Applied Indifference

The Republican Party has yet again sent me a survey, which they insist REQUIRES my immedate attention.

So instead of doing what I normally do with documents marked “DO NOT DESTROY” (which is to immediately feed them to my shredder), I read the thing.  And, as always, there are the pages of silly questions where the answers OUGHT to be obvious to a small-government conservative.  And the “Support Reply Form” - which has options for “YES!  I’ll take part in your stupid survey, and here, have some cash too”, “No, I’m not taking part in your survey, but here’s a gob of loot anyhow”, and “I’m not taking part in the survey, and I don’t want to donate, but here’s 11 bucks anyhow to process the survey”

I went with “other” - which is to leave the whole thing blank save for the “additional comments” section which now reads:

Until the Republican Party decides to embrace the principle of smaller government, please refrain from sending me further surveys or requests for donations.  None shall be forthcoming.

Let’s see if they do.  I sincerely doubt it.  Dense as neutronium.

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Achewood.  Thank James Lileks for turning me on to this madness.  This particular strip just kinda tweaked something in my memory.  When I was a kid, I’d find these stupid little things “dropped” in innocent little ways - on top of the book return bin at the library, on the ground next to a store.  I didn’t know what they were, or what their purpose was, but I’d read them and laugh and laugh at just how insanely silly they were.

Of course, I now know that they are the work of Jack Chick, and their purpose is to propagandize for “The Lord”.

And upon further reflection, I realize that I can thank Jack Chick for turning me away from religion for good.

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