Man these conservatives are going to new levels to discredit the poor

[Arcanetrance]

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I was talking to a friend earlier who forwarded me a news story her father sent her. She wanted to know if I believed it. Apparently in said report they were making claims that pot shops in Colorado were accepting food stamps. The story is satire but apparently conservative sites are picking it up as truth.

[Shandris]

1. What is this I don't even...

Really?!

REALLY?!?!

Unbelievable. I mean...completely believable that they would say it, but...unbelievable.

[Arcanetrance]

2. Yeah I was fucking amazed

[Shandris]

5. Yah, it's things like this that really shake me at times.

I mean, I'm all about (or try to be, no one is perfect) 'fair play' when it comes to dealing with these people but goddamn, how can you compete with outright, bald-faced lies like this on a 'fair' basis?

They are so damn afraid that someone, somewhere may be having a little fun and relaxation that they have to resort to outright lies just to try to stir up resentment in people who are, for the most part, too fucking tired and pressed for time to research this stuff themselves. Nevermind the fact that it should be obvious that it's not true -- I don't even hold that against people. But to be the one who is so scared of someone who isn't them having a good time as to....GAH!

Sorry, venting. Things like this just really upset me. I'm tired of watching my class picked apart again and again and again by these uncaring ticks of humanity all for the sake of turning one person against another.

[Arcanetrance]

6. These hateful conservatives make me scared cause there's only so much fear

and hatred you can program into a person before they snap

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. They sure know how to push their nit wit followers' buttons, eh?

[Arcanetrance]

4. Yeah I was debating posting the link but I'd prefer not to send them traffic

[winter is coming]

7. You can successfully tell lies about poor people to people who want to believe them.

And it's possible to successfully lie about poor people to folks who aren't predisposed to believe bad things about the poor if they don't come into contact with enough struggling people to realize the lies are utter bullshit.

There are going to be a lot of lies about the poor floated by the GOP in the coming months. So, the question becomes: have the GOP created so many poor people that Americans won't buy their bullshit?

[pepperbear]

8. It's not real. the article exists, but it's a satire. here are the links...

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/435495-colorado-pot-shop-accepting-food-stamps-taxpayer-funded-marijuana-for-welfare-recipients-is-not-real/

The link to the original story from the hoax site:


http://nationalreport.net/colorado-pot-shop-accept-food-stamps-taxpayer-funded-marijuana/

[Arcanetrance]

9. Well it seems the satire part is lost on a few conservatives cause it got forwarded by

her dad who was hailing it as truth

[frylock]

13. check the link to the original article..

cons are apoplectic at the thought of people buying weed with their EBT!

[Mopar151]

17. But screwtop wine is no problem?

is right!

[Luminous Animal]

10. You have a link to this "news" story? I am highly skeptical but open to proof.

[Arcanetrance]

12. Yeah I have the link from the story her dad sent another poster put the link to the original site

Apparently it's satire.

http://conservativefrontline.com/colorado-pot-shop-accept-food-stamps-taxpayer-funded-marijuana-welfare-recipients/

[Luminous Animal]

14. Then you either need to change your OP title or self-delete. Oh and let your friend know that her

dad is an idiot.

[Arcanetrance]

15. It's originally satire but it's been picked up by conservative sites as truth so I'd say my title

is appropriate

[frylock]

11. check out the National Report link and read the comments from the idiot asshole conservatives..

that have no idea that the article is satire!

http://nationalreport.net/colorado-pot-shop-accept-food-stamps-taxpayer-funded-marijuana/

[BobUp]

18. And we thought

the poor could only buy cigarettes and alcohol with food stamps.

I like this graphic, it shows just how they buy into whatever Reich Wing media tells them. They suck it up like pablum.