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It's actually surprising it's not higher Isaac Send a noteboard - 19/08/2010 01:58:48 PM
haha, sorry I just had to use that title. But its funny cuz I just read an article that said 20% of Americans think obama is a Muslim. i thought it was hilarious.


All these various conspiracy theories invariably get started when someone produces some strong piece of circumstantial evidence with little bits of filler, people nod their heads cause it makes sense and because they distrust the person(s) it's being said about so it's easy to believe they might be 'up to something sinister'. This one starts off with basically three 'facts', his dad and step-dad were both muslim, confusing over the use of the word madrass, and the birth certificate thingy. They're not crazy, but after a while facts get muddled and people aren't used to actually taking something disproven and removing it from their equation, how many people think birds explode from eating rice or that its not safe to swim after you've just eaten? Both of those are believed by tons of people, most people probably, and have less 'proof' then Muslim Obama, Fake Moon Landing, Roswell, Sasquatch, and the guy on the grassy knoll.

None of this is really all that weird when you realize most people believe things simply because experts tell them so, which is entirely understandable, and that 'expert' to most people, is someone who knows more about something then them. If you ask people who believe in evolution to explain the theory to you, a large chunk will give you back confused gibberish, pretty much everyone believes in special and general relativity and thermodynamics, but I'd be damn surprised if one out of ten college graduates could give a coherent explanation of those. Very similiar situation to the JFK assassination, the government and media can produce mountains of evidence but to those who believe, it doesn't matter because they don't trust those sources.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
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Is Obama a Muslim President? - 19/08/2010 04:22:04 AM 1047 Views
Yes, and like most radical Muslims... - 19/08/2010 04:27:39 AM 712 Views
He should be publically tested. With a bacon sandwich. Made with back bacon. And brown sauce. - 19/08/2010 11:55:48 AM 813 Views
Or, you'll just prove he's properly american. - 19/08/2010 01:29:46 PM 523 Views
I'm fairly sure it is just you. - 19/08/2010 02:19:40 PM 555 Views
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When I lived on Long Island, there was this sandwich shop.... - 19/08/2010 03:46:50 PM 533 Views
Hm. - 19/08/2010 04:02:06 PM 548 Views
... you have a problem with bacon when he wants to put it in brown sauce? - 19/08/2010 07:29:11 PM 538 Views
it's ALL weird. - 20/08/2010 03:16:42 AM 571 Views
All those rotten fish you nordic types eat has ruined your taste buds - 20/08/2010 12:45:47 PM 590 Views
The problem for Obama is that ha and the Washington Post think that this is his problem - 19/08/2010 11:57:27 AM 582 Views
...Could you make your post a bit more...coherant? - 19/08/2010 01:21:29 PM 495 Views
shouldn't post pre-coffee - 19/08/2010 02:02:20 PM 635 Views
It's actually surprising it's not higher - 19/08/2010 01:58:48 PM 524 Views
The are are some who think - 19/08/2010 02:29:37 PM 508 Views
Obama: the original terror anchor baby! *NM* - 19/08/2010 05:32:58 PM 230 Views
The real question is: does he (or anyone else, for that matter) really celebrate Kwanzaa? - 19/08/2010 03:27:00 PM 531 Views
I think it's mostly there for the double A. - 19/08/2010 07:04:58 PM 551 Views
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You really have been reading up on the Netherlands, huh? *NM* - 20/08/2010 12:12:48 AM 246 Views
No point, nobody uses double a's anyway - 19/08/2010 07:32:59 PM 512 Views
Aardvark Day! *NM* - 20/08/2010 12:14:33 AM 233 Views
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