- Going for a bike ride? Better wear a helmet.
- Occasionally smoke a cigar? Haven't you heard of cancer?
- Have a large family? Let me give you a brochure on overpopulation.
- The kids are playing outside at night? Get them in and lock the doors.
- Have carpeting in your house? The dust mites must be ferocious.
- Drive a big car? You are squandering fuel and harming the environment.
- Drink coffee? Those beans had better come from an enlightened grower.
- Cupcakes in an elementary school classroom? Time for a nutrition lecture.
- Own a gun? Fascist!
- Own a pick-up truck? Gas guzzler! Racist!
- Don't want high taxes? Selfish!
- Like John Wayne? You must not respect Native Americans.
- Religious? And I thought you were intelligent.
- Listen to talk radio? That's only acceptable if it's NPR.
- Use paper or plastic bags at the grocery store? You are environmentally insensitive.
- Put up an American flag? Ah, another deluded nationalist.
- Somebody attacked us? We must have deserved it.
- Got an opinion? Don't worry. We'll defend your right to agree with us.
Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Monday, October 01, 2012
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2 comments:
You need a thick skin to live a guilt free life...Be true to yourself.
I'm pleased to say I fail or have failed in every category listed.
I wonder what the reverse list would look like?
Actually, if I may be permitted to name the sides in this argument, this is the normal person-nanny response list. You could also construct a nanny-normal, a nanny-nanny and a normal-normal, if you see what I mean.
Might be entertaining, though not so much if you lean libertarian. Then there would be nothing on the response side.
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