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America, Who Do You Listen To?
One thing that Trump did for our country is show how much ignorance and hate is out there; while many people want to put that genie back in the bottle, maybe it’s time to address the problem instead of hiding it.
There’s an old joke where a new chief of a Native American tribe who was asked by his people what they should do for the upcoming winter. Being a modern man, he called the weather service and asked what the winter would look like, so his people could prepare. He was told that it would be a bad winter and to lay in a good supply of wood and food. He told his people to prepare for a bad winter, so they did. A few weeks later, he called back to see if there were any updates, and he was told it was looking worse than before. The chief immediately ordered his people to cut more wood and store more food. A few weeks later, just before winter started, he called one more time and was told it may be the worst winter yet.
At this point, the chief grew upset and asked how did he know? The weatherman said, “Have you seen how much wood the Indians are cutting?”
It’s an old joke, clearly before weather.com, and like many old jokes, slightly racist. But recently…