Showing posts with label Kentucky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kentucky. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Some Idiot America bullshit.

This Short Film About Ark Encounter Functions as an Unintentional Advertisement

JANUARY 6, 2021

The New York Times just published a brief 12-minute documentary on Ark Encounter, the supposed Noah’s Ark “replica” in Kentucky that has long been a glaring tribute to Creationism in America. It’s part of their long-running “op-docs” series meant to be a “forum for short, opinionated documentaries by independent filmmakers.”

Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert doesn’t give us much of a deep dive here — Ken Ham doesn’t even make an appearance — but that’s not necessarily his goal. He’s really just introducing viewers to the fact that this place exists. There’s no opinion offered about the Bible story, or Creationism, or how the $100 million travesty has hurt the local community, or how Answers in Genesis discriminates in hiring.

We hear from one local business owner who appreciates the Ark because “Williamstown was finally getting something. Because all of our businesses in Williamstown closed.” That belief can’t be discounted, but a more thorough film could have included commentary on what Williamstown lost in the long-term in exchange for that short-term boost.

Ultimately, it functions as an unintentional advertisement for the Ark precisely because there’s nothing critical about it in the film. It’s like Republican senators appearing on a Sunday morning talk show; unless the host directly calls them out on their bullshit, it’s another opportunity for them to pretend like they’re normal politicians.

It would be bad for viewers if they came away from this short movie thinking Ark Encounter was just this nifty attraction in Kentucky — Look! Zip lines! And ice skating rink! — and not a symbol of Christian ignorance, wasted money, and poor government decision-making. Much like Ham’s debate with Bill Nye, you can bet Creationists will treat the film itself as a win for them, telling potential donors that they have received positive attention from a mainstream publication.

That may not have been Seifert’s goal, but that may well be the end result.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Idiot America, wear a mask for fuck's sake.

        New York Times

BREAKING NEWS

The U.S. reported a record of more than 500,000 cases this past week, as the coronavirus raged across the country, especially the American heartland.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 10:43 PM EST

The U.S. has reported a record daily average of about 71,000 new cases over the past week, an increase of about 40 percent from the average two weeks earlier.

Eighteen states, including Illinois, have recorded their highest seven-day average of new cases, and three states (Tennessee, Wisconsin and Oklahoma) have set a record seven-day average for deaths. On Tuesday, Oklahoma and Wyoming broke single-day death records and Kentucky reported a new daily cases record.

Read the latest

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Idiot America - Louisville, Kentucky

"Two Louisville officers were shot Wednesday night while responding to reports of gunfire, Chief Schroeder said at a news briefing. The officers were receiving treatment at a hospital, with one alert and stable and the other undergoing surgery and stable, he said. Police had a suspect in custody, he added."

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Ken Ham has made brainwashing children his career. The stupid fucking asshole belongs in prison.

Christian Post - Ark Encounter opens virtual reality experience taking people 'back in time' to Noah's Ark

The creationist theme park Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky has launched a $3 million virtual reality experience that aims to show visitors what it would be like to travel back to see Noah’s Ark and the Genesis flood.

The park, owned by young earth creationist organization Answers in Genesis, officially opened its first virtual reality theatre called “Truth Traveler” to the public on Monday with the showing of its first virtual reality show titled “A Flood of Reality.”

“It is a very high-tech experience,” said Answers in Genesis CEO Ken Ham, a Christian apologist and author, in an interview with The Christian Post.

Sunday, May 31, 2020

In Louisville, Ky., a tense confrontation in the middle of a crowded street was partially defused when a black woman stepped forward and offered a policeman in riot gear a hug. They embraced for nearly a minute.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Some more "Idiot America Stupid".

Most Americans are fucking morons. The stupidity is out of control and it's getting worse.

For example, there is this thing:

If you've never heard of young-earth creationists, We Believe in Dinosaurs offers a sound introduction as it documents their building of an enormous, $120 million "life-size" Noah's Ark in rural Kentucky to prove that the Bible is scientifically and historically accurate. These are folks who reject evolution, think that the Earth and its lifeforms were created by god 6,000 years ago, and look at the story of Noah as factual and the flood as the reason we have all these dino fossils all over the world. They even have their own fundamentalist "scientists" who lecture on the topic. As one actual scientist put it, "They might have degrees in science, but they are not scientists."

The rest of it is at The Widespread, Willful Ignorance of We Believe in Dinosaurs

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Some more "Idiot America Stupid" here: This Young Earth Creationist’s Take on a Flat Earth Conference Is Hilarious

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Here in Idiot America Christian assholes are constantly trying to force everyone to obey their religious rules.

There was a Wall Street Journal article about Alabama and other fucktard states who are trying to make abortions illegal. In the comments the Christian assholes complained about this basic human right.

What somebody who isn't a Christian fucktard wrote:

The solution is simple: if you object to abortion on religious grounds...then don't have one. By seeking to force their view on everyone else, conservative Christians are simply handing Democrats a campaign issue on a silver platter.

What I wrote:

There would be no problem if Christians were able to grow up and mind their own business.

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This thing is boring. Everything that could be said about it has been said thousands of times before. It's always because Christian assholes can't stop being assholes.

It's a private decision but Christian assholes can't exist without sticking their nose into everyone's private life. I never met a Christian who wasn't a stupid fucking asshole.