Today was a day for watching some videos, and one of them jogged the memory of things gone past. People have this tendency to talk "out their asses", and so do I. I've tried to tone it down a bit, but the tendency is strong.
Anyway, on one of the videos, a guy was telling about how a guy trash-talked Ringo Starr, and the narrator showed him up a bit on it. The trash-talker really didn't know what he was talking about, and he was shown why he didn't know. That's what reminded me of something that I've noticed before. Somebody was talking out their ass, and so it happened in this story. It happens often enough that I wonder if it is a universal thing.
How can I work this into something general that may illustrate a point worth considering? There was something in the news recently that may do the trick. The news item is that Biden's poll numbers are up near 50% in the Rasmussen Poll. That's pretty high for him. But it seems pretty undeserved to me. Why?
What could make people think that Biden deserves this high of a rating? Is it the lower gasoline prices lately? Or the release of the female basketball player? Neither of those indicated any merit on Biden's part. Yet his polls are up. If those are the reasons, then could it be that people are really "talking out their asses" with their opinions about the guy. Well, it is either them doing it, or those (like me) who don't like Biden are wrong. Who is right and who is wrong? Everybody has opinions. But that doesn't make it right. Those dumb-asses could be right, but I don't think so.
The people who opine that Biden is doing well are being manipulated into saying that. That's what makes them wrong. If you really know what you're talking about, the media cannot so easily influence your opinion. The media DOES influence opinions, and that's what makes them troublesome. That, and these people who won't think for themselves. Just because the media hypes these things doesn't make these things true. That is what you should be approving or disapproving of someone for, not what someone says about it that you allow to influence your opinion. The media will go out of their way to protect Biden, and trash their opposition. This has had consequences, and the consequences can be severe.
The release of the basketball player was a poor choice of exchange with the Russians. The "bargain" was no bargain at all, and in fact, was a very bad deal. Even if the basketball player was a stature of Michael Jordan, it still was inappropriate. That's because they should have never released somebody who is an arms merchant, and who is responsible for getting arms to TERRORISTS. This will result in people getting killed. Is the release of ONE basketball player really worth the lives of this that will cause others to be lost? This was a really bad choice. Not to mention that the Russians offered an exchange of a Marine who really did rate our concern far, far more than this athlete.
It is an example of the stupidity that is running so rampant in our society that people REWARD someone like Biden, who will be responsible for a lot of suffering later on. Biden doesn't deserve any credit, and in fact, should be getting raked over the coals for this. He is, in some quarters. But the media, as usual, is covering for Biden. They are playing games with people's lives, and these idiots are cheering it all on. Just because they won't think for themselves.
You'd think that people would wise up by now. But it looks like they never will. Too many people are stuck on stupid.
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