“There is a cult of ignorance...

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”

- Isaac Asimov (via azspot)

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth,...

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, ‘It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.’ It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: ‘if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?’ There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register…

Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.”

- Kurt Vonnegut (via whiporwill)

“We love America...

“We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way. You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world. That’s why we liberals want America to do the right thing. We know America is the hope of the world, and we love it and want it to do well.”

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Al Franken (via greaterthanlapsed)

“…for each generation, America...

“…for each generation, America is a very different place, and the America we lost on 9/11 — the America that didn’t profile citizens, torture people, or monitor their phone calls — isn’t even a distant memory for the children and teenagers of today’s America.”

- The Mystery of Osama bin Laden

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Смс от подруги, речь о двух котах, дословно : "Сема кусает Федю за писю, Федя в заблуждении...."

“How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves if he wants them around?”

- Minnesota Representative Steve Simon

Why Healthcare Costs So Much

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Из отчета о проделанной работе:

Количество котов населяющих этот дом не поддается подсчету, вонь стоит неимоверная. Провонял до не буду писать чего. По выходу из дома был принят пробегавшей стаей собак за большого вонючего кота. Полтора часа просидел на дереве, пока они не охрипли. Прошу ввести в инструментарий электромонтера противогаз и средства для самообороны.

PS Одежду принесу стирать. И сумку. Пока менял счетчик - пометили.

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spurs: геофак, научная конференция среди студентов

spurs: девушка презентует тему своего доклада - "Влияние извержения вулканов на окружающую среду на примере Эйяфлатлайёкюдля".

spurs: только успела она произнести название вулкана (четко и быстро), как весь зал уже рассыпался в овациях.

“As if by way of compensation...

“As if by way of compensation, religion teaches people to be extremely self-centered and conceited. It assures them that god cares for them individually, and it claims that the cosmos was created with them specifically in mind. This explains the supercilious expression on the faces of those who practice religion ostentatiously: pray excuse my modesty and humility but I happen to be busy on an errand for god.”

- Christopher Hitchens, God is not Great (via vruz)

“They make it seem like a social issue...

“They make it seem like a social issue, like you see someone stand up on a talk show and say ‘How am I supposed to explain to my child that two men are getting married?’ Eh, I don’t know, it’s your shitty kid, you fucking tell him, why is that anyone else’s problem? Two men are in love but they can’t get married because you don’t want to talk to your ugly child for five fucking minutes?”

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Louis CK (via weshouldwritepornography)

This is from Louis’ stand-up special Shameless, I think. The transcribed quotation doesn’t do him justice; this guy is so funny.

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xxx: нет, я окончательно боюсь общаться с Надькой в инете

xxx: мой организм не может переварить, когда она пишет мне "через 5 минуточек буду, солныффко <3"

xxx: и через пять минут выбивает ногой дверь со словами "ну и хуле ты хотел, мудило?"