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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2015, 10:21 AM Jan 2015

Are You Part of The Parrot Political Movement?

...I’m not saying these news network are wrong or right, I just want to point out if your beliefs are based solely from these then you didn’t choose your own beliefs. You are a Parrot who randomly spews facts for bird treats, do birds get treats? Is that more of a furry animal type thing? I know dolphins get treats, surely parrots must.

Anyways, throughout social media all I see is copying and pasting. Then some exchanged insults in the comments below it. Then I’m sure both sides feel like they did something for their country. I got 10 likes on that post “Take that Obama!” or “Take that Chris Christie!” or “Die [feel free to insert anyone you want here]!!!!” For me it’s mosquitoes, die you bastards!! Where’s the dislike button?

What I’ve learned is to ask a direct question and wait for a hilarious response or at least an entertaining one. For example I was debating with a gentleman about the roll out of “Free” Community College. The quotes are there to let you know that I know nothing is free and it will cost taxes to achieve said system, that’s for any conservatives reading this. He said “The government is never the answer.” I hear this repeated all the time, so I knew to ask a direct question. “How would you achieve a low cost or possibly free education system that’s easily accessible across this nation with out the government? Or even a transportation system?” Of course all of this is up for debate and could be done without government technically, but I wanted to know if there was anything behind what he had just repeated to me. Nope just a Parrot.

Another example I recently ran into. A lady said “Waterboarding saved America from multiple terrorist attacks after 9/11/2001?. Great repetition, “What proof do you have validating this statement?” I’m not saying it’s not true, but Americans have died here and overseas sine 9/11/2001. You can debate all day about torture, but there’s no way to know for sure of how effective it is, and again I got no answer. Then I was called a “Libtard” by someone else chiming in. When did asking for proof or any other sources force you to be on one side or another? I noticed Parrots work in groups and like to repeat each other. Thank you news networks for this.




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