Jun 4, 2012
Conform And Be Dull
This is nothing new. The marketeers (commercial and political) know about all this, and they use it to manipulate us at every turn.
The Asch Experiments:
Of particular interest to me (in the context of the current political climate) is the bit regarding united opposition at about 3:00.
Now, try not to think about DumFux News, and the simple fact that there's an awful lot of "low-information voters" (aka the independents) out there who pay no attention to what's happening until it's time to decide; and who then simply try to get a feel for which way the wind is blowing so they can vote according to what they perceive as the "majority sentiment".
The Asch Experiments:
Of particular interest to me (in the context of the current political climate) is the bit regarding united opposition at about 3:00.
Now, try not to think about DumFux News, and the simple fact that there's an awful lot of "low-information voters" (aka the independents) out there who pay no attention to what's happening until it's time to decide; and who then simply try to get a feel for which way the wind is blowing so they can vote according to what they perceive as the "majority sentiment".
Jun 3, 2012
Disconnected
Almost every opinion survey tells us a coupla things that have now passed into "facts" of Conventional Wisdom.
First, approval ratings for Congress are always somewhere down around 10%. And yet, in spite of those numbers, sometimes 60% of us show up to cast our votes - obviously trying in some way to fulfill the promise of self-governance.
Second, approval ratings for US Military always come in up around 70%, but fewer than 1% of us are signing on to serve.
We've become extremely well conditioned to a weirdly reflexive Political Correctness that requires a basic hypocrisy.
We claim to hate The Government, but we love trying to make something useful of it.
And we profess an undying love for the Military, but we hate the tho't of wearing the uniform ourselves.
And God help you if you ever say anything like that in public.
Like my mom always said, "Conform and be dull".
First, approval ratings for Congress are always somewhere down around 10%. And yet, in spite of those numbers, sometimes 60% of us show up to cast our votes - obviously trying in some way to fulfill the promise of self-governance.
Second, approval ratings for US Military always come in up around 70%, but fewer than 1% of us are signing on to serve.
We've become extremely well conditioned to a weirdly reflexive Political Correctness that requires a basic hypocrisy.
We claim to hate The Government, but we love trying to make something useful of it.
And we profess an undying love for the Military, but we hate the tho't of wearing the uniform ourselves.
And God help you if you ever say anything like that in public.
Like my mom always said, "Conform and be dull".
Jun 1, 2012
May 31, 2012
Pick 'Em
When it comes to policy regarding the US Economy, what we hear over and over from "conservatives" is that the Gubmint shouldn't be in the business of picking winners and losers. And yet, here's a nearly unanimous GOP saying they'll continue subsidizing fossil fuels at a rate of 6-1 over alternative fuels. And they'll do it in spite of what their pets over at DoD ask for every time they get a chance.
From Wonkette:
More from The Burrill Report.
From Wonkette:
We remember a time when if “the generals” wanted solid-gold ballwashers, they got solid-gold ballwashers! But now, it seems, the Republican members of the House are a little more frugal. Oh, not for the important stuff, like building East Coast Star Wars installations that the Pentagon doesn’t want — no, that they will get. But for stupid stuff, like biofuels to power their infernal machines, and this:Seems like the whole world is waiting for us lead on this shit, and it looks like we're just standing around with our dicks in our hands, wishing it was 1965 again so we didn't have to worry so much about all this complicated stuff.
The Conaway amendment included in the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) was meant to limit the Defense Department’s participation in an interagency agreement with the departments of Energy and Agriculture to spend $510 million to construct biorefineries capable of producing “drop-in” biofuels for the use by the Navy in its ships and jets, according to a summary.
More from The Burrill Report.
May 30, 2012
And Now This Other
The Fail Parade continues. This time, "conservatives" are using the power of the gubmint to block the construction of a house of worship.
Lyin' sacks of shit.
Construction of a suburban Nashville, Tenn., mosque that was supposed to have been completed in 2010 has been halted and could be stopped for good after Chancellor Robert Corlew ruled Tuesday that the public wasn't given the proper notice two years ago at a meeting to approve the site plan.
Technically, it means the Rutherford County Planning Commission could still approve the site near the city of Murfreesboro, but its chances of completion are diminished.I guess freedom of religion is important as long as the religion in question is Politically Correct.
Lyin' sacks of shit.
And Now This
You know without thinking that motherhood is one of the absolutes when it comes to what "conservatives" are always yammerin' about - but of course they absolutely refuse to give any new mom any kind of break or some small thing to help her and the baby and the rest of her family handle the disruption.
One more example of how "conservatives" are a bunch of lying sacks of shit.
One more example of how "conservatives" are a bunch of lying sacks of shit.
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