This story is just one more example, in an endless list of examples, that demonstrates how stupidity, ignorance, and hate pose an imminent threat to our country. After all, Desantis didn't suddenly become a self absorbed, corrupt, dishonest opportunist after being elected governor. That's who he always was.
Yet, Floridians all over the state proudly raced out to vote for him because they believed his lies, respected the endorsement of an even bigger liar, and because they loved his white Christian nationalist bigotry.
So why did so many fools believe his blatantly absurd lies? Well, for the very same reason that they continue to gobble up the lies that spew forth from the mouths of Trump and every other Republican, as well as some Democrats too. Simply put, their proud ignorance, gullibility, and in far too many cases their profound stupidity renders them the ultimate marks.
In short, our country is being destroyed and transformed into a fascist nightmare because a large segment of our voting populace is insufferably stupid, and pathetically hateful. So much so that I'm deeply ashamed to call myself an American...
Jesus should come back soon to sue these people for slander and libel.
However, I disagree with calling anyone "stupid". They are ignorant because they were taught that way and / or desperate for some reason or another. It's never, ever as simple as calling others "stupid".
I can understand your reluctance to refer to others as stupid, and for most of my life I would've agreed with you. In this instance however, and at this moment in time, I have to respectfully disagree.
For the first 4 hellish years of this criminal tyrant's time in power, I genuinely believed that many otherwise decent people were just sadly conned by this charlatan and fed up with the existing political establishment, on both sides. I repeatedly gave these people the benefit of doubt, even despite the fact that they never stopped swinging from 1 irrational lie to the next.
After Charlottesville, I truly thought that decent people who were otherwise uninformed were going to wake up to the fact that he's a monster who was horribly unfit to lead. They did NOT. I especially believed that self-proclaimed Christians, of which I still considered myself at that time, would certainly wake up to how hateful and antithetical to Jesus he is. Not only was I again wrong, but in fact, the collective community of Christians in our country have only grown exponentially more hateful with each passing year since.
Then we witnessed the repeated abhorrent failures during the pandemic, combined with his despicable lies, that led to the completely avoidable deaths of hundreds of thousand of Americans who again believed the right's baseless and contradictory lies. We watched the horrors of J6, his endless lies about his election loss, his multiple different indictments and massive losses in civil court, his threats against Biden and both Democratic and Republican politicians, and his 34 felony convictions.
So after ALL of that appalling hell and so much more I didn't include, I thought for sure there was no possible way that enough of our fellow Americans would ever vote to put him back into power. Obviously, my trust in people who had CHOSEN to be stupid dozens and dozens of times already, was once again chewed up and spit back into my far too trusting face. That election was the last straw for me. 77 million Americans, a majority of whom proudly claim to be Christians, proved to me that they will choose hate, pride, and stupidity over truth, compassion, and reason EVERY TIME.
That was when I decided that if they are going to choose to be hateful and stupid, then I am going to finally hold them accountable for their choices to do so by simply calling them out for their stupidity. Maybe shame will work where common sense, facts, reason, and compassion have failed? If not, oh well.
When people choose to make the same mistake 100's of times, proudly and arrogantly, it is no longer ignorance. Rather, that is absolute and unmistakable stupidity at its worst. When that stupidity has massive negative consequences for me and those I care for, I will no longer forgive it...
Okay, I'm not going to read a novel. Let me explain something to you about verbal punishment that's based on science. It doesn't work. Whether it is verbal punishment or jail. It has never worked and never will.
You are also mad at the wrong people. Wall Street hollowed out this country decades ago. People are mad for good reasons and they are mad at the wrong people.
Again - punishment only makes people more sneaky. It has never ever never worked.
Based on science, I am correct. Thanks!
References: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, Dr. William Bill Black, PhD, lawyer, former bank regulator, professor. TheCon.tv TED Talks, Bill Moyers interviews.
BF Skinner - the science of behavior.
Please read it otherwise - I'm not going to reply to any of your comments.
First, you tell me in a condescending manner that you're "not going to read a novel" as you literally reply to me with a novel yourself. Better yet, you then tell ME to read a novel or you won't speak to me again. Interesting and contradicting choice of words.
Second, you don't get to tell me who I am allowed, and not allowed to be mad at. I'm well aware that Wall Street and the wealthy elite played a massive role in bringing us to this breaking point. I'm well aware that they are behind the corporate propaganda media outlets that have misled and divided us so effectively. I'm also well aware of the fact that the entire Republican party, and a large segment of the Democratic party, are wholly bought and owned by those same elites.
However, they didn't put a gun up to the heads of 77 million Americans and force them to vote for Trump and the GOP traitors, the very people who just tried to literally end democracy in America back in 2020. Those 77 million people need to finally act like grown ass adults and take some responsibility for their own stupidity. And yes, that is exactly what it was.
Finally, I never asked you to respond to my comments, so threatening to not respond to my comments in the future means nothing to me. For somebody who didn't hesitate to talk down to me like a child, I find it truly ironic that you have the gall to command ME to start "being nicer".
In short, I 100% stand by what I said in my previous two comments...
Okay, listen up everyone - mad as heck???? Me 2. The committees are organizing in Tallahassee as we speak for the next session - do we become our own lobbyists?
That whole state is one hot mess of destruction. I’m not buy the whole rumor of 1000 people moving to Florida a day. I see apartment complexes begging for tenants and plenty of houses for sale.
The lack of environmental education and horticulture and water quality is just baffling. Do we all believe we live in TV land or something? The clean air, clean water, clean food are manufacture by well functioning nature - and we are picking away at it’s fibers to our own destruction.
