Why they think that politicians who say the nice religious palatives are genuine and on the level is beyond me.
Easy. I believe X. Furthermore, like Susan's mom, or my in-laws, or lots of others of their ilk, everyone around me believes X and it's quite obvious to me that all reasonable people must believe X. A politician who believes X is quite reasonable, whereas that guy over there couldn't
possibly
really
think Y....
The same applies to all kinds of Xes -- and Susan, I do think you're on to something with the homogeneous population part.
continues with Hee-Haw, The Donkey God
Hee-Haw loves me this I know! For his neighing tells me so! Big ears and teeth to him belong! I feed him corn and he is strong!
Sure. I'm more comfortable around people who are like me. The more different kinds of people I'm exposed to, the more I know the ways in which they are just like me. The fewer different kinds of people I'm exposed to, the more worried I get about the people not like me, because who knows what those people might do?
I first heard the religion joke as a joke about the South:
A man is standing on a bridge railing, ready to jump. A older Southern woman comes up to him and says, "Son, don't jump. Think of your family."
The man sobs, "I'm an orphan."
She says, "Think about God and his mercies."
"I'm an atheist."
"Then son, think about Robert E. Lee."
"Who's Robert E. Lee?"
"Go ahead and jump, you Yankee scum."
Yowtch. The Pale Hose are crushing the Bosox.
I read that as Pale Horse and thought "Wow, this time the Apocalypse is personal!"
We are talking about the Red Sox, after all.
We are talking about the Red Sox, after all.
They did the apocalypse thingie last year.
They did the apocalypse thingie last year.
Nah. Rapture's just the beginning of the end times.
"Who's Robert E. Lee?"
"Go ahead and jump, you Yankee scum."
BWAH! I'm so sending this to my dad. He'll love it.
