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pnwest

(3,266 posts)
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:00 PM Jun 2018

We really have achieved Idiocracy, haven't We? I'm so sad.

Our ass-clown in chief, going to meet with another ass clown, bringing an ass-clown celebrity with him - Rodman - who shows up in a T-SHIRT to advertise a business, specifically "Potcoin". Now, I'm a smoker from way back, got ZERO problem with pot. But if I'm going to meet a world leader, I'ma maybe not wear an advertising t-shirt. Maybe throw on my Sunday best, you know? Just the mental picture of Un, Trump and Rodman - let me repeat - KIM JONG UN, DONALD J TRUMP AND DENNIS FECKING RODMAN - sitting down to discuss world affairs.

I just can't even. I am literally and actually crying as I write this. I'm so sad for America, my heart hurts. It's not to believed, but here we are. Idiocracy come to life.

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We really have achieved Idiocracy, haven't We? I'm so sad. (Original Post) pnwest Jun 2018 OP
It's true. cilla4progress Jun 2018 #1
Hugs back pnwest Jun 2018 #16
Brawndo's got electrolytes. trof Jun 2018 #2
Welcome to Idiocracy MuseRider Jun 2018 #4
Well then. I love you right back. trof Jun 2018 #6
Me too! MuseRider Jun 2018 #12
The movie is painfully hilarious thegoose Jun 2018 #10
I have not seen that. MuseRider Jun 2018 #13
Go away! jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #30
"Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now." htuttle Jun 2018 #3
LOL! Right?! pnwest Jun 2018 #17
Even MSNBC is all in on this shit show. Incredible. triron Jun 2018 #5
I am not watching bdamomma Jun 2018 #29
God, yes thegoose Jun 2018 #7
It was "Kim Kardashian to meet with trump to discuss prison Luz Jun 2018 #8
But it's true thegoose Jun 2018 #9
I know. Luz Jun 2018 #11
Are you joking? Nevernose Jun 2018 #14
Sadly, it doesn't appear to be a joke. Rodman landed in Singapore today htuttle Jun 2018 #18
I wish to Christ I was joking. But it is pnwest Jun 2018 #19
I used to take a lot of drugs. ALL the drugs. Nevernose Jun 2018 #22
What is real and what isn't anymore? Initech Jun 2018 #15
We got to Idiocracy maxrandb Jun 2018 #23
Damn straight! Initech Jun 2018 #25
This. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #31
Rodman is not part of the meeting. former9thward Jun 2018 #20
You're right. I thought he was there by pnwest Jun 2018 #27
Kakistocracy + Kleptocracy + Oligarchy RandomAccess Jun 2018 #21
I think they went separately oberliner Jun 2018 #24
Add in a few local prostitutes and ya got a real party there... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #26
The Prez in Idiocracy was a good man lame54 Jun 2018 #28
Who said it, Camacho or Trump? Garrett78 Jun 2018 #32
advertising, you say? dclark61 Jun 2018 #33
"Shop Now"? Not sure what you're trying to say....? pnwest Jun 2018 #34
I think it's just the idea of having a shop button radical noodle Jun 2018 #35
It's gross, isn't it?! pnwest Jun 2018 #36
Or criminal n/t radical noodle Jun 2018 #37

trof

(54,256 posts)
2. Brawndo's got electrolytes.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:03 PM
Jun 2018

It's got what plants crave.
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MuseRider

(34,120 posts)
4. Welcome to Idiocracy
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:06 PM
Jun 2018

I love you! (I love that movie even though it makes me so sad, I have watched it a number of times)

trof

(54,256 posts)
6. Well then. I love you right back.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:08 PM
Jun 2018

The first time I saw that movie I thought "We're already there."
And that was during W's regime.

MuseRider

(34,120 posts)
12. Me too!
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:32 PM
Jun 2018

I had no idea we would get closer.

That line is one my kids and I use on occasion. "Welcome to home (Costco), I love you." It still cracks us up. Well, it cracks me up, they probably just think I am senile.

