Spot the Mistakes in "Top 10 Everyday Things People Do To Ruin Their Cars"
Yes, British funnyman Jeremy Clarkson’s knee-jerk anti-Americanism jerks my chain. (If it’s supposed to be funny, how come I’m not laughing?) But, anti-elistist that I am, Ride Lust’s contribution to the top ten genre– “ Top 10 Everyday Things People Do To Ruin Their Cars“– is worse. Vito Rispo’s dietribe [sic] begins by dissing the geography skills of what Bill O’ Reilly oleaginously refers to as “the folks.” “Two thirds of all Americans aged 18-24 cannot find Iraq on a map; 33% couldn’t identify Louisiana; 47% couldn’t find India; 75% think English was the most widely spoken language in the world. People are idiots, and this isn’t a uniquely American phenomenon, it’s worldwide. The majority of human beings on Earth are stone dumb. Being dumb, most people do dumb things, like unknowingly destroy their car.” English “was” the most widely spoken language? It’s my firmly held belief that people are like any other animal: exactly as smart as they need to be. No more, no less. Anyway, I challenge TTAC’s Best and Brightest (hoisted by my own elitist petard!) to point out the fallacies within Mr. Rispo’s riposte. Or is that rip post?
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