This story is just one more example, in an endless list of examples, that demonstrates how stupidity, ignorance, and hate pose an imminent threat to our country. After all, Desantis didn't suddenly become a self absorbed, corrupt, dishonest opportunist after being elected governor. That's who he always was.
Yet, Floridians all over the state proudly raced out to vote for him because they believed his lies, respected the endorsement of an even bigger liar, and because they loved his white Christian nationalist bigotry.
So why did so many fools believe his blatantly absurd lies? Well, for the very same reason that they continue to gobble up the lies that spew forth from the mouths of Trump and every other Republican, as well as some Democrats too. Simply put, their proud ignorance, gullibility, and in far too many cases their profound stupidity renders them the ultimate marks.
In short, our country is being destroyed and transformed into a fascist nightmare because a large segment of our voting populace is insufferably stupid, and pathetically hateful. So much so that I'm deeply ashamed to call myself an American...
Jesus should come back soon to sue these people for slander and libel.
However, I disagree with calling anyone "stupid". They are ignorant because they were taught that way and / or desperate for some reason or another. It's never, ever as simple as calling others "stupid".
I can understand your reluctance to refer to others as stupid, and for most of my life I would've agreed with you. In this instance however, and at this moment in time, I have to respectfully disagree.
For the first 4 hellish years of this criminal tyrant's time in power, I genuinely believed that many otherwise decent people were just sadly conned by this charlatan and fed up with the existing political establishment, on both sides. I repeatedly gave these people the benefit of doubt, even despite the fact that they never stopped swinging from 1 irrational lie to the next.
After Charlottesville, I truly thought that decent people who were otherwise uninformed were going to wake up to the fact that he's a monster who was horribly unfit to lead. They did NOT. I especially believed that self-proclaimed Christians, of which I still considered myself at that time, would certainly wake up to how hateful and antithetical to Jesus he is. Not only was I again wrong, but in fact, the collective community of Christians in our country have only grown exponentially more hateful with each passing year since.
Then we witnessed the repeated abhorrent failures during the pandemic, combined with his despicable lies, that led to the completely avoidable deaths of hundreds of thousand of Americans who again believed the right's baseless and contradictory lies. We watched the horrors of J6, his endless lies about his election loss, his multiple different indictments and massive losses in civil court, his threats against Biden and both Democratic and Republican politicians, and his 34 felony convictions.
So after ALL of that appalling hell and so much more I didn't include, I thought for sure there was no possible way that enough of our fellow Americans would ever vote to put him back into power. Obviously, my trust in people who had CHOSEN to be stupid dozens and dozens of times already, was once again chewed up and spit back into my far too trusting face. That election was the last straw for me. 77 million Americans, a majority of whom proudly claim to be Christians, proved to me that they will choose hate, pride, and stupidity over truth, compassion, and reason EVERY TIME.
That was when I decided that if they are going to choose to be hateful and stupid, then I am going to finally hold them accountable for their choices to do so by simply calling them out for their stupidity. Maybe shame will work where common sense, facts, reason, and compassion have failed? If not, oh well.
When people choose to make the same mistake 100's of times, proudly and arrogantly, it is no longer ignorance. Rather, that is absolute and unmistakable stupidity at its worst. When that stupidity has massive negative consequences for me and those I care for, I will no longer forgive it...
Okay, I'm not going to read a novel. Let me explain something to you about verbal punishment that's based on science. It doesn't work. Whether it is verbal punishment or jail. It has never worked and never will.
You are also mad at the wrong people. Wall Street hollowed out this country decades ago. People are mad for good reasons and they are mad at the wrong people.
Again - punishment only makes people more sneaky. It has never ever never worked.
Based on science, I am correct. Thanks!
References: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, Dr. William Bill Black, PhD, lawyer, former bank regulator, professor. TheCon.tv TED Talks, Bill Moyers interviews.
BF Skinner - the science of behavior.
Please read it otherwise - I'm not going to reply to any of your comments.
First, you tell me in a condescending manner that you're "not going to read a novel" as you literally reply to me with a novel yourself. Better yet, you then tell ME to read a novel or you won't speak to me again. Interesting and contradicting choice of words.
Second, you don't get to tell me who I am allowed, and not allowed to be mad at. I'm well aware that Wall Street and the wealthy elite played a massive role in bringing us to this breaking point. I'm well aware that they are behind the corporate propaganda media outlets that have misled and divided us so effectively. I'm also well aware of the fact that the entire Republican party, and a large segment of the Democratic party, are wholly bought and owned by those same elites.
However, they didn't put a gun up to the heads of 77 million Americans and force them to vote for Trump and the GOP traitors, the very people who just tried to literally end democracy in America back in 2020. Those 77 million people need to finally act like grown ass adults and take some responsibility for their own stupidity. And yes, that is exactly what it was.
Finally, I never asked you to respond to my comments, so threatening to not respond to my comments in the future means nothing to me. For somebody who didn't hesitate to talk down to me like a child, I find it truly ironic that you have the gall to command ME to start "being nicer".
In short, I 100% stand by what I said in my previous two comments...
No, I am not going to read a "novel". You are going to try to punish me with your comment. You take everything in the worst light.
You've now proven my point. You have not changed my mind with you verbal tirade against me. If you believe in references and science, then prove it.
Have a lovely day.
Okay, listen up everyone - mad as heck???? Me 2. The committees are organizing in Tallahassee as we speak for the next session - do we become our own lobbyists?
That whole state is one hot mess of destruction. I’m not buy the whole rumor of 1000 people moving to Florida a day. I see apartment complexes begging for tenants and plenty of houses for sale.
The lack of environmental education and horticulture and water quality is just baffling. Do we all believe we live in TV land or something? The clean air, clean water, clean food are manufacture by well functioning nature - and we are picking away at it’s fibers to our own destruction.