(Click here for Part I) Welcome to Part II of our new series of visits to Christianist America, a parallel universe where the Universe is 8,000 years old, scientists conspire to destroy God, and the only way to save children from left-wing bias in public schools is to explicitly indoctrinate them with right-wing ideology. Every Sunday we'll see what we can learn about the worldview of some of our fellow Americans. And we will point and laugh! This week, we continue dissecting a 10th-grade textbook,
Jeez, yes ... that's a real trip down the rabbit hole.
Best parts are where they discuss whether a "contribution" is real or a piece of devious satire -- the fact that they have to discuss it at all should tell them something is seriously amiss, but it sails right over their heads. There's some sort of a meta-Poe's Law at work with these idjits.
Apparently not only was the first episode the most watched show in GSN history, they&#039;re also claiming it was the most watched show on cable (at least in its timeslot, but its timeslot was primetime). Fortunately, we are talking cable, so it&#039;s less than 1% of the population, but <em>still</em>...
I&#039;m probably wrong, but I just assumed the NY cops shot the bystanders because they figured they were somehow the bad guys? If That&#039;s not the case, they the old Al Capp comic strip showing Fearless Fosdick shooting all the innocent bystanders has come true.
Damn ... that Amos &#039;n Andy routine promised to be YOOOOGELY tasteless.
Someone in command at the GOP has figured out just how badly the party is fucking up, with all the assholery on display. This is an unfortunate development.
Heck, I&#039;ve got a helluva lot of books that feature Christians prominently. There&#039;s the Trollope Barchester series, all about Anglican Church politics. The novels of Robertson Davies always have strong undercurrents of Christian religion, not always portrayed as a good thing, but definitely important. Even in Anne of Green Gables, Presbyterianism plays a huge role. And yes, these are all good books.
I think the NYPD gets that poster -- every single person (other than the gunman) who was shot in front of the Empire State Building was shot by the cops.
And the NRA thinks this would go down well with <i>untrained</i> gun-toting citizens?
Read it &amp; weep. Or puke ... depends on your level of tolerance. It&#039;s horrifying to see how much effort and resources are being poured into making people stupid.
Jeez, yes ... that&#039;s a real trip down the rabbit hole.
Best parts are where they discuss whether a &quot;contribution&quot; is real or a piece of devious satire -- the fact that they have to discuss it at all should tell them something is seriously amiss, but it sails right over their heads. There&#039;s some sort of a meta-Poe&#039;s Law at work with these idjits.
BTW, is that series any good? I&#039;ve avoided it for years, because Frank&#039;s stuff other than Dune is so uneven.
Apparently not only was the first episode the most watched show in GSN history, they&#039;re also claiming it was the most watched show on cable (at least in its timeslot, but its timeslot was primetime). Fortunately, we are talking cable, so it&#039;s less than 1% of the population, but <em>still</em>...
And why are we supposed to do his will unquestioningly? Seems like a big control freak to me.
I&#039;m probably wrong, but I just assumed the NY cops shot the bystanders because they figured they were somehow the bad guys? If That&#039;s not the case, they the old Al Capp comic strip showing Fearless Fosdick shooting all the innocent bystanders has come true.
No, I think you&#039;re on to something.
Damn ... that Amos &#039;n Andy routine promised to be YOOOOGELY tasteless.
Someone in command at the GOP has figured out just how badly the party is fucking up, with all the assholery on display. This is an unfortunate development.
&quot; every waking moment that they weren&#039;t actually at church services talking about church, God, Jesus, and the Bible. &quot;
Avoiding reality is the only way they can avoid cognitive dissonance.
Heck, I&#039;ve got a helluva lot of books that feature Christians prominently. There&#039;s the Trollope Barchester series, all about Anglican Church politics. The novels of Robertson Davies always have strong undercurrents of Christian religion, not always portrayed as a good thing, but definitely important. Even in Anne of Green Gables, Presbyterianism plays a huge role. And yes, these are all good books.
Bob Jones is starting to make Afghanistan&#039;s educational system look good.
Awwwwwwwwww how blasphemous.
I think the NYPD gets that poster -- every single person (other than the gunman) who was shot in front of the Empire State Building was shot by the cops.
And the NRA thinks this would go down well with <i>untrained</i> gun-toting citizens?
I have all the time in the world ... and then some.
I&#039;m guessing Philip Pullman didn&#039;t make the cut.
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Read it &amp; weep. Or puke ... depends on your level of tolerance. It&#039;s horrifying to see how much effort and resources are being poured into making people stupid.
You may have just hit on the explanation for the &quot;meth belt&quot; across the middle of dumbfuckistan.