Ugh. Normally I don’t break out the vodka on wednesday night. Especially not after my party won a major election. But this… Ugh.
Now, normally I’d ignore something like this, but this isn’t an isolated event. There seem to be an awful lot of those on the right who think this way. And if enough people actually go through with this, it will hurt the economy in a nasty way. I’ve seen two or three hardliner, “no government is good government” conservatives say that they were done, and that because of the “new normal” this country is approaching, they’re done providing, and are going to quit their jobs and hop on welfare and milk the system for all it’s got. Never mind how retardedly ignorant and offensive ideas like this are to those who know what welfare is like. Never mind that it’s intentionally destructive and spiteful, and only hurts everyone in the long run, including those who choose to take that path in the short turn! We’ve got people saying, “Hide all your money! I hope the rich don’t pay another damn cent!”
And this seems to mirror the wider trend. In fact, this seems to be the new mantra of the conservative movement:
I really have to ask, what the fuck is wrong with conservatives? Do they honestly believe that bluster about Obama’s second term meaning the end of America? Are they that fucking petty to think that the correct answer to the problem of “We lost an election” is “BURN THIS COUNTRY AND ALL WE THOUGHT IT STOOD FOR LAST YEAR TO THE GROUND!”?! What the fucking shit is wrong with this country?
But wait, it gets worse! The republicans still have the house, and 47 seats in the senate. What does this mean? Well, it’s really simple: Obama will be unable to pass anything! We’ll have 4 more years of complete and utter gridlock, because republicans would rather cut off their nose to spite their face than work with a democrat to help this country. I’ve seen a great many people say that Chris Christie should switch sides because he gave credit where credit was due so close before the election!
What the fuck is wrong with you people?!
Ugh.
I’m done.
Pass the vodka, I’m just going to drink myself into enough of a stupor that I don’t even care any more. Fuck America. This country is unwilling to let itself be saved. America is doomed, in the short or long run. I predicted an economic upturn in the next 4 years before the election and I would stand by it whether or not Romney won, but that’s entirely irrelevant because as long as the electorate is so. Incredibly. RETARDED. This country is just fucked.
I really hate to have to say this, but “you parodying conservatives” isn’t too far off. One of my Facebook friends said she hopes America burns for their choice to elect Obama.
“Parody” is too strong a word, but several people (on the board I originally posted that quote) thought I was serious.
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Of course, what gets me the most is that these self-same people are the people who, just days earlier, were claiming that they were the “only real Americans” and “only patriots” and that nobody else really belonged here. I swear to god, it makes me want to hit someone.
I’m glad he’s waiting until the end of the NFL season to cancel his cable subscription. If he did it now I would think he really loves his country. I notice he’s saying “regular season,” so how much do you want to bet that if his team makes the playoffs he’s going to postpone his sacrifice a few more weeks?
You have nothing to worry about. If Americans had the ability to control their spending we wouldn’t have had a massive mortgage melt down. For example:
“Also, at the end of the NFL regular season, I’m cancelling my cable TV account.”
Watching NFL is more important that this douchebag’s beliefs. What’s the likelihood that after the Superbowl this guy suddenly realizes he really wants to see the Final 4, and the NBA playoffs, and then the next season of Dancing with the Stars? That one statement alone can tell you everything you need to know about the strength of that guy’s convictions.
" I stashed two tons of anthracite coal for my heating stove."
Seriously? That’s a lot of coal. And he probably bought a shed, wheelbarrow, and shovel for it too. He’s also going to go out and buy a LOT of beans, batteries, and bullets. Then he’s going to buy a bunch of containers and some shelving, along with something to cover up that stain.
The economy could use a lot more John Galts, since this guy is about to dump thousands into his local economy, at a time when retailers could really use the boost.
" [they] are going to quit their jobs and hop on welfare and milk the system for all it’s got."
Well, the first thing they are going to learn is that there isn’t much milk. The second thing they are going to learn is that someone was waiting for their job and is happy to take it.
You really should be thanking this clueless idiot, and all the morons he inspires. Worst possible case scenario is that he teaches a few people to control their urges and plan for the future. There are more than a few people on the East Coast right now that wish they had stocked up on fuel.
Can you really get on welfare just because you want to? First, I thought you had to have a dire situation and go through a more-extensive approval process, and second, I understood that it’s only used as a brief stop-gap measure (like two years) at a vastly reduced rate. I’m not seeing how an entire household could actually choose this path and make it work.
Finally, Thunderdome is what they want? Look what it did to the good old anti-Semite’s career!
All playoff games are broadcast on free, over-the-air, stations. Presumably, the nutbag wants to keep his cable so he can continue to watch Monday Night Football (on ESPN) and Thursday and Saturday Night Football (broadcast on the NFL Network).
Joseph Palmi [Joe Pesci]: Let me ask you something… we Italians, we got our families, and we got the church; the Irish, they have the homeland, Jews their tradition; even the niggers, they got their music. What about you people [Old-American WASPS], Mr. Wilson, what do you have?
Edward Wilson [Matt Damon]: The United States of America. It’s ours. The rest of you are just visiting.
Paranoid wingnut douchebags selling all their possessions and holing up in their houses instead of going out where I might run into them? I don’t really have a problem with it.
I question the seriousness of this. All true believers know that Obama’s going to inflate away the debt, so selling everything for cash would be self-defeating.
File this in the same drawer as those celebrities who always threaten to leave the country if a Republican wins.
In my mind, since I refused to vote for either, Obama is just a kinder, gentler, slower descent into Hell since neither Party to me is capable of fixing or recognizing our true economic woes.
Back in 2008, right after Obama took office (I mean RIGHT after, like early Feb or something) my ex’s dad went into a gun and ammunition store to “stock up on ammo before Obama takes our guns away” (or puts exorbitant taxes on ammunition or whatever). Almost all the ammo was sold out and the prices had skyrocketed. He apparently said “see? It’s happening already!” in all seriousness.
No, you all went so crazy-paranoid that you all decided to stock up on ammunition at the same damn time, almost selling out the store, and the store owners know their customers so they jacked up prices in anticipation. But hey, thanks for supporting small business!