The Cult of Fools

Most humans, regardless of their beliefs or lack of any, are generally decent and honourable. Some abandon all that, toss empathy, integrity, and honesty under the bus and so they end up joining the Cult of Fools. It is almost impossible to distinguish satire from actual claims.

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Cult of Fools Weekly (Feb 2, 2025) — “Dire Consequences begin to manifest”

David Gamble
The Cult of Fools
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16 min readFeb 2, 2025

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Last Mon 27, the White House pressed the “stop” button on federal funds, and so rather a lot of cow deposits promptly leapt into the nearest fans — chaos was unleashed. This had the potential to not only hurt a lot of people but it was a choice that could have also crashed the economy. Those that voted for him would not have been protected from the consequences of their choice, it would have impacted everything.

Below are a few notable examples, of which there are many many more.

No more meals for the seniors …

  • I wonder how many of these seniors voted for him thinking he would end wasteful government spending, but didn’t think he’d classify the thing they depend on to live as waste.

Completely cut off …

  • Since my tax dollars are no longer being used, does that mean I don’t have to file any more?

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The Cult of Fools
The Cult of Fools

Published in The Cult of Fools

Most humans, regardless of their beliefs or lack of any, are generally decent and honourable. Some abandon all that, toss empathy, integrity, and honesty under the bus and so they end up joining the Cult of Fools. It is almost impossible to distinguish satire from actual claims.

David Gamble
David Gamble

Written by David Gamble

Blogger and writer with a keen interest in science, skepticism, critical thinking, and many other weird and whacky topics.

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