Global Weirding and Dumb Americans

I just read a NY Times Op-ed piece on Global Weirding. (Thanks Jerry for the tip). I gotta say it really pissed me off. Not the article itself. The idea that the world, especially China, is laughing at us for being so stupid and easily led. This is not the only thing about us that the world laughs at. The Europeans just can’t understand the way we let minorities keep the Evolution issue boiling on “high”, or the way a minority keeps the abortion issue boiling on “high”, or the perpetual state of turmoil over gay rights, or the way we apparently have a state religion in an obviously secularly founded and constitutionally secular state. Or the litmus test we apparently have for public officials: “Non-Christians need not bother to apply”. Do you really think that the best possible candidate for any office has a chance of being elected if he or she says “I am not really a believer in religion? In fact I am an atheist.”? If so, you are really deluded, and deserve the scorn the world heaps on you. President Obama was not openly attacked about being Black (although it was not far below the surface) but was openly challenged about being a Muslim (he isn’t). After all, his middle name is Hussein. That is how stupid some Americans can be. I better not get really wound up here or the NSA will be knocking on my door. The next thing you know, there will be a new version of the “The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC or HCUA, 1938–1975).
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GO LINDSEY -- WE LOVE YOU

Lindsey Jacobellis. The press says,
“The 2010 Games gave Jacobellis an opportunity for redemption, and while NBC didn’t climb aboard her bandwagon as it did prior to 2006, it is always willing to sate those who froth for such pabulum. Jacobellis failed. Redemption, if she even believes in such a thing, will have to wait for another four years.” To which I say loud and clear: Bullshit!!. This woman screwed up once upon a time and paid a heavy price for that. She worked like a dog for four years, made the Olympic team again, competed and lost. Big frigg’en deal. Redemption? Who says she needs redemption? She worked herself back from personal disaster, tried her very best, and was an able and mature competitor. Losing in the Olympics is some form of DAMNATION? Lindsey “redeemed” herself many times since 2006. I say “Way to go girl!! Those of us who have worked hard for something and screwed up along the way are with you 100%”
See you in 4 years and win, lose or draw, we’ll be root’in for you.
Quotation: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/snowboard/news?slug=jp-jacobellis021610&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

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