# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 495
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9881 "2025-02-11T18:20:39Z")
šŸ˜± I have no words. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9882 "2025-02-11T18:25:16Z")
I have a few. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9883 "2025-02-11T19:33:00Z")
They seem to have gone _extra_ bat-shit insane. Yeah, I know, apologies to bat guano for that. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9884 "2025-02-11T19:50:08Z")
Iā€™ve just been suspended from Twitter for a violent tweet. The tweet was in response to someone asking what the CFPB was. My response: > You donā€™t need to know. MAGA has spoken. Just nod your head and jump off that cliff. I can avoid suspension if I delete it. And I just might so I can raise a stink over Elon Muskā€™s thin skin and not knowing what an analogy is ā€¦ so I can get suspended again. They duped me ā€“ I deleted the tweet and they still suspended me for 12 hours. Oh, Iā€™ll be suspended permanently, Iā€™m sure of it, in about 12 hours and one minute. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9885 "2025-02-11T20:00:17Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Or, trolling. You just canā€™t tell anymore. Case in point: > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as ā€œRed, White, and Bluelandā€ I saw that earlier today, and wept for the poor Onion writers who have to compete. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9886 "2025-02-11T20:55:44Z")
Seriously, _Idiocracy_ is coming true. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9887 "2025-02-11T22:04:21Z")
_Idiocracy_ was already true. It was exaggeration of the worst parts of our culture back then. It was a satire, not a warning. And then we decided we just wouldnā€™t be outdone by some movie. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9888 "2025-02-11T22:19:22Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > And then we decided we just wouldnā€™t be outdone by some movie. **Thatā€™s** the part Iā€™m talking about. Itā€™s no longer an exaggeration or satire, or rather itā€™s becoming less of one. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9889 "2025-02-11T23:19:28Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > They duped me ā€“ I deleted the tweet and they still suspended me for 12 hours. Oh, Iā€™ll be suspended permanently, Iā€™m sure of it, in about 12 hours and one minute. Iā€™m sorry to hear that. I gave up Twitter some months back, and donā€™t miss it; I can understand that some non-RW people believe theyā€™re doing good by staying there. But you know youā€™ll never really be able to beat that systemā€”it truly is rigged against you. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9890 "2025-02-11T23:35:06Z")
Just go out like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9891 "2025-02-12T06:01:52Z")
Again, Idiocracy is a eugenics movie. Saying itā€™s true evokes support for eugenics. Iā€™m assuming that you donā€™t want to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9892 "2025-02-12T06:05:05Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Idiocracy is a eugenics movie. I always figured it was just a half-baked adaptation of ā€œThe Marching Moronsā€. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9893 "2025-02-12T06:05:09Z")
Thatā€™s a generic ā€œyouā€? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9894 "2025-02-12T06:13:28Z")
Yes. I dont truly think that anyone in this thread actually believes in eugenics. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9895 "2025-02-12T06:37:44Z")
I mean, I do. I was born in '77, so I Gen X. I believe that. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9896 "2025-02-12T08:41:51Z")
Itā€™s like how I believe in euthanasia. Go Chinese kids! Follow your dreams, Vietnamese teenagers! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9897 "2025-02-12T12:43:14Z")
My cousin is a Eugenic. Eugene, OR is a nice town. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9898 "2025-02-12T12:43:55Z")
I support personal eugenics: everyone should avoid reproducing with idiots, jerks, and losers. ---
**Author:** ![Slight\_Off\_Hand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Slight\_Off\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slight_Off_Hand)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9899 "2025-02-12T12:56:14Z")
Iā€™ve always said, ā€œNever sleep with someone who is ugly, mean, or stupid. It might breed true.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/9900 "2025-02-12T13:38:54Z")
> [@Slight\_Off\_Hand](#): > > Iā€™ve always said, ā€œNever sleep with someone who is ugly, mean, or stupid. It might breed true.ā€ - Ugly is only appearance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=494) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=496)