The hypocrisy would be hilarious if it weren’t so damn depressing.
Category: Politics
The Historical 53%
The 53% supporters seem to think they they are a noble movement here to put an end to those whiny, lazy 99%ers, but the thing is, they were here during past movements and their voices were just as idiotic then.
I spend fourteen hours a days willowing ostrich feathers so that rich women can wear attractive hats. Because they want to wear these hats, I am able to HAVE A JOB. I used to make 15 cents an hour, but now there are so many young girls in the business that I only make seven or eight cents. The boss tells us that we will soon be paid only five cents.
BUT I DO NOT COMPLAIN, because I am determined to WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE.
Also, my boss will fire or rape me if I complain.
Read the rest of this great historical satire over at Lawyers, Guns and Money.
The 99% Dogs
Don’t think for a second that the only creatures affected by the greed of the 1% are humans. These dogs occupying Wall Street have also been victimized by corporate greed.
There are plenty of useless petitions online these days, but here’s one that should be able to make a real difference. Nickelback is scheduled to perform at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving halftime show and this petition asks you to agree that Detroit has been through enough and doesn’t need Nickelback to add to the city’s suffering. If you have a heart, you’ll sign.
America is a great country, but the hardcore patriotic people here are some of the most ridiculously hypocritical people around. BuzzFeed’s American Pride Eagle meme does a great job at mocking these inconsistencies.
Sure everyone jokes about how pot smokers are a bunch of lazy stoners who sits around and eat junk food all day, but despite the stereotypes, a new study shows that pot smokers are actually much less likely to be obese than those that don’t indulge. So you can put your stereotype in your pipe and smoke it.
I know they’re fake, but they’re so spot on.
16 Funny Photoshopped Riot Pics
The London riots wouldn’t have been nearly as devastating if these events actually transpired.