Greenguy over at Canampreppers.net found this great piece and has graciously allowed me to reblog.  The author is cited at the bottom of the piece.

“A Country Founded by Geniuses and Run by Idiots

 If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote for who runs your government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If your government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If an 80-year-old woman can be strip-searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher “is cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”… you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If your government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

 If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TVs and new cars, and your government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage … you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.”

©Copyright 2012 Fritz Edmunds, all rights reserved.

Comments
  1. Duncan says:

    So true. Sadly, so true. Things just don’t seem to make sense anymore.

    • rmactsc says:

      It goes a long way towards explaining why as a nation we are more divided then ever. It makes you stop and wonder as to whether Civil War 2 is indeed in our futures.

  2. If, since 1965 when the poverty rate was at 15%, your country has spent trillions and trillions of dollars to eradicate poverty, and the current rate of poverty is 15% – you might live in a country that was founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

    • rmactsc says:

      Good point. I don’t think the war on poverty was ever meant to be won as the only way liberals stay in power is to have a government dependent group of people.

  3. conelrad says:

    Reblogged this on Contra.

  4. If your government restricts property rights to save the environment but makes codes that criminalize low-impact thrival-survival on your land, you might live in a country founded by geniuses and run by idiots.

  5. Reblogged this on simpleunhookedliving and commented:
    I think we can come up with enough of these to fill a book!

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