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The 5 Dumbest Ideas That Have Taken Root In America
Townhall.com ^ | April 7, 2015 | John Hawkins

Posted on 04/07/2015 5:18:06 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin

The left, and all Americans who support them, simply are not sane.


21 posted on 04/07/2015 6:51:23 AM PDT by afsnco
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To: rarestia

“It’s terrible that in the course of American history, whites went from being benevolent landowners with an end game to cowering corporate drones injecting money into a corrupt, redistributive system for the benefit of those who want to procreate without consequence and commit criminal acts without conscience.”

Not to procreate, but to fornicate. And paying a handsome commission to the handlers of said redistribution. It’s a sort of forced lawlessness; the ethical law abiding subjects forced to finance the total irresponsibility of the lawless elite “victims” and politicians.


22 posted on 04/07/2015 6:52:11 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (Ready for Teddy. Cruz, that is. Texas conservative.)
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To: YouGoTexasGirl

Yep! And I’m just as guilty. We’re far past the point of no return in this country. I don’t believe the ballot box is going to afford us any advantage going forward either.


23 posted on 04/07/2015 7:17:12 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Kaslin

Diversity is the belief that adding a cow turd to a batch of apple sauce will improve the flavor.


24 posted on 04/07/2015 7:31:08 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: ThunderSleeps

“Oh, yeah, ‘cause they can make them sound/seem soooo good.”

Because pathos has taken over as the only method of persuasion. That was intentional because, as you point out, the narratives would take over as the new reality. Reality doesn’t allow people to think a man dressing up as a woman and using the women’s restroom makes him anything other than a pervert. The narrative; however, makes him a woman.

Likewise socialism. The 20th century has seen the parallel phenomena of a good idea, freedom, and a really bad idea, socialism. It doesn’t matter where you look, central planning of economies, physical cities, and morality has caused misery like the world has never seen. The opposite is true of freedom and free markets. Yet, the narrative tells us that everyone is miserable because of free markets.

So maybe the worst idea that has taken root in America is that narratives = reality. Hey, I just realized that’s just like Plato’s Allegory of the Cave....


25 posted on 04/07/2015 7:58:55 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Leep

ATF
BLM
DHS
EPA
HHS
SSA

...That the ruling of one judge can amend the constitution!


26 posted on 04/07/2015 8:02:34 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Kaslin

#3 is the biggie. I fear the majority has clearly bought into it.


27 posted on 04/07/2015 8:07:59 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Old Sarge
Number 6: Voting Still Matters.

This.

28 posted on 04/07/2015 8:09:42 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Kaslin

Man made Global Warming

Hate crime legislation

gay marriange

ethanol

no spill gas cans. (okay that is way down on the list)


29 posted on 04/07/2015 8:17:00 AM PDT by Leep (To put it in laymen's terms liberal/progressive ist coo coo.)
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To: Kaslin

#1 Abortion is legal.


30 posted on 04/07/2015 10:42:58 AM PDT by OriginalChristian (The end of America, as founded, began when the first Career Politician was elected...)
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To: Leep

“no spill gas cans. (okay that is way down on the list)”

I generally hate plastic gas cans — their spouts are over-engineered, leak, don’t last and are a pain to use. However, I finally found one that is actually superior to the others and is a pleasure to use.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/no-spill-gas-can-125-gal

One thing all cans ought to have is pressure bleed-off valves to prevent the cans from collapsing or puffing up due to temperature changes.


31 posted on 04/07/2015 10:47:13 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: Old Sarge

Especially mail in ballots which have bastardized and corrupted the voting process. Why don’t they just do all voting through facebook or twitter?


32 posted on 04/07/2015 11:45:51 AM PDT by GoldwaterCountry (Viva Reagan Revolucion!)
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To: GoldwaterCountry

DAMMIT, NO SUGGESTIONS THEY CAN READ!!!


33 posted on 04/07/2015 11:50:36 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: demshateGod

I think paying people not to work has to be in the top 3.


34 posted on 04/07/2015 12:30:21 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Kaslin

That everyone deserves, and must have, a college education.


35 posted on 04/07/2015 12:32:24 PM PDT by floralamiss ("Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name....." -Lord & Savior Jesus Christ)
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To: Kaslin

Baseline budgeting


36 posted on 04/07/2015 5:07:58 PM PDT by chemical_boy
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