Truthers or Liars?

It's not 100%, but it's interesting to note that, in general, when my more liberal friends on Facebook post something political, it can be easily verified from multiple sources, and when my more conservative friends post something it's almost as easily discredited. Why? 

Are my more conservative friends more easily fooled, after years of accepting lies as truth from Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, Beck, and Fox?

Maybe they just like to stir up the pot with half-truths, because that's what they see their conservative talk radio heroes doing?

Since most conservatives are in church every Sunday, is it because they're used to being handed their "truth" from the pulpit, trained to not question what they're told, by those who they believe think like them?

Are my more liberal friends less willing to accept a quote or a statement at face value and willing to spend the time fact-checking to make sure that it's true before they re-post it? Are the liberals more likely to question everything?

The conservatives will claim that it's the liberal mainstream media that's hiding the REAL truth. But that doesn't check out. There are dozens of good ways to cross-check a story and it doesn't take that much time to confirm or refute one. Heck, the last conservative posting I checked was debunked by Fox News!

Are the majority of conservatives too lazy to be bothered? Dumb? Trolls?

Tao

Tao is the omnipotent, omniscient force that created and powers the Universe. It has always existed.
 
Trying to describe Tao, we limit our understanding of what Tao is.

Omniscient Tao hears our thoughts and prayers but does not answer them. Tao does nothing to change our situation. That is not what Tao does. Change is up to us.

There is no heaven or hell, only being or not being. (Remember what it was like before you were conceived? That's exactly what death is like.)

Happiness is a choice. And by living in harmony with Tao we will be happier.

Surrounding yourself with unnecessary things will not make your life better. The fewer possessions, the better. The simpler your life, the better.

Rant

I'm not happy about what's happening in D.C. , but if you're a Tea Party member you've got to be pretty excited, right?

I mean, isn't this exactly what the Tea Party REALLY wanted? Washington shut down. Smaller government and fewer services. Millionaire senators and congressmen refusing to get a paycheck so that they can suffer with the common man.

Doesn't it seem a little hypocritical if you claim to support the Tea Party candidates and then whine about how the shutdown is hurting you? So you're thinking that this is a great thing. Seriously, deep down, you're getting a huge thrill out of this, right?

You're not blaming it on Obama, he's the least effective president ever, right? What a wimp. YOU should be taking credit, and flying your Tea Party flag high! You've won the first real battle! You've brought the government down!

Thousand of government workers are not getting paid. Those wasteful federal parks and monuments are closed. Thousands of folks who are, or will be, on welfare will be begging in the streets, or applying to do your job for lower pay. Retired, veterans, and handicapped folks receiving federal assistance will just have to suffer a little more for the good of the country. Abolish public schools! Close the FDA! Proclaim your victory! America is only for the strong, privately-educated, and wealthy!

Remember to support your candidate in the upcoming election! A vote for the Tea Party is a vote for the continued austerity you all demanded!

Woo Hoo...