This shit has got to stop
At first, it seemed like a harmless little thing. And they were good ideas, if painfully obvious. But these TLC life lessons things have got to stop. It's not so much the life lessons specifically, but the idea that the American Public is so stupid they need to be told stupid little OBVIOUS things by TELEVISION in order to make their lives better. Lemme tell you something people, television is ENTERTAINMENT. PERIOD. If you need to have television teach you things then you need to turn it off, get a book or a newspaper, and READ IT. I'm serious, it's high time the American Public stopped acting like the stereotype of the ugly american and started upping the intelectual mark of their lives.
And don't feed me that political "Intellectual Elite" arguement. You people who run around telling other people to look down on us smart people because we're smart need to really shut up. It all stems from a deep seated feeling that you are inferior to us because you're not as smart as us. And while there is the odd smart person who does buy into that whole elite dogma, by and large us smart people don't really care about your IQ. We don't feel superior to you for being who you are or for having whatever your IQ is. And here's a newsflash for you...while all you people were out there talking about the evils of the "Intellectual Elite" you were with the other side of your mouth talking about how education is key. So which is it? Should we educate ourselves or should we remain slack jawed yokles who can't string more than five words together without saying or spelling something wrong, breaking a grammatical rule, or using a swear word? If you'll notice, I haven't once used a swear word in this entire rant, and yet I make a perfectly understandable arguement.
Here's something you should be doing every day. THINKING FOR YOURSELF. It is completely repugnant to me to think that people out there are letting political parties and religious figureheads lead them by the nose into believing whatever they want you to believe. It sickens me. Wise up, America. Don't call Bush a dummy because your favorite celebrity or politician told you he's a dummy, call him a dummy because you came to that conclusion yourself! Don't call Bush a good man because your pastor or his pastor or his spin doctor or the GOP told you he's a good man, call him a good man because you came to that conclusion yourself! Stop letting yourselves be lead into thinking whatever THEY want you to think. Think for yourselves! THOUGHT AND INTELLIGENCE are what the politicians fear the most. They want you to let them think for you, otherwise they wouldn't be in politics. That's the function of politics, people. "Let me do the thinking for you. I know what's best for you. So vote for me." Get the facts, educate yourself, do your own thinking, come to a conclusion, and vote accordingly. And when things don't go they way you wanted them to, VOTE THE FUCKER OUT! Don't blindly keep voting them in hoping they will fix the problem and suddenly start doing what you thought they were going to do. FUCKING VOTE THEM OUT!
Having said all that, let me return to my original point. INTELLIGENCE is the best gift you can give yourself. And TV ain't gonna give it to you. Oh sure, you might learn some mindless trivia about WWII on the History Channel, or about dolphins on the Discovery Channel, or you might get your daily "What we think you should know" news fix (if you're watching Fox News anyway)...but real intelligence comes from books people. BOOKS. Go out and get you a book on WWII if you're interested in it. Get you a book on Dolphins if you're interested in them. And for Heaven's sake, get you a well respected news paper if you want to know what's really going on out there. More than one. And don't fall into the trap of looking online to get your facts. The internet is DECEPTIVE. And quite often, whatever you find on the internet will be more biased than Fox News or the Mansfield News Journal. Educate yourselves people. There's no shame in it. It's a good thing to be smart. It's not a good thing to be dumb. Dumb people are historically and categorically the ones who are shat upon by society and it isn't until they begin to educate themselves just a little bit that they realize what the hell is going on and try to do something about it.
And while I'm ranting, let's talk about politics again. I recently heard on CNN Headline News that when VP Dick Cheny stays at a hotel, one of his requests is that his TV is tuned to Fox News. Fox. News. Do you have any idea how much this, while not being surprising, pisses me off? Cheny has been facing just as much criticism on the Bush presidency as Bush himself has and rather than hear and answer his critics he chooses to watch the GOP yes-men news on Fox. It's fucking ridiculous. Anyone who bitches about the "liberal media" need look no further than Fox News to see a gross picture of bias in action. There is no damn "liberal media conspiracy." There are trusted, respected news agencies and then there is Fox News. Fox News might as well change their name to "GOP Conservative Lap Dogs of the USA Fiction." I've watched it, it isn't news. It's more "We love Bush and if you don't agree with us, you're a commie pinko who hates America!" One wonders what they will do when Bush is no longer president (which thankfully comes in only 2 more years...let's hope he doesn't kill too many more people or reputations before that day comes). I've had it with this bullshit. How they have gone this far without impaling themselves on their own sword is beyond me. I mean, with Bush's approval ratings spiraling down and down and down, it's a miricle that Fox News can find any pro-Bush things to say.
But it isn't just Fox News I'm pissed about. It's the arrogance, the sheer ARROGANCE, of this administration. Innocent kids are dying in a bid to finish what his daddy started ( and failed at). They're trying to take money away from the poor and senior citizens while trying to tell them that they will in the end gain money. No, they fucking won't. But the rich ass businessmen Bush associates with will reap the benefits as the old people suddenly find they have no money to live on and the poor people find the same situation. And don't get me started on the pseudo-religious bullshit that is the fight against homosexual marriage. He might not be calling it a religious crucade, but it is one. I am sick and tired of him trying to push his fucking religion on my ass. In fact, I'm tired of him pushing himself on me in general. It's high time to kick his ass OUT. Time for an impeachment trial and hopefully if we impeach him he'll either resign in disgrace a la Nixon or we'll be able to vote him the fuck out 2 years early. People, he IS Nixon and Iraq is his Vietnam. Ponder that while I reload.
