A theory about how stupid society has become

Self | 6-1-2005 | Self

[Cowman]

In observing the sad state of our society I have noticed a few things that seem to be related. there is a tremendous proliferation of over reaching regulation to prevent accidents. There are air bags and passive restraints to prevent deaths in car crashes. There are all kinds of restrictions on how I can arrange things on my own property to prevent trespassers from hurting themselves. I can't buy a mercury thermometer because some idiot might get exposed to a small amount of a heavy metal. These regulations exist to keep idiots from hurting themselves in the normal course of being idiots.

The idiots appear to be taking over society. An idiot spills coffee on himself and they sue the restaurant and win substantially more than the price of the coffee. The cookie monster is made into the celery monster because cookies are unhealthy. (I just can't fathom Ol' Cookie singing C is for Celery!) Starbucks is able to call a small coffee a "Grande" and charge five bucks for something you can get at the gas station for a buck and a half. And Kerry was considered a serious candidate for President of the United States.

I believe these things are related that by regulating against accidents stupid people are not killing themselves like they are supposed to and the resulting increase in stupidity is pulling the collective IQ of the country down making us an entire nation stupid people.

Perhaps we should start letting the dumb play with blasting caps or grizzly bear insulting.

What do you think?

[elbucko]

These regulations have less to do with the stupidity of society than with the larceny of lawyers.

[ARCADIA]

Could I wear one of these?

http://www.improb.com/news/2002/may/troy-new-suit.html

[stubernx98]

We operate on the lowest common denominator theory. that is why the elites think that the laws do not apply to them.

We're doomed, doomed I say.

[Michael Goldsberry]

It gets worse.

They don't want anyone to own a knife in the UK.

I kinda like my arsenal.

I think I'll keep it, thank you.

[Alberta's Child]

These regulations are also the inevitable result of a rising standard of living and the accompanying boredom that always results. Only a nation that has defeated such problems as plagues, famine, and pestilence would have the time or patience to regulate smoking or require seatbelts to be worn at all times.

A typhoid plague or an invasion of barbarian hordes would go a long way towards putting our priorities in order.

[Spiff]

I have a similar or related theory. You see, the Democrat party and its candidates relies upon these stupid people as their constituency. It is STUPID people that are voting for Democrats. The invention of the Internet and the ability for people to educate themselves about the issues has caused a number of people to vote Republican. To counter that, the Democrats must ensure that more stupid people survive. In that past stupid people would thankfully kill themselves off in fiery "hold muh beer" moments or falls from bicycles when they weren't wearing helmets, etc., etc. (see Darwin Awards). Or stupid people would render themselves unable to reproduce, or they would kill their unborn children through abortion, or they would do something stupid and kill their entire stupid family. The bottom line is that this meant less stupid voters to vote for Democrats. So, the Democrats set about to start forcing people to buckle their kids up and forcing cyclists to wear helmets, they put warning labels on coffee cups and McDonalds Apple Turnovers (heaven knows how many people have been killed by those evil things). Etc. Etc.

Here's where the real danger comes in. The more stupid people who survive until voting age who also survive long enough to reproduce means that there are more and more stupid people being born every day. Natural selection used to keep the stupid herds down to a reasonable level, but with all this new safety regulation and such, we're going to become overpopulated with stupid people. And we'll see our Republican majority in Congress dwindle as a result.

Of course Congressional Republicans have a plan to address this eventuality. Lately, they've been acting more and more stupid in an attempt to fool the gullible stupid people to get them to vote for them. It makes one wish that they were too stupid to notice all this stuff.

[Cowman]

A typhoid plague or an invasion of barbarian hordes would go a long way towards putting our priorities in order.

Well, I have the curved sword and the little fur hat but I need a good war horse and about 150000 other guys

[faq]

I had no idea about the Cookie Monster. That's too bad. What about Oscar? Is he still grouchy? Or is he now called Oscar the tolerant?

[xcamel]

The more we attempt to prevent mother nature from removing the stupid (and other undesirable traits) from the gene pool, the more likely it will be one of these that pushes "the button", spills the deadly virus, torques off some aggressive alien race.

From "Godzilla"

"History proves again and again how Nature points up the folly of men....."

[bonfire]

Read Michael Crighton's "State of Fear". He addresses this issue.

[Cowman]

is he now called Oscar the tolerant

Yah! they put him on Prozac and now he writes Haiku about Big Bird.

[Desron13]

"A typhoid plague or an invasion of barbarian hordes would go a long way towards putting our priorities in order."

You're right of course but I think the barbarian hordes angle is in the process of being handled by the Islamo-fascists. As for the plague, the Islamists are almost certainly working on that as well. Maybe Islam is doing us all a favor. Their like a one stop shop for idiocy extermination. They even do us the favor of eliminating their own excessively stupid adherents via strap on bombs. Gee, maybe we should be encouraging them instead of fighting them. /s

[Cowman]

As for the plague, the Islamists are almost certainly working on that as well.

No matter what the plague is the Libs will try to make the infected a persecuted minority.

"you can't refuse to have Mary fix your dinner! She has Typhoid -- That is healthist of you!"

[Gordon Pym]

Perhaps we should start letting the dumb play with blasting caps or grizzly bear insulting.

LOL! How about Shotgun tag or javelin catching?

[teenyelliott]

by regulating against accidents stupid people are not killing themselves like they are supposed to

That, my friend, is a beautiful line.

[teenyelliott]

Stunning, absolutely stunning. You made me laugh, you made me cry. Your theory could be made into a movie.

[m87339]

Next up, those who make it past abortion are wrapped in bubble wrap until they are 90 years old.

The main problem is spending your life keeping people from popping the bubbles.

[teenyelliott]

stupid people ping

[pissant]

Its the f**king ambulance chasers, plain and simple