Cringe comedy, earring boy, anti-intellectualism, Lee Greenwood, and mandatory breathalyzers in cars
P&C drink and review a strong ale from Lagunitas, then do five topics in five minutes each.
1. Do you like cringe comedy? Do you feel embarrassed when someone else is doing something embarrassing? Do you like that sort of comedy? Does that say anything about you?
2. Earring boy. Are we allowed to think less of someone if they dress like an idiot? At some point, “being me” is no excuse — unless you can work in some gender fluidity thing. Then all bets are off.
3. Anti-intellectualism. The boys discuss three possible definitions. (1) You never study anything in any depth. (2) You’re not interested in so-called intellectual things. (3) You’re skeptical of elite intellectuals.
4. Lee Greenwood and his patriotic song. What’s with the “at least” part? It seems to take away from the positive tone of the song.
5. Snuck into the “infrastructure” bill is a proposal to make breathalyzers required on all new cars. Isn’t this assuming guilt? And what does it have to do with infrastructure?
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The lyric is not “but at least I know I’m free,” but “where at least I know I’m free.” I don’t think the idea is that the country stinks except for freedom, it’s that life can stink (it is a country song, after all) but no matter what other problems I have, as an American, at least I know I’m free.
Okay, that’s a fair point.