You are still stupid, you guys.
Last week I talked about how people are stupid when they post shit on Facebook without doing a quick and easy fact-check beforehand. You’re still doing it this week, which means you are still stupid.
I made the mistake last week of using an example that carried political implications, thereby causing many {stupid, argumentative, mean-spirited} individuals to completely overlook the point I was trying to make. Which means, again, that you are still stupid.
I’ll try to do better this time. I’ll try to explain in more simple terms how fact-checking works. I’ll try to show examples of opinion versus fact, since that’s where we seem to have lost the thread. I’ll try to overlook the basic problem {which is that you are still stupid} and pretend, instead, that I was to blame for the fucked up miscommunication that occurred last week.
FACT: I don’t really give a crap whether or not you like Obama.
Seriously. Go ahead and hate him. That’s your prerogative, and I would never deign to say you aren’t entitled to your opinion. You are even free to talk about how much you hate him, if that’s what floats your boat.
I don’t agree with your assessment {as is equally my own right}, but I respect immensely the freedom to think what we each want to think. I don’t pretend to be the Thought Police here. Goodness knows I have suffered at the hands of the Thought Police enough in my own life to ever want to presume that position over anyone else.
Think what you want to think. Seriously. Do it.
My problem, in this particular case, is not with your politics.
- This isn’t a post about why you should or shouldn’t hate/love Obama.
- This isn’t a post about why republicans/democrats are the most {supply appropriate adjective} people in America. I’m not here to debate your stance – not this time, at any rate.
My problem is not with what you think.
My problem is when you post things that are blatantly untrue, taken out of context {usually in your own link, which you clearly didn’t even bother to read before posting, thereby proving beyond all doubt, if there was any, that you are still stupid}, or misconstrued.
- If you post bullshit nonsense on purpose, that’s called being a LIAR.
- If you post bullshit nonsense on accident, that’s calling being a LAZY-ASSED piece of shit who can’t be bothered to do the work required in posting honest and factual information.
The following statements are outright untruths being passed on by miserable fucks who are either relatives of Pinocchio or who cannot be bothered to fact-check:
“Obama is Muslim.”
He’s not.
{But even if he is, I still don’t give a shit, because contrary to
“Obama has declared war on Religion” FALSE. Obama has zero problem with you praying or going to church. He has a problem with you being a dick about it and forcing others to participate.
popular belief – AKA, “you are still stupid” – this is not a Christian nation, but instead is a nation of European outcasts still fighting for power centuries after the land rush has ended, and who somehow have not yet gotten the message that stars on your belly don’t make you any better or worse than anyone else.
And yes, that’s a Dr. Seuss reference, because judging based on skin color or personal faith or sexual preference is tantamount to judging star bellied Sneetches. But I seriously motherfucking digress.}
“Obama is the Antichrist.”
Pretty sure he is not. Because for reasons of MAGIC IS NOT REAL.
If your Antichrist is lacking in magic, he’s a bit less imposing, and thereby cannot possibly be the Antichrist, because that dude is supposed to be scary as all fucks.
Obama is a mesmerizing speaker, I will grant you that much. But he has yet to do magic tricks.
If you have legit proof of Antichrist magics occurring, I am interested in seeing that. Please contact me. Holla!
“Obama isn’t a US citizen.”
He is. Get over it.
You can still hate him, whether he is American or Martian. Your hatred of someone should not depend on the country from which he hails.
I hate lots and lots of Americans, as well as some crazy Brits, and a couple French folks, and one Canadian in particular.
It’s okay. You can hate whomever you please. If you need to add country of origin to your long list of reasons to hate a certain individual, it kind of weakens your case. Hate him because you despise his policies. That is A-Okay.
But if you state you hate Obama because of his policies, please further indicate that you even have a clue what his policies ARE, as well as why you hate them. Not because you owe an explanation for your feelings, but because if you publicly state something seriously controversial like that, some of us would like to be educated on your perspective. We might learn from it. Maybe, if you state it intelligently and have some legit points, a few of us might even be swayed to your stance. I am open-minded to accepting new ideas. It’s part of the Liberal in me. Hell, that’s pretty much what being a Liberal means.
“Obama wants to repeal the 22nd Amendment / be ‘President for Life’”.
Obama is not impressed.
So false it is laughable. This is the one we argued about last week. Except we didn’t really argue, because:
(a) I presented definitive proof that anyone who actually believes this is an idiot.
(b) Everything said as rebuttal was bullshit. Some flaming douche troll posted all these stupid links that went to nonsensical places and made completely ridiculous claims. I’m not going to repeat it here, since it’s a whole post of its own, with a whole slew of its own comments.
“Obama is a communist.”
No he isn’t. And furthermore, you don’t even know what the word means, so stop bandying it about like it’s a new pair of skinny jeans. Get a dictionary and then actually go so far as to use it. Or hold out till next week when I further discuss these terms because I’m so tired of people handing them out like lollipops at the doctor’s office.
“Obama is a socialist.”
He may very well be. I’m a socialist, and so was Jesus. What’s your beef with sharing? Are you okay with being a selfish dickhead? Yes? Well, go to hell.
Still, to indicate Obama is a socialist would be to cast him in the role of “dictator” which, since he was voted in by the American people, and since his term will end and new president will take up office, is clearly not the case. Again, check your dictionary, or hold out for future posts in which I break this shit down for you.
And speaking of Jesus…
Being the Antchrist could be pretty badass. I’m not gonna lie: I wouldn’t mind being the Antchrist. Consider the possibilities, you guys. YOU WOULD RULE THE FUCKING ANTS. How does one go about applying for that position?
Jesus fucking Christ, the list of lies just goes on and on. It’s exhausting, and I’ve lost steam.
And really? It doesn’t even matter what I say.
The people who agree with me are going to agree.
The people who don’t agree with me probably shouldn’t be reading my posts because I’m saying directly to them, “You are still stupid.”
Matthew Mark Luke and John, you guys.
We can’t even agree on fact-checking links, because if you say FOX I will call you a clown, and if I say SNOPES or NPR or any other entity that actually offers proof and facts, you will call me an ignorant Liberal nut.
Because education, truth, and facts are clearly signs of Liberal-ness, while ignorance, backwards thinking, and lying-liar-pants are clearly signs of good Christian-ish Conservative-ness.
All of which is to say, in case you missed my point:
You are still stupid.
