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Maps and Figures "Hitler or Coulter?" QuizMap1 - Teen Pregnancy Map2 - Incarceration Map3 - Homicide Rates Map4 - Drop-out Rates Map5 - Bankruptcy Rates Map6 - Driving Distances Map7 - Energy Use Map8 - Gonorrhea! Map9 - Tax Burden Map10 - State GDP Map11 - DHS funding Map12 - Adult Illiteracy. Map13 - Abortion Bans: Map14 - ER Quality Map15 - Hospital Quality Map16 - Coal Burners Map 17 - Infant Mortality Map 18 - Toxic Waste Map 19 - Obesity Map 20 - Poverty Map 21 - Occupational safety Map 22 - Traffic deaths Map 23 - Divorce Figure 1 - Wages vs Right to work Figure 2 - Unemployment vs Right to work Give Up Shopping guide  
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Friday, June 23, 2006
Blogtastic
The world seems to have discovered the Hitler or Coulter quiz. Good for them. I've been enjoying reading a mixture of thoughtful responses to the maps, some totally schizophrenic rants (check out the guy who missed the point of the flag burning post) and a fair amount of sneering defensiveness.
So it might be a good time for a restatement of the principles of this blog. 1. We don't argue with conservatives, we will discuss data though. 2. We are not demeaning people who live in red states, people are people, wherever they live, and our contributors are a mixture of red and blue citizens. We are just making fun of them for voting for Republicans against their interests. 3. We do not represent a Democratic point of view either, we pretty much are ashamed of them too. 4. The entire point of "Giving Up" is that eventually, the failures of Republicans will become so obvious that even those in the red states will suffer to the point they will vote for Democrats. The first test is in November, but polling suggests the Give Up effect is underway. No one likes incompetence, and the current Republican ideology appears to be of lip service to the religious right wing combined with dangerous economic and social policies. The red states, as the main beneficiaries of liberal economic, tax and social policies suffer first. So, we don't argue with crazy rants here. If you want to talk about how we came to our conclusions, our data analysis, maps etc.,fine, but the only thing crazier than irrational Bushtards are people who think that arguing with irrational Bushtards is productive. |
5 Comments:
You guys rock! I just found this site and I love it...I have been preaching this for a while - eventually, when Republican/Christo-fascist policies become reality and not just cleverly disguised Sunday AM TV talking points, people will wake up. If they don't, tough. Besides, in the privatized class-conscious America the Republicans would build, the wealthy liberal elite will survive.
11:05 AM, June 23, 2006
By George, I think he's got it!
-JE
11:26 AM, June 23, 2006
That's true.
Liberalism is an expression of enlightened self-interest (aka selflessness), conservatism, at least as expressed by the current reigning party is an expression of unenlightened self-interest (aka selfishness) and is ultimately self-defeating.
The most liberal states also are the richest states, the states with the least problems, and the states that give more money in taxes than they receive back. Decreased federal taxes actually benefit them, but they prescribe to the theory that a rising tide raises all ships.
12:19 PM, June 23, 2006
The quiz coding is messed up, I selected Hitler on a couple of quotes and the answers said I selected Coulter. And vice versa. Cute idea, but get the coding right otherwise you make yourself look bad.
2:55 PM, June 27, 2006
Wow, 500k hits and one complaint about coding. Maybe you made a mistake?
You do realize that when it spits out the answers it's telling you what the correct answer is, not what your answer was.
1:48 AM, June 29, 2006
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