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imponderables, part ... whatever
Aug. 5th, 2010 09:37 am1. Why is it when you're in the passing lane behind a slow-moving vehicle and having to stand on your brakes to come down from your cruise-control speed, and they then move over to the correct lane, it takes forever to pass them once you've gotten back to cruising speed? In other words, why do they speed up as soon as they're out of the lane WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO FASTER?
2. Is there such a thing as a hateful e-mail forward about Republicans or conservatives? (Since everything is possible, maybe the better question would be: Is there the sheer volume of hateful e-mail forwards about Republicans or conservatives that there are about Democrats and liberals?) I wouldn't know, because nobody's ever sent me one, which I find rather curious given that I am an outspoken Independent, and people from both parties have my e-mail address. I'm in the demographic they'd both like to persuade, so I would think I'd be getting both.
(I just had to debunk a forward I got from an overly religious friend hyperventilating over an e-mail she received about Obama kicking Christians out of the National Day of Prayer in favor of the Muslims. Not only is it untrue - Obama issued a proclamation for the Day of Prayer this year despite a U.S. district judge's ruling that it's unconstitutional - it fails to recognize that the Day of Prayer is interfaith in the first place. CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE GOVERNING RELIGION OF THE UNITED STATES, OFFICIALLY, DE FACTO, OR OTHERWISE. I get so sick of this "persecuted majority" mindset. It's like white men trying to advance the argument they don't run the world anymore.
And ... yet again, we have a case of not taking two minutes to look something up with a reputable news agency before sending it out to all and sundry. Of course nobody HAS to do this with e-mail - but I'd WANT to so I didn't look like a fool when one of my recipients hits "reply all" with proof that it's patently wrong. LIFE LESSON: Never forward an unsubstantiated or questionally-backed claim to a news editor without first checking it out yourself. Unless you just enjoy that sort of thing.)
2. Is there such a thing as a hateful e-mail forward about Republicans or conservatives? (Since everything is possible, maybe the better question would be: Is there the sheer volume of hateful e-mail forwards about Republicans or conservatives that there are about Democrats and liberals?) I wouldn't know, because nobody's ever sent me one, which I find rather curious given that I am an outspoken Independent, and people from both parties have my e-mail address. I'm in the demographic they'd both like to persuade, so I would think I'd be getting both.
(I just had to debunk a forward I got from an overly religious friend hyperventilating over an e-mail she received about Obama kicking Christians out of the National Day of Prayer in favor of the Muslims. Not only is it untrue - Obama issued a proclamation for the Day of Prayer this year despite a U.S. district judge's ruling that it's unconstitutional - it fails to recognize that the Day of Prayer is interfaith in the first place. CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE GOVERNING RELIGION OF THE UNITED STATES, OFFICIALLY, DE FACTO, OR OTHERWISE. I get so sick of this "persecuted majority" mindset. It's like white men trying to advance the argument they don't run the world anymore.
And ... yet again, we have a case of not taking two minutes to look something up with a reputable news agency before sending it out to all and sundry. Of course nobody HAS to do this with e-mail - but I'd WANT to so I didn't look like a fool when one of my recipients hits "reply all" with proof that it's patently wrong. LIFE LESSON: Never forward an unsubstantiated or questionally-backed claim to a news editor without first checking it out yourself. Unless you just enjoy that sort of thing.)
