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The United States Couldn’t Stop Being Stupid If It Wanted To

by notlukesky on 1/5/23, 12:28 AM with 2 comments

• by 082349872349872 on 1/5/23, 2:54 AM

  Also, there is history. JFK's inauguration speech was pretty much "we're going to stop* being stupid" — and he was rather permanently cancelled for having made it.

  https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-john-...

  * or at least: maybe riding this tiger will not turn out well, so we're going to see if saying "nice kitty" enough times could allow us to dismount?

• by vaidhy on 1/5/23, 12:56 AM

  https://archive.is/WDQmG