Saw this posted on Facebook the other day. It certainly warrants a response as it mixes true statements with outright falsehoods and a dash of misleading information, too.
My replies in bold.
I feel the need to drop a little truth on y'all. So buckle up... I'm about to be politically incorrect.
We don't need to take America back. No one stole it. It's right here... you're sitting in it. Chillax.
Intentionally misleading verbage. Traditional American values are under attack.
Mexico isn't going to pay for the wall,
You have never seen a master businessman and alpha male at work, have you?
and we're not going to deport millions of people and break up families. If you think either one is a good idea, you're not smart and probably not a person I want to hang out with.
Well, I am likely more intelligent than you, but the feeling is mutual.
We don't live in a democracy. Technically we are a Federal Republic. But in reality, we are ruled by an oligarchy. If you don't know what that is, look it up. Reading will do you good. You probably need to do more of it.
The USA started as a representative Republic. These days it more closely resembles a democratic socialist republic. And I agree that reading is good. More liberals need to do it.
FoxNews, CNN and MSNBC have an agenda and are not "fair and balanced" or in any way unbiased. I'll reiterate... read more. Read newspapers (even online ones). Read lots of opinions and sources and then (stay with me here), THINK! Form your own opinion based on as many facts as your can brain can tolerate.
Agreed 100%
Speaking of facts... there actually is a difference between facts, opinions and propaganda. You should learn the difference. (Another opportunity to show off your mad reading skills.)
Agreed 100%.
Science is real. We know things because of science. Don't be afraid of it. You have an iPhone and Facebook because of science. It's your friend.
Agreed 100%
Global warming or "climate change" as the cool kids call it IS REAL. Anyone who tells you it's not real is not a smart person and probably should not be dressing themselves or caring for children.
No dispute here. However, man-made climate change is not scientifically backed.
Racism exists. And you are probably a little racist and should work on that. Seriously.
Projection much?
American Christians are not under attack. We are not being persecuted. We wield so much power in this country that politicians pretend to be Christian just so we will vote for them. No one is trying to take your bible away from you. The gay people are not destroying our families -- we don't need any help from them, thank you. We do a fine job of that by ourselves. So stop saying we are persecuted. You sound stupid.
Based on your blog, wherein you claim to be Christian, I cannot outright drop the charge that you might be atheist. But since you sound like one, I'm going to go with liberal privileged. Christians are under attack, as is Christianity.
Poor people need help. If you're not helping them but complaining about how the government helps them with your money you are not a nice person.
Misleading statement. Christ said to give... but He never mentioned the government forcing you to do so.
Be nice to the people who teach your children. Don't send them nasty emails or yell at them. Their job is 10,000 times harder than your stupid job. You are not a professional educator so just shut your mouth and be thankful someone is willing to teach your offspring.
Agreed 100%.
You don't know what Common Core is. You think you do, but you don't unless you're a teacher. So stop complaining about math problem memes on Facebook. You can't do the math anyway.
Actually, I do. My wife is a teacher. I also do this stuff called research. You should try it some time. And the math is easy... but the common core methods are not. Nor are they the best shortcuts.
ISIS is not an existential threat to the United States.
Where is your cave?
We do not need to rebuild our military. Our military is the strongest, scariest, most badass killing machine the world has ever seen.
It was...
So stop being afraid and stop letting politicians and pundits scare you.
Not bad...
Guns do in fact kill people.
Misleading statement. Guns do not kill without a human at the trigger.
That's what they are designed to do.
Nope. They were designed to launch tiny lead projectiles.
If you feel you need a gun to protect yourself in America, you are probably living in the wrong neighborhood and should move before you go out and buy a gun.
Ever hear of random crime?
There are like a billion places to live where you won't need a gun, or even need to lock your front door.
Wow. You really believe this?
If you do own a gun, then make sure you know how to use it really, really, really well. Seriously... get some training because you still don't know how to record stuff with your DVR. Go to the gun range and shoot the thing a lot. Learn how to clean it properly and be able to disassemble it and reassemble it with your eyes closed. It's a freaking gun and it deserves that level of care, proficiency and respect. And for God's sake, keep it locked up and away from your kids.
