[character, ponting at a huge box labeled “IT’S COMMON SENSE”] Interesting, let’s open it to see what’s really inside
[the character opens the box and looks distraught]
[a top down view lets us see what is inside the box] A PRETEXT TO BE RACIST
There is a quote attributed to Voltaire that says :
Common sense is not so common.
For me, it is common sense that arrest quotas are a terrible idea, because one of my great-grandfather was sent to a gulag due to that. For business types, it’s just “efficiency”.
I try hard to avoid “common sense”. It’s a way of saying, “If you don’t agree, you’re not sensible.” Also, it’s intentionally vague.
“We need common sense gun laws!”
“Like what exactly”
“…”
Also because it’s clearly a misnomer. “common sense” is ironically not that common 🙃
Common sense is a catch-all for whatever the speaker thinks is obvious. There’s really no such thing
I don’t remember where I originally heard it, but I like the sentiment that the problem with common sense is that it’s common but not necessarily good.
Common sense, eh? Do you have any idea how stupid the average person is?
It’s not the average person’s stupidity you need to worry about.
It’s the exceptionally stupid that give average idiots a bad rap. We’re all average idiots every once in a while. The exceptionally stupid are the reason they put warning labels on chainsaws. The exceptionally stupid will ruin your entire day without ever interacting with you.
The average idiot might miss his exit, even shoot across a lane at the last second to make it. The exceptionally stupid will careen across 4 lanes of traffic at the last second and cause a 3 car pile up behind him, realize it was the wrong exit anyway and get back on the interstate going the wrong direction.
We are lucky when the wake of destruction following the exceptionally stupid catches up to them, if only because it slows them down long enough for us all to move on.
who knew that knowing you should clean the filter on your dryer made you racist.
I guess I’m a Nazi because I know you should clean the filters on your dishwasher, clothes washer, and HVAC every three months.
🤔 something about this sentiment doesn’t add up now that I’m thinking about it.
I think the word they forgot is prejudice, not “common sense”.
Yeah I’m a little confused by this. It’s probably an american thing.
If >50% of your voters pick a racist party, racism must be “common sense” over there.The point is “common sense” is the justification people gove when they don’t have reasons for their beliefs.
I assume and hope you could give 1 good reason for each of those things you do.
because I want to improve the longevity of my tools as long as possible so that I can starve the corpo-fascists of their lifeblood.
Ok, good for you. I hope you understood my point, which really didnnot requure a reply from you.
I know you didn’t require a reply, but I did anyway. I’ll assume you know why, which really didn’t require a reply from you either.
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I know this is just thebad.website comic, but I’m genuinely curious (and an idiot) to know what the connection is with generally racist-inclined folk love for saying that everything is common sense. What makes them think in this way?
It’s the backbone of their every argument–no matter what it is, if I ask, “Why do you think x, y, or z is the case?”
It is without a doubt their instant reply, ‘It’s just commonsense!’Thought-terminating cliché, it’s used to dismiss arguments and shut down critical thinking. It’s a tactic associated with cult language.
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I’m just going to address your comment about Black people and sports.
Black people do not have a higher natural talent in sports, for Black youth sports is one of the only ways to achieve success, so they place a higher emphasis on sports. It’s evident because they are only dominant in the sports they have access to.
Pointing out that you harbor racist sentiments is not thought terminating, it’s apparent in your writing.
Black people do not have a higher natural talent in sports, for Black youth sports is one of the only ways to achieve success, so they place a higher emphasis on sports. It’s evident because they are only dominant in the sports they have access to.
Okay, so you’re saying racism actually IS the only reason black people are overrepresented in those sports, have I got that right?
Shouldn’t we then maybe implement a diversity quota system in order to give more white and Asian players a chance to compete? Seems kinda unfair to exclude them, don’t you think? Perhaps if more of them had a chance become highly paid sports stars, they’d be less overrepresented in engineering or finance.
Before you even bother trying to correct this person, keep in mind that they are also so unbelievably stupid that they think ICE is arresting criminals.
Entering the country illegally IS a crime. Just because the previous administration tolerated it doesn’t mean it’s not.
Sir, it is a misdemeanor. On par with speeding or jaywalking. Also it is not a crime to enter seeking asylum, but theyre treating it like it is.
Yes, but the proscribed punishment is deportation, look it up.
It being a misdemeanor simply means it won’t go on your permanent record, and you’ll be eligible to enter the US again lawfully after 5 years or so.
It’s not a crime it’s a civil offense.
Your mom is a civil offense.
Wdym? I don’t like potatoes much. Too sweet.
Uhh then don’t eat them?
Peanut butter is sour af. Nutella is honestly better.
Because there isn’t a real reason besides idiocy and hate, if they try to rationalize it, it falls apart, they have to face or give away that they’re just hateful idiots. Saying it’s “common sense” is an easy scapegoat to tidy up the truth, even if it’s just for the benefit of their cognitive dissonance.
“common sense” positions are usually ones people haven’t thought much about or reasoned themselves into.
