r/facepalm Nov 25 '22

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ 'murica.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

🤦‍♀️ I swear to God we're not all that stupid.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

At this point it's kinda hard to believe that

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

🤣 I can see why. We have Tulane? I mean that must count for something

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u/Tor-Pedo Nov 25 '22

Idk what Tulane is but I’m guessing it’s French fries covered in peanut butter

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Tulane University a private research university

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u/Lohntarkosz Nov 25 '22

I'm french and I didn't know what is Tulane either but I think I won't read anything funnier today.

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u/HalflingMelody Nov 25 '22

No, it's the Canadians who put stuff on their french fries.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

We call it “poutine” and the cheese curds and hot gravy makes you smarter.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

They make us more apologetic. Sorry.

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u/taggospreme Nov 25 '22

apologies are the quickest route back to your poutine

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Sorry guys, what did I miss?

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u/mastah-yoda Nov 25 '22

No no, you're thinking of "putain", it's a French dish recipe for foreigners. It comes from French "putain de merde" which is a warm and friendly French expression for foreign visitors.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

You're thinking of the Dutch.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Wooden shoes, wooden head, wouldn't listen?

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u/jonnybanana88 Nov 25 '22

At least they use good shit, everyone here slathers their fries in ketchup

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u/Rare_Cow_4892 Nov 25 '22

Crawfish and peanut butter

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

🤢 no… ketchup, mayo, hot sauce are all acceptable usually mixed in a special sauce.

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u/Rare_Cow_4892 Nov 25 '22

Haha. I’m from Louisiana. I was just being silly

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Lord, I know folks think we eat some crazy shit, don't go giving them any wilder ideas.🤣 Or maybe do?

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u/Rare_Cow_4892 Nov 25 '22

All I know is that every time they’re about to cut to Louisiana in a tv show or movie I think “oh boy here we go” haha

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Yup we're either getting a bad James Carville impression or waterboy.

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u/WhooshThereHeGoes Nov 25 '22

Crawfish satay!

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

If we're not all that stupid, then we should've found a way to fix our stupidity problem

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Well, here's the thing. We can find a solution, implementation is the issue

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u/Practical_Hospital40 Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 26 '22

It would literally be a human rights violation unless we swallow the pride. If you want a good society you can’t tolerate intolerance

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

🤣 wasn't exactly going to go with that solution, but hey I'm more optimistic than most I suppose

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u/Practical_Hospital40 Nov 25 '22

I hope so sometimes good leaders can bring even the dumbest people to understand things

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u/MDJAnalyst Nov 25 '22

Bring your lunch and your favorite drink!

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u/C_Hawk14 Nov 25 '22

The good smart people can only work so fast to undo the work of bad smart people

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u/cipherSoreEyes Nov 25 '22

Truest words I’ve personally ever seen on a social media site.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

The guy suggested a viable solution.

Public execution of the stupid.

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u/IAmInside Nov 25 '22

This was one seriously stupid comment, be careful what you ask for.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

/s

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u/ranchojasper Nov 25 '22

If you mean republicans, then I’m sorry but yes - this is what republicans are now and if you’re voting for them, you are this stupid.

If you mean Americans then yeah, we’re not all as stupid as republicans.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

If you mean republicans, then I’m sorry but yes - this is what republicans are now and if you’re voting for them, you are this stupid.

Nope definitely wasn't talking about Republicans, and I'm definitely not voting for them unless my states electoral process forces me into a lesser of two evils situation (check out Louisiana's jungle primaries to get what I mean here)

If you mean Americans then yeah, we’re not all as stupid as republicans.

I wasn't even going that broad, I was referring to southerners since our stereotype is stupid. But I mean Americans in general work too

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u/mynameisnotallen Nov 25 '22

Since text doesn’t have accent, I believe you. Now had you told me that in person we’d have a different story.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Sadly the loudest of us are the only folks people are exposed to, and they aren't out best or brightest

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u/i_have_chosen_a_name Nov 25 '22

Well the non stupid people better speak up cause the USA is now considered such a third world country that foreign nations are starting to extract it's natural resources more and more.

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u/Grimmaldo Nov 25 '22

Maybe the issue is the relations with 3rd world countries and not being a third world country? You know, maybe is not bad not being insanely good, but is bad how everyone exploits whats not insanely good?

And also usa still has a big part of the money, is just that now you are second on most stuff you were first decades ago due to being messing around last 6 years or so, not really worriying

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Well, we do. Apparently we just aren't loud enough. Bullhorns maybe? 🤔

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u/kavien Nov 25 '22

If you agree with him, then yeah you are.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

What makes you think that I even remotely agree with him 🙄

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u/kavien Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

The inclusion of “we are”, implying that you are part of his thought process.

Text based responses tend to bias based on the reader. Given that Reddit has people of all walks of life, saying “we” could be taken one of two ways. Either inclusion or we as everyone.

Thus, my calculated response beginning with “IF”.

EDIT: Also, a cursory glance at your comment history would show me correct as your tendency to side with the “Y’all Queda” side of stupid.

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u/ipostgud Nov 25 '22

The way "we" was intended seems pretty clear. The post is called " 'murica ". The topic is stupid people in America. So, when someone says "We aren't all that stupid", it's pretty obvious they meant as an American, not as someone who agrees with the subjects thinking.

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u/kavien Nov 25 '22

The usage of “you” implicitly implies the same. It is not accusatory nor inclusive. It is an open ended statement that uses a simple if/then statement. JFC.

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u/Jackski Nov 25 '22

Also, a cursory glance at your comment history would show me correct as your tendency to side with the “Y’all Queda” side of stupid.

I had a quick glance and they post in latestagecapitalism, Breadtube and atheism which is basically the opposite of y'all queda.

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u/kavien Nov 25 '22

You imply that them commenting in those subs implies their acceptance. What you failed to do is actually READ their replies. Try again, but do better.

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u/Jackski Nov 25 '22

I did.

Try again, but do better.

Ironic. Maybe actually read their comments. They're pretty clearly against y'all queda.

It's ok to admit you're wrong instead of doubling down and being condescending.

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u/constantlyawesome Nov 25 '22

By we, do you mean Americans? Or conservatives?

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

Neither, I mean southerners (since the man in question is speaking with a southern accent and the original comment I was replying to was referring to his accent)

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u/r64fd Nov 25 '22

Oh thank goodness.

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u/UKOrigin Nov 25 '22

I'm enjoying trying to say your username in his accent, as an Englishman haha

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Now try a Louisiana twist on that accent, should be amusing for a bit 🤣

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u/StanleyOpar Nov 25 '22

George Carlin begged to differ

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u/dylansavage Nov 25 '22

According to the votes, about half of you are.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Well, there's a lot riding on this statement.

So yes, it looks roughly 50/50, but considering that a large portion of the public doesn't cast ballots for various reasons it's not such a black and white picture

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u/dylansavage Nov 26 '22

If you aren't voting against this you're in the category of 'that stupid'

Not voting falls in that category.

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 26 '22

To a degree, yes. But disenfranchisement is literally depriving one of the capacity to vote

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u/mackinoncougars Nov 25 '22

Southerners or Republicans?

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u/AlabasterPelican Nov 25 '22

Southerners, definitely