[ExI] what a treat - eating rocks

Sat Oct 21 17:49:26 UTC 2017

More than 80% of the public are idiots. That kind of explains why we're in
the situation we're in.

-Dave

Yes, but haven't we been in it for hundreds of thousands of years?  I don't
think that's enough time to evolve much, so we have been plugging along
dragging the vast majority of the human race along with the 5% or so who
really make big differences.  And that has not changed, eh?

We got here by picking berries, collectively killing animals with rocks and
sharp sticks, and in some parts of the world it's still not much better
than that, is it?  No great IQ needed for those things.  No need, no change.

(Most people's lives are run by fears, and since they are incompetent,
that's a good thing:  stick with what you know and what those around you
know, don't try new things - conservatism is a fear strategy.  One could
argue that it is what got us here.  Look at the fear embodied in that 80%.
And give them a break - no one is pushing scientific studies about GMO into
their environment.  Seen a TV ad showing GMOs are harmless?  They are just
ignorant.  Show them the studies and then see what they believe.  Of course
many are afraid of science and wary of intellectuals. A wild bunch, to
them.)

So we have always been stuck with a largely incompetent majority - maybe
those stupid kings weren't so stupid after all.  Large portions of men can
be killed off, reducing need for essentials, and society does not change.

But there's no need for cannon fodder now.  Wars are now largely fought by
smart people.  Keep the majority on the dole and feed them prepared foods
and TV?  Existing only to keep the Consumer Price Index rational?

bill w

On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 9:39 AM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 7:15 PM, William Flynn Wallace <
> foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 
>> Americans were polled about GMO warning labels.  80% were in favor.
>>  
>> They were also 80% in favor of warning labels on anything containing DNA.
>> (yes, these were adults - in age anyway; mental age is in doubt
>>
>
> 
> On April 1 1983 a newspaper in Michigan ran a
> n
> alarming story that
>  
> Dihydrogen Monoxide
>  
> had been found in
>  
> the state's sewer pipes
> ,
>
> it said
> that
> "
> Dihydrogen
>  
> Monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands
> of people every year
> "
> .
>  S
> oon afterward "The 
> Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
> " was formed and they started a petition to ban it. The petition said: 
>
>
>
>
> *Dihydrogen monoxide is also known as hydroxyl acid, and is the major
> component of acid rain.Contributes to the "greenhouse effect".May cause
> severe burns.Contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.*
>
>
>
> *Accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.May cause electrical
> failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.Has been found
> in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.*
>
>
>
>
>
> *Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:As an industrial
> solvent and coolant.In nuclear power plants.In the production of
> styrofoam.As a fire retardant.*
>
> *In many forms of cruel animal research.In the distribution of
> pesticides. *
> *As an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.*
> *And even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this
> chemical. *
>
> However it turned out that
> The 
> Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
>  was a parody organization because
> Dihydrogen Monoxide
>  is just water and the petition was written by a clever 
> 14 year old
> boy. But he did get 43 people to sign his petition in just one afternoon.
>
>  John K Clark
>  
>
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