Re: The Bullshit Thread

[Krubixcube]

Better than when they come up to the house and leave an undelivered notice without ringing a doorbell. Sometimes post guys do that here in Japan because they see a foreign name and panic.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Holy hell thats dumb, not surprising though considering how some japanese people can be about outsiders but fucking still its their job

[Krubixcube]

Honestly they do it in England to, but that one's out of laziness instead.

[volvocrusher]

[Krubixcube]

I've seen the tittle of this youtube video but haven't watched it for fear it will send me into a wild rage.

[pspiddy]

Faggots, jews, niggers: Does that cover it?

I'm not even angry at this point. Just frustrated.

This shit is crazy.

[SanAndreasX]

It does suck, and it is sad. I see this kind of crap a lot here in Oklahoma, where populist politicians use it in political campaigns.

To keep things in perspective: Folks like the one described have ALWAYS existed. None of us are old enough to remember former Alabama governor George Wallace during the 1960s. There's just now a big public forum on the Internet for folks like to shit all over, or for other people to expose their views.

[pspiddy]

Sometimes natural selection takes its sweet time. It's hard to fathom how this mentality can even exist anymore.

I really like that "populist politician" description. But I can't help but think that isn't correct because that would be just too depressing. I'd like to think that maybe it's just the ignorant and angry are more determined and better mobilized because it fits into the agenda of politicians.

Although I also try and tell myself this type of shit will die out with the backwards generation that perpetuates it.

It is pretty difficult living in Oklahoma during any elections.

[Krubixcube]

It's pretty difficult living in America in any elections. Far as I'm concerned they're all idiots and assholes. Third parties might be a positive thing if the population could mobilize enough to actually get any of them elected.

[BretBaber]

I don't see stuff like that here in Michigan, but back when that Duck Dynasty shit was at an all time high with the comments that dumb old fuck made I saw some really stupid people on Facebook. Until you shake this "god's" hand, just get over yourself and let people like what they want to like.

Fuck you Duck Dynasty. Fuck you so hard.

[SanAndreasX]

Sometimes natural selection takes its sweet time.  It's hard to fathom how this mentality can even exist anymore.

I really like that "populist politician" description. But I can't help but think that isn't correct because that would be just too depressing. I'd like to think that maybe it's just the ignorant and angry are more determined and better mobilized because it fits into the agenda of politicians.

Although I also try and tell myself this type of shit will die out with the backwards generation that perpetuates it.

It is pretty difficult living in Oklahoma during any elections.

There is something to that. Oklahoma regularly ranks last in voter turnout in almost every major election. In this election, though, I think Texas actually did worse in voter turnout than Oklahoma did.

[pspiddy]

Instead of allocating funds to education or prevention, we, here in Tulsa, have helicopter training and a squad of fucking Dodge Chargers sitting in an empty lot. Obama, amirite? Fucking muslim.

I'm so disheartened. The only thing that keeps me going is blind faith. Connectivity might bring shit together. Like, how we all aren't assholes here. (unless you ask a question in my thread)

[pspiddy]

Ladies and gentleman, murrica:

[Krubixcube]

Politicians on both sides are greedy god damn idiots. We need to have the organization/balls to elect some 3rd parties. I'm not saying it'd be better, but it would erode the status quo enough to make some changes in the long term.

[pspiddy]

I wanted to get a "Don't Tread On Me" tattoo a while back but then my wife showed me the (then new) tea party shit. I was so pissed off.

At least Franklin was a freedom-loving, literal, pimp. It's as convoluted as when Springsteen had to sue Reagan because "Born In The USA" is the exact opposite of what Reagan ran on.

When Trip is president and Greenie is director of homeland security, I nominate me for surgeon general and T-wolf for secretary of state. But Inhoffe still gets to be head of everything scientificals; because politics.

[Krubixcube]

You might enjoy a recent Dan Carlin podcast where he muses about alternate candidates.

I'll link you!

