On the Topic of Burying the Stupid Needle

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On the Topic of Burying the Stupid Needle

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A guy I used to work with and for (a black guy, which is important for reasons that shall become clear) is a FB friend, and he "shared" a post from someone else that had a picture I describe below:

Four American coins, in this order left-to-right: quarter, dime, nickel, penny. Bear in mind that on these coins, Washington (quarter), FDR (dime) and Jefferson (nickel) all face left, Lincoln (penny) faces right. Also the quarter, nickel and dime are silver, the penny is copper. The picture had the following caption (with spelling as quoted):

"You see they turned there backs to him and made him brown because he freed the Slaves....SMFH"


Are you friggin' kidding me???

I was going to comment that they didn't like him because he's the only Republican in the bunch, but that might have made some heads explode. Besides, if someone is looking for evidence of racism, they'll find it.
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I have a FB friend who vehemently espouses the idea that a total gun ban, combined with a widespread program of buy backs, will remove all guns from circulation, forevermore.

I didn't have the heart to mention the example of the illegal drugs that he must surely be taking. :lol:
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Good examples of why I am not on failbook.
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Netpackrat wrote:Good examples of why I am not on failbook.
It's easy to keep track of the stupidity on Facebook, as long as you can see the feeds of left-wing people.
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Everyone knows that you can "unfollow" people while still remaining friends, right?

I had to do that to a high school friend of mine. Dude (a Mennonite) went to school for ministry. Wound up spending a few years in Egypt. I began wondering if he was working for the CIA, as he speaks and writes fluent Arabic now. Then he posted a prayer after the San Bernadino shooting about how he "committed himself to finding connections between whiteness and violence."

I thought that I had a stroke. I had to re-read it a few times to ensure that I was correct in what I saw. *click* "unfollow". Done.
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PawPaw wrote:
Netpackrat wrote:Good examples of why I am not on failbook.
It's easy to keep track of the stupidity on Facebook, as long as you can see the feeds of left-wing people.
I don't *want* to live in a bubble. Living in a bubble makes you stupid, as the emanations of some of my FB friends amply demonstrates.

That and I have a few I still hope to talk sense into, before CWII kicks off.
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