Tea Baggers are imbeciles

[RGacky3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vrXJ5-EuoE

This is just incredible, these guys are morons. I am convinced, the right wing in America are made up of 2 groups, one, the wealth ruling class, and 2 retards that fall for the ruling class rhetoric.

Things like this, and like the urologist that said anyone who voted for Obama should'nt come to him not knowing a damn thing about the healthcare bill he opposed, when asked about it he knew almost nothing, are really going to cause damage to the right wing, by exposing their followers as the imbeciles they are.

[Jazzratt]

First. "Retard" is considered prejuidiced language, so have a fresh verbal warning, just like mum used to make.
Secondly I doubt you're going to cause much damage by "exposing" them as imbeciles, most people who aren't as thick as pigshit already think they're morons and those who don't will generally agree with them and think of you as some hoity-toity intellectual elitist.

[RGacky3]

the amount of baltent hypocricy and idiocy astonished me, even knowing its the tea baggers, that being said a lot in the OI have the same politics as the tea baggers, its mainly for them.

[MMIKEYJ]

Theres morons spread throughout the public.. some are tea bagger, some are leftists.. Im sure theres some moron libertarians too. society has been dumbed down quite a bit..

People need to turn off the TV and do that old fashioned thing called READING.

[Dean]

Theres morons spread throughout the public.. some are tea bagger, some are leftists.. Im sure theres some moron libertarians too. society has been dumbed down quite a bit..

People need to turn off the TV and do that old fashioned thing called READING.
You're welcome to it:
http://exiledonline.com/a-peoples-history-of-koch-industries-how-stalin-funded-the-tea-party-movement/

http://exiledonline.com/the-real-reason-why-putin-arrested-yukos-oligarch-mikhail-khodorkovsky-an-exile-classic/

http://whowhatwhy.com/2010/04/18/the-game-that-goes-on-and-on-a-swiss-bank-a-president-and-the-permanent-government/

[LeftSideDown]

Oh come now Dean, some things are worth reading and others are not.

Glenn Beck's book = Not worth Reading
Sarah Palin's book = not worth reading

I could have a whole list of books one shouldn't read.

[MMIKEYJ]

Oh come now Dean, some things are worth reading and others are not.

Glenn Beck's book = Not worth Reading
Sarah Palin's book = not worth reading

I could have a whole list of books one shouldn't read.
Yeah, Id certainly agree with that. I got better things to read than Glen Beck or Sara Palin

[MMIKEYJ]

You're welcome to it:
http://exiledonline.com/a-peoples-history-of-koch-industries-how-stalin-funded-the-tea-party-movement/

http://exiledonline.com/the-real-reason-why-putin-arrested-yukos-oligarch-mikhail-khodorkovsky-an-exile-classic/

http://whowhatwhy.com/2010/04/18/the-game-that-goes-on-and-on-a-swiss-bank-a-president-and-the-permanent-government/

Just remember that the big bankers funded Stalin... (and Hitler)

[Nolan]

Just remember that the big bankers funded Stalin... (and Hitler)

They funded Stalin from the grave?

[MMIKEYJ]

They funded Stalin from the grave?

Oh yeah thats right.. there were no big bankers back when Stalin was alive... Im sorry... banking is a modern invention only around since the 1980s.. Excuse my faux pas.

:D

[Nolan]

Oh yeah thats right.. there were no big bankers back when Stalin was alive... Im sorry... banking is a modern invention only around since the 1980s.. Excuse my faux pas.

:D

:confused:

[MMIKEYJ]

:confused:
Youre confused? Youre the one who said it. So now we're both confused.

[anticap]

The thing that always strikes me about these folks is that they don't appear to even understand why they oppose socialism. It appears to be purely the result of childhood indoctrination. It literally boils down to the way our brains were wired in our formative years. So now when people hear these deeply-ingrained trigger words, they respond as they've been trained to do. In effect, nearly every US-American is a soldier for capitalism, who follows orders without hesitation or critical analysis.

The brain can be rewired, but it's very difficult, and becomes increasingly so, the older you get. The exact opposite result could be achieved in a couple of generations (need time for the grandparents to die off and take their training with them), by simply wiring young brains to view these issues from a different perspective. But that will never happen in the public schools, which are run by the state, which is run by capitalists. This is why I'm on the side of religious fundamentalists on the home-schooling issue. I support it enthusiastically. Every socialist should home-school their kids. And no, the kids won't be socially stunted, like the liberals claim when fundies and conservatives argue for home schooling. Home-school parents are very (perhaps overly) concerned with that, and have developed plenty of ways of addressing it.

And before I get a tongue lashing, just remember that something doesn't become bad just because your enemies say it's good. Capitalists enjoy having sex, for example. :p

[Bud Struggle]

Here's an interesting poll of Tea Baggers from the NYTimes.

Some surprises, to me anyway:

- Wealthier and more educated than the average population.

- Most described the amount they paid in taxes this year as 'fair'.

- A plurality said Palin is unqualified to be President.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/us/politics/15poll.html?hp

[Jazzratt]

People need to turn off the TV and do that old fashioned thing called READING.

You're aware that you don't actually absorb information any more efficiently by reading than by watching the telly. Obviously television is an entertainment medium primarily, which means that most documentaries need fact checking but this bizarre habit of jobating anyone that watches TV and acting as if they're utter morons who never learn anything is inane.

Also, if you go by modern theories about teaching, some people would be better served by an increase in broadcast lectures and the like. Also, what about audio books, are they more or less worthy than reading? Is it simply the act of reading that makes you smarter or do you need to read a book?

