Word: stupidities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...premise behind raising taxes under their "better way" is not that there are necessary functions that the government must perform which require money, but rather that a society made up of self-interested individuals unfairly allocates its resources so all of us stupid folks can't be left to make our own choices in how to allocate our own resources...
...white rhinos went on a five-day love feast, and the male gained 50 lbs. browsing on plants. And animals are so athletic. You think an animal can jump only 10 ft. and build a barrier to keep it from doing any harm. Then, just to prove how stupid you are, it'll jump 12 ft. So we adjust...
...Archbuilders in the eyes of the Americans, for its part, conjures up traditional images that Westerners derive from their abhorrence for-or fascination with--Native Americans. For most of the colonists, the Archbuilders peaceful, contemplative lifestyle and enchantment and play with the English language make them no more than stupid vagabonds. For the rest, like Clement, these same attributes deserve admiration and scrutiny and elicit awe. Although the latter is far more noble than the former, both are ultimately essentializing and patronizing pictures of an "other culture." It is only Pella that can sort through such simplifications and make fair...
...neutral zone." The arms race reached absurd heights this year, as Quincy assassin went from simply being an absurd waste of time to an absurd waste of money, as well. With walkie-talkie headsets and wrist blasters, "Assassin" troopers aspire toward Boba Fett (dude, that was so stupid how he died; I couldn't believe it, he was such a badass) but remain definitely Playskool. The paragon of dorkiness...
...Yang's experiences as emblematic of China's crisis. Shang Yang had instituted a set of ruthlessly enforced laws, designed "to punish the wicked and rebellious, in order to preserve the rights of the people." That the people continued to fear Shang Yang was proof to Mao they were "stupid." Mao attributed this fear and distrust not to Shang Yang's policies but to the perception of those policies: "At the beginning of anything out of the ordinary, the mass of the people always dislike...