I read certain blogs to keep abreast of what the dummies are talking about. When I read only from thoughtful, intelligent sources, I become narrow minded. I start believing that reason and wisdom are all that exists and that’s a dangerous thing to believe. It leaves me unprepared for when I encounter idiocy. Idiocy can appear out of nowhere. For example:

“As school children, we were taught that the Pilgrims came to these shores at Plymouth Rock, seeking religious freedom. Is this true? Actually, it is not true…this is a form of soft propaganda.”

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The article is a screed against the evil Pilgrims who slaughtered the peaceful inhabitants of the New World because that’s what Christians always do blah…blah..you can read it for yourself. Again, the benefit to reading stuff like this is the opportunity to ask some questions. Questions are a great way to think about stuff. The first question that popped into my head was:

Why is anybody mad about Pilgrim culture in 2019? It’s been over 400 years since anyone imposed the death penalty for worshipping other gods, blasphemy, homosexuality, and adultery. The blog author acts like these laws are still on the books. He is exposing the injustice of Puritanical legislation as if it matters today…And that’s when it hit me. It matters to idiots!

In the comment section, I suggested that Puritan oppression gave way to liberty by the time the Declaration of Independence was written. The new country was founded on the notion that “all men are created equal”. None of the idiots responded to that observation. Instead, there was this:

“Not being fully up to speed with US History, was this before or after the genocide of the Native Americans? “

And all the idiocy became clear to me. America is stolen from the Native Americans. We are the descendants of savage colonialists. America was founded on a great evil. This evil must be undone. That’s when I had my brilliant idea!

Reparations! The idiots are correct. We need to give back what we’ve stolen. Everything we have must be returned to the Native Americans…

…except…the Native Americans were not a unified nation. So we’ll need to figure out which tribe owned what and then…

…wait a second…the Spanish owned a big chunk of North America for awhile…they need to give back what they stole first before we divvy up the rest and…

…hold on…who were the first people to occupy Spain? For that matter…who occupied Europe first? Everything in Europe must be returned to the original owners starting…

…when? When is the historical starting point? To be fair, we must return the world to exactly the condition it was in before civilizations started stealing from each other. To atone for our great evil, we must undo everything that has happened since the beginning of human history.

That’s my brilliant idea. We reset planet Earth to its prehistorical condition. Then, we give everyone what rightly belongs to them.

This is why it’s important to listen to dummies once in awhile. If it weren’t for idiocy, I’d never have come up with that solution.