[pspiddy]

I just now read the Ted Cruz tweet about Net Neutrality. That is some truly disgusting shit.

[ajapam]

I have yet to see a single person agreeing with him that can think of a better argument than saying "democrats and obama" over and over. I find that even more annoying than what he actually said.

[pspiddy]

The partisan crap is especially annoying. Like I've said before though, I have to believe this current bullshit will have to correct itself or die out completely.

Gotta hand it to Ted Cruz though; He's achieved a horrifying amount of success on the worst agendas I've seen in my adult voting life. Pretty frightening when you consider Palin at least went to reality TV/Fox where she belongs.

[SanAndreasX]

I wanted to get a "Don't Tread On Me" tattoo a while back but then my wife showed me the (then new) tea party shit. I was so pissed off.

I've also seen quite a few vehicles with "Don't Tread on Me" license plates issued by the state of Oklahoma.

[SanAndreasX]

Instead of allocating funds to education or prevention, we, here in Tulsa, have helicopter training and a squad of fucking Dodge Chargers sitting in an empty lot. Obama, amirite? Fucking muslim.

I'm so disheartened. The only thing that keeps me going is blind faith. Connectivity might bring shit together. Like, how we all aren't assholes here. (unless you ask a question in my thread)

Yeah, we aren't all assholes here. I'm the site's official designated asshole.

[volvocrusher]

I wanted to get a "Don't Tread On Me" tattoo a while back but then my wife showed me the (then new) tea party shit. I was so pissed off.

I've also seen quite a few vehicles with "Don't Tread on Me" license plates issued by the state of Oklahoma.  

Only one spot where you can get that kind of tattoo

[SanAndreasX]

I wanted to get a "Don't Tread On Me" tattoo a while back but then my wife showed me the (then new) tea party shit. I was so pissed off.

I've also seen quite a few vehicles with "Don't Tread on Me" license plates issued by the state of Oklahoma.  

Only one spot where you can get that kind of tattoo

Lisa: "I'm impressed that you were able to write so legibly on your own butt."

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

This is fucking amazing (being sarcastic obviously)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11231320/Rosetta-mission-scientist-Dr-Matt-Taylor-cries-during-apology-over-offensive-shirt.html

[ajapam]

This disappoints me so much because if there is a successful manned mission to Mars in my lifetime I KNOW that people will find a way to complain about it somehow.

I'd say dress more professionally if you're gonna show up in something like this but people are acting like this one guy wearing a shirt is like the entire scientific community banded together under a banner of naked chicks.

But really, if it wasn't this, it'd be something else. Like "oh no they're gonna kill the comet people too!" said 100% seriously. Or "why does this matter when I still have to pay for gas?"

[Krubixcube]

I HATE HATE HATE the argument of "Why should we spend money on (insert cool science thing here) when we still got problems on earth/they took our jobs/etc". BECAUSE IF WE DIDN'T STRETCH THE LIMITS OF WHAT WE CAN DO AS A SPECIES WE'D STILL BE STUPID MONKEYS YOU STUPID UNIMAGINATIVE BASTARD!

I feel like scientific research should be like kickstarter. You can opt out on the taxes for the research but you don't get any access to the resulting technology until much later than all the cool people.

[volvocrusher]

We land on a comet and all people can focus on is the guy's shirt. This is why we barely make any progress in space travel.

Edit: Also his friend designed and made him that shirt which she gave to him for his birthday recently, which was why he wore it there to show her how much he liked it. Now I am even more irritated.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Yep he wore it to show his appreciation for her support.

I mean i agree to an extent that its kind of inappropriate for that situation its not something i'd wear for that type of thing, but saying its inappropriate, and making the guy (and his friend) cry over it are two very different things

[volvocrusher]

At the end of the day, he made the world a better place for his work. All the people shaming him do nothing to make the world better.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

He's done more things in a week than these people will ever do in their lifetime.

Complaining on the internet really helps people

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