Agreed 100%. Except my DVR ability is quite good, thank you.
If you are even a little bit unhinged or pissed off... you shouldn't have a gun. And the Founding Fathers would totally agree with me.
Nope and nope.
Stop being suspicious of American Muslims.
Misleading statement. One should be suspicious of Muslims in general.
The guy sitting next to you in the cubicle at work is probably more of a threat to you than any Muslim since he has to listen to your uninformed ranting day after day.
Only if he is a liberal does he pose such a threat. Sounds like projection. Are you that guy? Do you imagine ways to kill your conservative co-workers?
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and all the rest are ENTERTAINERS! Stop getting your opinions from them. (Here's where that reading thing can really be an advantage.)
Agreed. Need to add Colbert, Shaun King, Huffington Post, Kos, and other such outlets.
Stop sharing Facebook memes that tell me to share or else Jesus won't bless me with a laundry basket full of cash. That's not how prayer works. And I don't want money delivered (even from God) in a laundry basket. Nobody ever washes those things out and they just keep putting nasty dirty clothes in them. Yuck!
Agreed 100%.
We are the United States of America, and we can afford to... house every homeless veteran, feed every child, and take in every refugee and still have money left over for Starbucks and a bucket of KFC.
Misleading statement. We can afford it. We do not need additional taxes to do so. We need to cut spending or reallocate to this project.
Unless you can trace your family line back to someone who made deerskin pants look stylish and could field dress a buffalo, you are a descendent of an immigrant. Please stop saying that immigrants are ruining our country. Such comments are like a giant verbal burrito stuffed with historical ignorance, latent racism and xenophobia, all wrapped in a fascist tortilla.
As a white man, I am intensely aware of what my race did to the American Indians. I don't want that to happen to my kids, so I will be wary of *illegal* (did you intentionally forget to include that word?) immigrants.
That's all for now. I feel better.
LaMonte Fowler
What say you?
My replies in bold.
I feel the need to drop a little truth on y'all. So buckle up... I'm about to be politically incorrect.
We don't need to take America back. No one stole it. It's right here... you're sitting in it. Chillax.
Intentionally misleading verbage. Traditional American values are under attack.
Mexico isn't going to pay for the wall,
You have never seen a master businessman and alpha male at work, have you?
and we're not going to deport millions of people and break up families. If you think either one is a good idea, you're not smart and probably not a person I want to hang out with.
Well, I am likely more intelligent than you, but the feeling is mutual.
We don't live in a democracy. Technically we are a Federal Republic. But in reality, we are ruled by an oligarchy. If you don't know what that is, look it up. Reading will do you good. You probably need to do more of it.
The USA started as a representative Republic. These days it more closely resembles a democratic socialist republic. And I agree that reading is good. More liberals need to do it.
FoxNews, CNN and MSNBC have an agenda and are not "fair and balanced" or in any way unbiased. I'll reiterate... read more. Read newspapers (even online ones). Read lots of opinions and sources and then (stay with me here), THINK! Form your own opinion based on as many facts as your can brain can tolerate.
Agreed 100%
Speaking of facts... there actually is a difference between facts, opinions and propaganda. You should learn the difference. (Another opportunity to show off your mad reading skills.)
Agreed 100%.
Science is real. We know things because of science. Don't be afraid of it. You have an iPhone and Facebook because of science. It's your friend.
Agreed 100%
Global warming or "climate change" as the cool kids call it IS REAL. Anyone who tells you it's not real is not a smart person and probably should not be dressing themselves or caring for children.
No dispute here. However, man-made climate change is not scientifically backed.
Racism exists. And you are probably a little racist and should work on that. Seriously.
Projection much?
American Christians are not under attack. We are not being persecuted. We wield so much power in this country that politicians pretend to be Christian just so we will vote for them. No one is trying to take your bible away from you. The gay people are not destroying our families -- we don't need any help from them, thank you. We do a fine job of that by ourselves. So stop saying we are persecuted. You sound stupid.