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
10. The movie is painfully hilarious
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:25 PM
Jun 2018

Just like Judge's "Silicon Valley" series on HBO. So true...and so awful/

MuseRider

(34,120 posts)
13. I have not seen that.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:35 PM
Jun 2018

Looks like I need to add another show to watch. Amazon? Maybe just HBO GO. Thanks, I really need more dystopian things to read and watch Don't get me wrong, I have a thing for dystopia. Good that, I guess.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
3. "Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now."
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:04 PM
Jun 2018

"But I've got a 3 point plan that's going to fix EVERYTHING. Number 1: We've got this guy Not Sure. Number 2: He's got a higher IQ than ANY MAN ALIVE. and Number 3: He's going to fix EVERYTHING."


bdamomma

(63,922 posts)
29. I am not watching
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 08:44 PM
Jun 2018

the shit show not tonight I hate the fucking guy, go ahead and make one stupid comment and add to isolation of this once beautiful country. Mr Putin must be proud of don the con.

The world is watching this and saying WTF. He picks fight with our allies, and warms up to dictators and tyrants, and no discussion about human rights.


 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
7. God, yes
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:10 PM
Jun 2018

Idiot reality show asshole sucks up to dictators (including his boss, Pootie) and fucking POSES with ridiculous reality stars in the White House, defiling those once-hallowed halls.

"Should I be careful with long-held alliances at the G7 Summit?" NO! Tear them all to shreds and destroy the union. you fucking Russian cockholster.

"Should I enlist the help of a skilled diplomat for the North Korean summit?" NO! Invite Dennis Fucking Rodman instead.

"Who shall I consult for prison reform? An experienced advocate?" NO! Seek the advice of the idiotic Kim 'Piss on Me' Kardashian.

And the rest of the Pukes just lay there like the worthless dogs they are.

I can't stand it.

Luz

(772 posts)
8. It was "Kim Kardashian to meet with trump to discuss prison
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:17 PM
Jun 2018

reform" for me. But this...a trump, Kim, Rodman meeting about the future of our PLANET!!?. This is beyond idiocracy. We're into Twilight Zone.
BTW, that we even have this word, idiocracy, in our language now is sad.

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
9. But it's true
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:23 PM
Jun 2018

With the help of Pootie, this ridiculous-looking, orange, cotton-candy headed asshole has been given permission to deliver life-and-death decisions for us. And he's the biggest, bloated Pontius Pilate I've ever seen in my lifetime. And I lived through Ray-gun and Shrub!

Absorb that for a minute.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
14. Are you joking?
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:39 PM
Jun 2018

Is this a joke? I don’t get it. I agree that we’ve hit full Idiocracy, but the Rodman part is a joke, right?

I sometimes don’t get these things.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
18. Sadly, it doesn't appear to be a joke. Rodman landed in Singapore today
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:10 PM
Jun 2018




The next 24 hours are likely to be....disturbing.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
22. I used to take a lot of drugs. ALL the drugs.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:22 PM
Jun 2018

You name it, I’ve tried it. For those of you on DU that haven’t made the life mistakes I have:

This is what drugs feel like.

Holy shit.

Initech

(100,104 posts)
15. What is real and what isn't anymore?
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 06:41 PM
Jun 2018

Between Kim Kardashian arguing about prisons and Dennis Rodman being a diplomatic expert... fuck, we really are living in Idiocracy!

maxrandb

(15,358 posts)
23. We got to Idiocracy
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:24 PM
Jun 2018

When 1,200 AM Hate Radio Stations in every fucking nook and cranny of this fucking country began broadcasting idiot wingnut shit 24/7 ... and not a wimper was made to counter it.

There's been 40 years of brainwashing that's led to this shitshow.

40% of this country is nothing but mind numbed racist bigots, glassy eyed, drool pouring down their chins, waiting for their next fix from whatever 12 radio stations operate in their area....oh... and they fucking vote.

We better wake the fuck up. You don't reason with these people...you fucking have to beat the ever loving shit out of them.

former9thward

(32,082 posts)
20. Rodman is not part of the meeting.
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:14 PM
Jun 2018

He is there to promote himself. To post that he is part of the meeting is fake news.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
27. You're right. I thought he was there by
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 08:08 PM
Jun 2018

invitation of one of them. It’s somehow even more ridiculous that he went there, at the bidding of no one, for no reason, other than to create a circus sideshow atmosphere. Egads. What a sad individual.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
21. Kakistocracy + Kleptocracy + Oligarchy
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:21 PM
Jun 2018

Kakistocracy - a term meaning a state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was first coined by English author Thomas Love Peacock in 1829, but was rarely used until the 21st century.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
34. "Shop Now"? Not sure what you're trying to say....?
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 04:56 PM
Jun 2018

forgive me if I'm being dense, but I'm not sure what you mean for me to glean there?

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