[MMIKEYJ]

You're aware that you don't actually absorb information any more efficiently by reading than by watching the telly. Obviously television is an entertainment medium primarily, which means that most documentaries need fact checking but this bizarre habit of jobating anyone that watches TV and acting as if they're utter morons who never learn anything is inane.

Also, if you go by modern theories about teaching, some people would be better served by an increase in broadcast lectures and the like. Also, what about audio books, are they more or less worthy than reading? Is it simply the act of reading that makes you smarter or do you need to read a book?
Well youre precisely correct.. It is what one does with the medium that makes it worthwhile or not. One who reads comic books all day isnt going to learn much.. Personally I learn alot by burning MP3s onto CDs and listening to them in my car. Video and TV are equally well to serve education as you learn 4x faster than reading.

But the majority of what people watch on TV is mind numbing nonsense. the old nickname for the TV - idiotbox is kinda a testimony to this fact.

I know its being oversimplified but overall, if the public turned off the TV theyd be better off just from lack of being mentally programmed.

[The Feral Underclass]

I hear that when you have socialised health care, the doctors eat your babies?

[Nolan]

Youre confused? Youre the one who said it. So now we're both confused.

What reasons would there be to fund Stalin outside of purely strategic ones?

[Publius]

You're aware that you don't actually absorb information any more efficiently by reading than by watching the telly. Obviously television is an entertainment medium primarily, which means that most documentaries need fact checking but this bizarre habit of jobating anyone that watches TV and acting as if they're utter morons who never learn anything is inane.

Also, if you go by modern theories about teaching, some people would be better served by an increase in broadcast lectures and the like. Also, what about audio books, are they more or less worthy than reading? Is it simply the act of reading that makes you smarter or do you need to read a book?

Furthermore there are some great shows on television and, even in a capitalist society it's perfectly acceptable to enjoy art or entertainment.

For example anyone interested in the drug war, the plight of the modern American city, poverty, education, etc. really should watch the David Simon show The Wire.

I truly think it'll go down as the greatest cultural artifact of this era, the way Dickens novels represent his era.

[Comrade Anarchist]

The tea party is a neo conservative movement with a libertarian arm. At rallies they give overwhelming support for Arizona's new fascist law. They scream for more police. On foreign policy they want to ramp up new wars and etc. The tea party is neo-conservative and should be seen as that. The ron paul section of the party is very small except for at national rallies and quite frankly has no chance to become the main sect of the party b/c of the overwhelming love palin receives from the movement. Quite frankly most are drawing on a government program of some kind and instead of getting a job and acting libertarian they go to rallies and ***** about how the government is taxing everyone to pay for them.

[Dooga Aetrus Blackrazor]

Here's an interesting poll of Tea Baggers from the NYTimes.

Some surprises, to me anyway:

- Wealthier and more educated than the average population.

- Most described the amount they paid in taxes this year as 'fair'.

- A plurality said Palin is unqualified to be President.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/us/politics/15poll.html?hp

Wealthier individuals will be more educated, on average. If you control for education, you will find more educated people are less likely to support the Tea Baggers.

I am so annoyed that the Times would publish that poll. It's so misleading and will feed the egos of idiots. The Tea Party might be the above average Republicans. That doesn't mean much, and the conclusions implied by the poll are misleading.

I also think there is something being left out. I don't think the Tea Party reflects smarter than average conservatives. I think they are dumber than average. I wonder about the flawed methodologies that resulted in that study. Telephone polling about the Tea Party? Non-supporters will hang up, most likely, unless they're unemployed. And unemployed people are more likely to be less educated. Etc, etc.

For once my class in political polling methodologies is being put to use. Terrible poll.

[Grozny]

This is just incredible, these guys are morons.

There was war between the mice and the weasels, in which the mice always got the worst of it, numbers of them being killed and eaten by the weasels. So they called a council of war, in which an old mouse got up and said, "It is no wonder we are always beaten, for we have no generals to plan our battles and direct our movements in the field." Acting on his advice, they chose the biggest mice to be their leaders, and these, in order to be distinguished from the rank and file, provided themselves with helmets bearing large plumes of straw. They then led out the mice to battle, confident of victory; but they were defeated as usual, and were soon scampering as fast as they could to their holes. All made their way to safety without difficulty except the leaders, who were so hampered by the badges of their rank that they could not get into their holes, and fell easy victims to their pursuers.


Moral: When confronted with Axiomatic Economics, Austrian economists asked Ron Paul to lead them. But it was not generalship that they needed; it is a rebuttal to Aguilar’s Critique of Austrian Economics that goes wanting.

[MMIKEYJ]

What reasons would there be to fund Stalin outside of purely strategic ones?
well I guess it is strategic.. they cover their bases.. Its like when they back both political parties in America, democrats and Republicans... Doesnt matter who wins... Because theyve back both sides.. They win regardless..

The money trust doesnt care about political ideology: communism, capitalism, fascism.. it doesnt matter.. its all about show me the money and having power and control..

[LeftSideDown]

well I guess it is strategic.. they cover their bases.. Its like when they back both political parties in America, democrats and Republicans... Doesnt matter who wins... Because theyve back both sides.. They win regardless..

The money trust doesnt care about political ideology: communism, capitalism, fascism.. it doesnt matter.. its all about show me the money and having power and control..

Ehhh, not exactly true. If they are capitalist (lets just say free market) they will not interfere in the market on behalf of the moneyed interests and they will actually have to maintain their wealth through competition or risk being liquidated and acquired by more effective companies.