And don't feed me that political "Intellectual Elite" arguement. You people who run around telling other people to look down on us smart people because we're smart need to really shut up. It all stems from a deep seated feeling that you are inferior to us because you're not as smart as us. And while there is the odd smart person who does buy into that whole elite dogma, by and large us smart people don't really care about your IQ. We don't feel superior to you for being who you are or for having whatever your IQ is. And here's a newsflash for you...while all you people were out there talking about the evils of the "Intellectual Elite" you were with the other side of your mouth talking about how education is key. So which is it? Should we educate ourselves or should we remain slack jawed yokles who can't string more than five words together without saying or spelling something wrong, breaking a grammatical rule, or using a swear word? If you'll notice, I haven't once used a swear word in this entire rant, and yet I make a perfectly understandable arguement.
Here's something you should be doing every day. THINKING FOR YOURSELF. It is completely repugnant to me to think that people out there are letting political parties and religious figureheads lead them by the nose into believing whatever they want you to believe. It sickens me. Wise up, America. Don't call Bush a dummy because your favorite celebrity or politician told you he's a dummy, call him a dummy because you came to that conclusion yourself! Don't call Bush a good man because your pastor or his pastor or his spin doctor or the GOP told you he's a good man, call him a good man because you came to that conclusion yourself! Stop letting yourselves be lead into thinking whatever THEY want you to think. Think for yourselves! THOUGHT AND INTELLIGENCE are what the politicians fear the most. They want you to let them think for you, otherwise they wouldn't be in politics. That's the function of politics, people. "Let me do the thinking for you. I know what's best for you. So vote for me." Get the facts, educate yourself, do your own thinking, come to a conclusion, and vote accordingly. And when things don't go they way you wanted them to, VOTE THE FUCKER OUT! Don't blindly keep voting them in hoping they will fix the problem and suddenly start doing what you thought they were going to do. FUCKING VOTE THEM OUT!
Having said all that, let me return to my original point. INTELLIGENCE is the best gift you can give yourself. And TV ain't gonna give it to you. Oh sure, you might learn some mindless trivia about WWII on the History Channel, or about dolphins on the Discovery Channel, or you might get your daily "What we think you should know" news fix (if you're watching Fox News anyway)...but real intelligence comes from books people. BOOKS. Go out and get you a book on WWII if you're interested in it. Get you a book on Dolphins if you're interested in them. And for Heaven's sake, get you a well respected news paper if you want to know what's really going on out there. More than one. And don't fall into the trap of looking online to get your facts. The internet is DECEPTIVE. And quite often, whatever you find on the internet will be more biased than Fox News or the Mansfield News Journal. Educate yourselves people. There's no shame in it. It's a good thing to be smart. It's not a good thing to be dumb. Dumb people are historically and categorically the ones who are shat upon by society and it isn't until they begin to educate themselves just a little bit that they realize what the hell is going on and try to do something about it.
And while I'm ranting, let's talk about politics again. I recently heard on CNN Headline News that when VP Dick Cheny stays at a hotel, one of his requests is that his TV is tuned to Fox News. Fox. News. Do you have any idea how much this, while not being surprising, pisses me off? Cheny has been facing just as much criticism on the Bush presidency as Bush himself has and rather than hear and answer his critics he chooses to watch the GOP yes-men news on Fox. It's fucking ridiculous. Anyone who bitches about the "liberal media" need look no further than Fox News to see a gross picture of bias in action. There is no damn "liberal media conspiracy." There are trusted, respected news agencies and then there is Fox News. Fox News might as well change their name to "GOP Conservative Lap Dogs of the USA Fiction." I've watched it, it isn't news. It's more "We love Bush and if you don't agree with us, you're a commie pinko who hates America!" One wonders what they will do when Bush is no longer president (which thankfully comes in only 2 more years...let's hope he doesn't kill too many more people or reputations before that day comes). I've had it with this bullshit. How they have gone this far without impaling themselves on their own sword is beyond me. I mean, with Bush's approval ratings spiraling down and down and down, it's a miricle that Fox News can find any pro-Bush things to say.
But it isn't just Fox News I'm pissed about. It's the arrogance, the sheer ARROGANCE, of this administration. Innocent kids are dying in a bid to finish what his daddy started ( and failed at). They're trying to take money away from the poor and senior citizens while trying to tell them that they will in the end gain money. No, they fucking won't. But the rich ass businessmen Bush associates with will reap the benefits as the old people suddenly find they have no money to live on and the poor people find the same situation. And don't get me started on the pseudo-religious bullshit that is the fight against homosexual marriage. He might not be calling it a religious crucade, but it is one. I am sick and tired of him trying to push his fucking religion on my ass. In fact, I'm tired of him pushing himself on me in general. It's high time to kick his ass OUT. Time for an impeachment trial and hopefully if we impeach him he'll either resign in disgrace a la Nixon or we'll be able to vote him the fuck out 2 years early. People, he IS Nixon and Iraq is his Vietnam. Ponder that while I reload.
posted by Jenn at 20:22
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