Based on your blog, wherein you claim to be Christian, I cannot outright drop the charge that you might be atheist. But since you sound like one, I'm going to go with liberal privileged. Christians are under attack, as is Christianity.
Poor people need help. If you're not helping them but complaining about how the government helps them with your money you are not a nice person.
Misleading statement. Christ said to give... but He never mentioned the government forcing you to do so.
Be nice to the people who teach your children. Don't send them nasty emails or yell at them. Their job is 10,000 times harder than your stupid job. You are not a professional educator so just shut your mouth and be thankful someone is willing to teach your offspring.
Agreed 100%.
You don't know what Common Core is. You think you do, but you don't unless you're a teacher. So stop complaining about math problem memes on Facebook. You can't do the math anyway.
Actually, I do. My wife is a teacher. I also do this stuff called research. You should try it some time. And the math is easy... but the common core methods are not. Nor are they the best shortcuts.
ISIS is not an existential threat to the United States.
Where is your cave?
We do not need to rebuild our military. Our military is the strongest, scariest, most badass killing machine the world has ever seen.
It was...
So stop being afraid and stop letting politicians and pundits scare you.
Not bad...
Guns do in fact kill people.
Misleading statement. Guns do not kill without a human at the trigger.
That's what they are designed to do.
Nope. They were designed to launch tiny lead projectiles.
If you feel you need a gun to protect yourself in America, you are probably living in the wrong neighborhood and should move before you go out and buy a gun.
Ever hear of random crime?
There are like a billion places to live where you won't need a gun, or even need to lock your front door.
Wow. You really believe this?
If you do own a gun, then make sure you know how to use it really, really, really well. Seriously... get some training because you still don't know how to record stuff with your DVR. Go to the gun range and shoot the thing a lot. Learn how to clean it properly and be able to disassemble it and reassemble it with your eyes closed. It's a freaking gun and it deserves that level of care, proficiency and respect. And for God's sake, keep it locked up and away from your kids.
Agreed 100%. Except my DVR ability is quite good, thank you.
If you are even a little bit unhinged or pissed off... you shouldn't have a gun. And the Founding Fathers would totally agree with me.
Nope and nope.
Stop being suspicious of American Muslims.
Misleading statement. One should be suspicious of Muslims in general.
The guy sitting next to you in the cubicle at work is probably more of a threat to you than any Muslim since he has to listen to your uninformed ranting day after day.
Only if he is a liberal does he pose such a threat. Sounds like projection. Are you that guy? Do you imagine ways to kill your conservative co-workers?
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and all the rest are ENTERTAINERS! Stop getting your opinions from them. (Here's where that reading thing can really be an advantage.)
Agreed. Need to add Colbert, Shaun King, Huffington Post, Kos, and other such outlets.
Stop sharing Facebook memes that tell me to share or else Jesus won't bless me with a laundry basket full of cash. That's not how prayer works. And I don't want money delivered (even from God) in a laundry basket. Nobody ever washes those things out and they just keep putting nasty dirty clothes in them. Yuck!
Agreed 100%.
We are the United States of America, and we can afford to... house every homeless veteran, feed every child, and take in every refugee and still have money left over for Starbucks and a bucket of KFC.
Misleading statement. We can afford it. We do not need additional taxes to do so. We need to cut spending or reallocate to this project.
Unless you can trace your family line back to someone who made deerskin pants look stylish and could field dress a buffalo, you are a descendent of an immigrant. Please stop saying that immigrants are ruining our country. Such comments are like a giant verbal burrito stuffed with historical ignorance, latent racism and xenophobia, all wrapped in a fascist tortilla.
As a white man, I am intensely aware of what my race did to the American Indians. I don't want that to happen to my kids, so I will be wary of *illegal* (did you intentionally forget to include that word?) immigrants.
That's all for now. I feel better.
LaMonte Fowler
What say you?
Good job.
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