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NanceGreggs

(27,820 posts)
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 02:08 AM Oct 2021

STFU

People who don't read, can't spell, and think using correct grammar is 'elitist', should STFU about what literature should be available to students.

People who think the Sun revolves around the Earth should STFU about the causes/effects of climate change.

People who believe the Earth is 6,000 years old should STFU about science, and their "interpretation" thereof.

People who don't have a medical degree and years of experience in immunology and related fields should STFU about how to control a pandemic.

People who know nothing about anatomy or gynecology should STFU about when a fetus has a heartbeat.

People who can't produce an iota of evidence of widespread vote fraud should STFU about "stolen" elections.

People who promote hatred, bigotry and violence should STFU about "Christian values".

People who support the overthrow of democracy should STFU about patriotism and the rule of law.

I'm all for taking the country back from uneducated, low-info, low-IQ idiots, just as I'm all in on taking the country back from Republicans - but truth be told, they're pretty much the same thing.

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STFU (Original Post) NanceGreggs Oct 2021 OP
That's it. Subject covered. dchill Oct 2021 #1
I am so tired of them Skittles Oct 2021 #2
K&R onecaliberal Oct 2021 #3
Amen. Should be shouted from the rooftops! LuckyLib Oct 2021 #4
Good post. Bookmarked too, for future ammo. yonder Oct 2021 #5
And let's hear it for the ninnies who think a book on Critical Race Theory is given to 1st graders. argyl Oct 2021 #6
Well said... please allow me to add one small touch to your final sentence... usaf-vet Oct 2021 #7
Great Op malaise Oct 2021 #8
Yet they still vote and are close to derailing the state of VA Amishman Oct 2021 #9
Well said! BlueJac Oct 2021 #10
Recommended. A keeper. panader0 Oct 2021 #11
Christian values and patriotism Martin Eden Oct 2021 #12
+1,000,000 madaboutharry Oct 2021 #13
Spot on, as always. Said it much more succinctly and politely than my usual response. niyad Oct 2021 #14
Amen. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #15
lol +1 BeckyDem Oct 2021 #16
Preach Nance! berni_mccoy Oct 2021 #17
And may they do so soon Mr. Steve Oct 2021 #18
I needed to read that Ohioboy Oct 2021 #19
Cipolla's Five Laws of Human Stupidity Peccadillo Oct 2021 #20
I bow to your rant... dixiechiken1 Oct 2021 #21
The next thing you'll probably tell me the earth isn't flat! Poiuyt Oct 2021 #22
I dunno ... THIS one just might be your BEST, Nance. calimary Oct 2021 #23
In other words "hypocrites". BigmanPigman Oct 2021 #24
A righteous rant FakeNoose Oct 2021 #25
They don't know where the Sun goes at night. The Wizard Oct 2021 #26
I wish Dunning and Kroger had worked a little harder soldierant Oct 2021 #27

Skittles

(153,216 posts)
2. I am so tired of them
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 02:31 AM
Oct 2021

Reagan made greed and stupidity fashionable, and those chickens have come home to ROOST.

argyl

(3,064 posts)
6. And let's hear it for the ninnies who think a book on Critical Race Theory is given to 1st graders.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 03:28 AM
Oct 2021

Hell, I have a BS in biochemistry and an MS in Environmental Sciences.
And I'd never even heard of it until the RW blowhards started spouting off about it.

usaf-vet

(6,215 posts)
7. Well said... please allow me to add one small touch to your final sentence...
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 04:08 AM
Oct 2021
"I'm all for taking the country back from uneducated, low-info, low-IQ idiots, RACIST just as I'm all in on taking the country back from Republicans - but truth be told, they're pretty much the same thing."

Amishman

(5,559 posts)
9. Yet they still vote and are close to derailing the state of VA
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 06:19 AM
Oct 2021

They are numerous, organized, and not going away. Demographic inevitability doesn't seem to be coming, largely because fickle independent voters turn away from us and end up empowering the drooling horde.

Time to wake up and get things done, because it's all so close to slipping away again. Focus on popular ideas, don't hold out for perfection, and govern. Court independents and keep them friendly.

VA has be scared shitless for what 2022 might hold.

If you follow the betting markets, PredictIt has R House and R Senate No at 46 cents. Meaning a 46 cents bet and we hold on to either chamber, pays out $1 and you more than double your money.

Martin Eden

(12,879 posts)
12. Christian values and patriotism
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:57 AM
Oct 2021

The right claims these as their own, but they are wrong on both counts.

In their hands those noble virtues are twisted and perverted for ignoble purposes that would be condemned by Jesus Christ and America's Founders.

They should do more than STFU -- They need to admit the error of their ways and do everything they can to repent and make amends.

But odds are they will only get worse. Their current trajectory is a bottomless pit.

Peccadillo

(25 posts)
20. Cipolla's Five Laws of Human Stupidity
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 06:21 PM
Oct 2021

Law #5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

Stupidity is literally destroying our country and is enabling the slow-motion coup coming in 2024.

https://medium.com/mind-cafe/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-513de9dd0bd5

calimary

(81,527 posts)
23. I dunno ... THIS one just might be your BEST, Nance.
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:51 PM
Oct 2021

Best yet.

Talking point after talking point after talking point.

This is a suggested script!

This a treasure house of useful, and usable comparison messaging!

This isn’t a mere post. This is a public service!!!

soldierant

(6,938 posts)
27. I wish Dunning and Kroger had worked a little harder
Thu Oct 28, 2021, 01:08 AM
Oct 2021

and come up with ways to correct the syndrome instead of our just having to live with the afflicted.

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