bad; obama is evil incarnate; benghazi benghazi benghazi; and socialist takeover of health care.
i wonder what the right's reaction will be in 2013. the public had a passing fancy with the tea party in 2009, but they fucking hate them now. you can only play the destroying our freedoms card for so long before it loses meaning.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I knew someone like that. He got cancer ten years ago and his coverage ran out. Oh, and his daughter had lupus and no insurance because he stopped paying for it just before she was diagnosed... because he was broke from the cancer.
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Clearly he stole that from Go On. Passed this off to them today, they thought it was funny it was getting traction.
What a weird world. I love that he just STOPS. Amazing.
beelzebozo
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Quick retort: You mean like Portland, Seattle, all the cities in Silicon Valley, Austin, etc.
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elephant in the room.
Count Dookkake
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lol.
smokeandmirrors
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Quick retort: You mean like Portland, Seattle, all the cities in Silicon Valley, Austin, etc.
Also:
Obviously those liberal indoctrination camps are the reasoning behind this. Real America stands above these brainwashed institutions of "higher learning".
And they even make you pay for them!
EmCeeGramr
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This is also why every election, there's someone making the brilliant observation that "the country is mostly red! How can the Democrats have won so many votes?" as if it's a Mario Party minigame where both candidates try to color more area on the map.
Here's a Facebook status thread from one of my more conservative friends; thought it was interesting.
"Maybe I should never have become a surgeon."
Of all the bitter sad bullshit that's been posted, I never wanted to be able to respond to any of it until now.
If your dad was only a surgeon because he wanted to make a shitload of money and not give any back, then fuck yeah maybe he never should have been a surgeon in the first place.
Did your dad cry about the tax rate and question his career choice 13 years ago, when the tax rate was exactly the same as it will be IF the Bush tax cuts expire?
I'm also a little confused about how he can expect to have 50% of his earnings taken by the government. Even if you are making 5 million a year, your effective tax rate is only like 35% (assuming you take no deductions and have no tax shelters). I guess the remaining 15% might be California State income tax, but if you are that butthurt about taxes then why the fuck are you living in California? Florida is pretty much the same in terms of climate and amenities, except there's no income tax at all.
BlackGoku03
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Really? Half your wages? he must not have been paying his taxes previous years.
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The last time the top tax rate was anything close to 50% was under Reagan.
HP_Wuvcraft
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When I read shit like this, I honestly have to wonder if people think Colbert is serious.
Meus Renaissance
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This is actually one of the more reasonable, and more mature, examples of discussion on social media following the election. Good on them
They think he's joking about joking and is actually genuine. Ohio State University did a study about it a while back.
The Abstract:
Incredible.
HP_Wuvcraft
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We should just change the name of that show to Poe's Law.
Nothing new. See also: the Archie Bunker effect.
For those too old or too young to remember, Archie Bunker was the lead character and "lovable bigot" of the 70's sitcom All In the Family. He had all kinds of derisive views on blacks, Jews, Irishmen, Italians, etc. He was meant to be a ridiculous caricature of racists, someone who showed how insane and outmoded that model of thinking is.
Studies showed though that when people with racist tendencies watched the program, they found their views validated and reinforced. They didn't see Archie Bunker as a pathetic fossil holding on to the past -- they saw him as a truth-teller and a public voice for their own opinions.
Of course that's the brilliance of both Colbert and All In the Family -- people from both sides of the issues can watch and enjoy.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21818&page=18
Thought it would be interesting to compare.
edit: Holy shit, nice call!
Thought it would be interesting to compare.
edit: Holy shit, nice call!
Mercury Fred
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Wow, these are gems! Nice find.
smokeandmirrors
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That coupled with the avatar make it.
EatinOlives
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Some friend on my facebook and his hick friend are seriously contemplating how possible it would be for Texas to secede. Some bullshit about "getting our constitutional freedom back" and how many votes would be required by the branches of the Texas government to make it happen, as well as the possibility of how Obama would react. "He won't bomb us", the hick friend says. "he's a pussy'".
Like, these fucks are seriously talking it like they're planning a vacation. And they end the conversation with them saying "yes, more research must be done".
Not enough facepalms in the world.
Like, these fucks are seriously talking it like they're planning a vacation. And they end the conversation with them saying "yes, more research must be done".
Not enough facepalms in the world.
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Our "centrist" Obama-supporting biz/dev representative, a Canadian citizen, was so pissed at me for voting for Prop 30. He was even more pissed when he found out that it applies retroactively to income already earned this year - he's going to have to pay thousands more and had no chance to plan ahead for it. Now he's talking about moving out of state, canceling a game project he was going to fund, etc.
Those are the salty tears I love the most - the ones that are going to take tens of thousands of tax dollars and investment out of California with them.
My plan to destroy California continues apace.
Those are the salty tears I love the most - the ones that are going to take tens of thousands of tax dollars and investment out of California with them.
My plan to destroy California continues apace.
Mgoblue201
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The election fallout has really exposed just how badly the right has lost all perspective. In just about every sense, in terms of regulations, marginal tax rates, and government interference, you can point to the past and say that it was once worse. Even Obama's signature achievement, with health care, is less ambitious than previous proposals from past presidents. The America they revere never existed, or if it did, then it's not the same place they imagine it to be.
Dion Blaster
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Colbert is what gets me through politics and keeps me engaged enough to learn about what I'm voting for. He brings a light heartedness and wit to an otherwise mind-numbingly ridiculous part of the media.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
you know, this is probably the last thing i'd say about the man who ordered the death of osama bin laden.
me at 19 said:
well, i wasn't far off.
it's really weird when you read posts you don't remember creating. i'll chalk it up to that being alternate-dimension anihawk
speculawyer
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It is weird that he is also bashing atheists as idiots. Well the vast majority of the elite scientists are atheists. Are they "fuckin' stupid"?
EatinOlives
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I'm not unfriending just yet. This could get interesting.
I think their idea of "pussy" is "not a boot-wearin' shotgun totin' sumbitch". I don't think silly things like anything that happened in that last four years factored into their assessment.
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