Best Thing Ever: People getting mad online because @NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence

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Josh Billinson‏ @jbillinson 9h9 hours ago

I can't get enough of people getting mad online because @NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence




twitter.com/jbillinson/status/882418386143260673

Link to tweet

[oberliner]

1. Great stuff

It's easy to forget sometimes how many idiots there are.

Twitter helps showcase some of the best of them.

[TNNurse]

6. I think after the election and it's resulting "governemnt"

we have a much clearer picture of the number of idiots.

[lark]

28. Yep, the % is totally clear now.

36% of Americans are idiots. Heck, they don't even recognize the Declaration of Independence, WTF is up with that? My daughter and son memorized this when they were in elementary school and they are now adults, yet these asses don't even recognize it? Shockingly, a large number of the people speaking lines are rw'ers, and yet these trumpists still think NPR is trying to start a revolution. OMG, there is no hope for these total ignoramuses.

[NastyRiffraff]

29. I had to memorize it too

I can't recite the whole thing now, but I certainly can recognize it. This is what happens when there are no civics classes in elementary and high schools.

[C_U_L8R]

2. 'Republican patriot'

See definition for 'idiot asshat'

[Vinca]

3. Who knew the Declaration of Independence would be so spot on in 2017.

We're stuck with His Highness Prince Don.

[bigtree]

4. it's an awesome document

...a roadmap for navigating this presidency.

[oxbow]

50. Even the founders couldn't have predicted Russiagate

They couldn't imagine that a major party would collude with foreign powers to win, and that the press would be so neutered and defamed that the people would let them do it. If so, we would have a constitutional process to nullify the past election, instead of making do with potus pence.

[Catmusicfan]

5. Yes, natural reaction is to laugh BUT this is a sad and frightening commentary on our society.

They should have learned these words in school and retained it.

[Mickju]

32. That wasn't my reaction

I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I read about this.

[malaise]

7. Ignorance on steroids

Please proceed fools

[appleannie1943]

8. European and Asian children are more educated about our government than USA adults. Sad

[whathehell]

52. Hmm..

That's a blanket statement..It needs the word "some" added to both sets of people.

[gordianot]

9. I heard they teach this in school.

Does Betsy suspect this indoctrination is happening right under her nose?

[FiveGoodMen]

35. Yes, that's why she's trying to privatize education

[retrowire]

10. Of course

There's a reason the declaration of Independence sounds anti Trump to so many.

[JDC]

11. Idiots

[judesedit]

12. Thank you NPR. You were getting a bit mamby pamby there for awhile

[randr]

13. Idiots probably won't get the fact that they have equated King George with the lsos

It is hard to tell the difference.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. aww. poor babies.

a lady i know read the d.i on the 3d of july at our local courthouse square , and almost ( she got 2 listeners ) no one gave a hoot hoot hoot.( i live in a very red area) the rs theink they and they alone own america, well i got news for ya. bully on n.p.r.

[Javaman]

15. what I find interesting is...

these right wing morons get tweets from NPR.

[niyad]

39. well, one should know what the enemy is saying. I am surprised they can read.

[sarge43]

16. Some people should not be called really stupid

They'll consider it a challenge.

[IronLionZion]

17. Independence Day is not the time for the Declaration of Independence!

Reporters have been reading this out each July 4th for 29 years. http://www.npr.org/2017/07/04/534096579/a-july-4th-tradition-the-declaration-of-independence-read-aloud



I love how Republicans desperately need to convince us that we're unpatriotic and that they are the patriotic ones because of guns and war or something. I love the fact that they are bothered by the declaration of independence. They feel threatened by this. Unfortunately NPR is going to get Trumped. They GOP will try to cut their funding.

[mcar]

18. You cannot fix stupid

[Amimnoch]

19. Interesting just how many of them completely miss the irony..

that had this been 1776, most of them would have likely been Torres (loyalists) to the crown, and we'd have been the ones call patriots and revolutionaries.

