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3. 10 Things Idiocracy Got Right About the Future

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 04:29 PM

Sep 2015

Mike Judge took a lot of shots at humanity’s expense in Idiocracy. Eerily, the cult comedy actually made a few spot-on predictions about our future. And since we’re a country of over-achievers, it’s only taken us nine years to do in real life what the movie claimed would happen in 500. Here are a few things the Luke Wilson/Dax Shepard comedy got right about the future.

10 Things Idiocracy Got Right About the Future

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Palin wants to be Secretary of Energy but doesn't know what the agency does. [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2015 OP

And she was quoted as saying immigrants should "speak American". dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #1

Really? Age shaming? Chemisse Sep 2015 #7

I was commenting on her thinking.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #9

In that case, I again say, there are a multitude of criticisms that Palin heartily deserves, Chemisse Sep 2015 #10

Aaaaaaaack shenmue Sep 2015 #8

She is such a foolish woman. uppityperson Sep 2015 #2

10 Things Idiocracy Got Right About the Future Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #3

She wanted to be VP and had no idea what the job was MiniMe Sep 2015 #4

She doesn't even know what *she* does!1 n/t UTUSN Sep 2015 #5

Good. Once she gets there, they can direct her to a pile of envelopes to lick. Chemisse Sep 2015 #6

Just a couple of weeks ago a rerun of Game Change, the TV movie about Palin, CTyankee Sep 2015 #11

If Trump gets elected nichomachus Sep 2015 #12

God, how do such stupid people get this kind of press coverage smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #13

That's alright. NV Whino Sep 2015 #14