They support the tyrant. Rump displays all 14 of the 14 long established characteristics of a Fascist.
They attack protestors to the establishment.. Can anyone say Boston Tea Party?
They are the ones that want to shamelessly skew elections through gerrymandering, and now even collusion with a foreign power for the purpose of setting tax policies that benefits only the most benefitted of society.. taxation without Representation.

Perhaps the Republican party should consider a name change to the Torres Party?

[Initech]

20. Lol. If these idiots had been around during the Revolutionary War, we'd still be under British rule.

How dare they disrespect the king by declaring independence!

[treestar]

22. I wonder why it is hard for them to see

that their conservatism means they would have been Loyalists!

[underpants]

26. Conservatives generally favored the crown

About 40% of either the population or of those who could depending who you ask.

[treestar]

21. LOL they thought the references to

King George are to the Orange Maniac!

[brooklynite]

23. As with the Bible...

...most people have never read the Declaration of Independence in it's entirety, and assume it ends with "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness":.

[mountain grammy]

24. On this note.. I need to go outside for a good scream..

WTF, no, WTF?????

[Laxman]

25. E Plebnista.......

I do not fully understand one named Kirk......

over the ages you have slurred the meaning of these words....no kidding.

[neeksgeek]

34. "These words..."

"They must apply to everyone, or they mean nothing!"

[niyad]

38. I love that scene!

[tclambert]

44. One named Kirk, can you explain this part about three fifths of a person?

I do not fully understand how one person can be three fifths of a person at the same time. Is it like the cat of the one named Schrodinger?

[FakeNoose]

48. This is actually about the Constitution, but the idea is similar :-)

I get you Laxman, but the Constitution starts out with "We the people" in large letters on top.

The Declaration of Independence begins with "When in the course of human events..."

Complete texts for both documents are available on Wikipedia and many other websites.

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Nitwits, each and every one.

[lillypaddle]

30. Dumb as rocks

they are.

[niyad]

37. you are insulting rocks!!

one of my favourite lines from a story read many years ago, (title forgotten):

"if his IQ were three points higher, he would be lint"

[DinahMoeHum]

42. How about "Like A Rock. . .Only Dumber" ??

[lillypaddle]

43. haha

[3catwoman3]

53. "...he would be lint."

That is freakin' brilliant.

[Fritz Walter]

31. Yet, from 2009 to 2016, these same morons were singing a different tune

With seething hatred for President Obama, they donned tri-corner hats -- adorned with tea bags -- and overtly or covertly supported sedition.

"I love my country, it's my government I can't stand," read one bumper sticker, which has since vanished from the SUV of an acquaintance.

The only consistency is their unvarnished stupidity!

[neeksgeek]

33. It's actually very telling that...

They immediate recognize the similarities between George III and Trump.

Deep down, they know the truth. They just can't admit it, even to themselves.

[niyad]

36. this goes right along with some media piece years ago, canvasser asks people to read, and sign,

the DoI. many refused to to do, saying it was communist propaganda. they didn't recognize the the constitution, either.

[Solly Mack]

40. How thick can they get?

Damn

[trusty elf]

41. Never forget!

DESCENT THE HIGHEST FORM OF PATRIOTIC!

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So says Minuet Man!

[FailureToCommunicate]

45. Minuet Man!

[RoBear]

47. OMG!

PUBIC OPTION?

Is that some new kind of merkin????

[3catwoman3]

54. Please tell me this is parody

I see the famous "Get a brain, Morans" placard guy thru the window.

[trusty elf]

55. Not to worry!

It is, but it's based on a true story! Some tea bagger, in a post, actually did misspell "minute man" as "minuet man" , and those signs are real.

[Snake Plissken]

46. When surveyed by ICE, 10 out of 10 undocumented immigrants who were deported ...

knew more about the United States than Trump's supporters

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58. lol

twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/882580440850333696

[orangecrush]

49. ..

[exboyfil]

51. Here is the good one given the abrogation of responsibility for the DoD

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

[Hieronymus]

56. Saw this on TV .. one wingnut

called the messages trash. They're quotes from our declaration
of independence. No doubt he calls himself a patriot.

[KG]

57. further proof the 1 out of 3 trumptards is just as bonefuck stupid as the other two.