Genius dogs of 4chan explain political psychology.

xander787 · 2010-10-25T00:44:24+00:00

4chan is simultaneously the best and worst thing about the internet. I can't help but think in 1000 years it will become the Void from warhammer 40k.

facetiously · 2010-10-24T23:41:00+00:00

Quite so. I would also speculate that SQUIRREL!!!

toocuilforschool · 2010-10-25T00:22:37+00:00

I think the dog in the top hat makes a good point.

It's fun to say that.

Tallergeese · 2010-10-25T02:24:22+00:00

I like that the servant, Nigel, is black.

rivermandan · 2010-10-25T03:53:50+00:00

for those redditors that don't understand 4chan: those posts were all made by the same person, not a string of verbose pedants. it was inevitably a repost from within its ranks, or more likely lifted from a friend of a friend.

Oxperiment · 2010-10-25T00:39:54+00:00

I normally downvote the 4chan reposts, BUT THIS SHIT HAD ME BELLY LAUGHING. Goddamn, Frank is an asshole.

Denny_Craine · 2010-10-25T00:37:44+00:00

I prefer this thread

http://i.imgur.com/n6Ijq.jpg

StManTiS · 2010-10-25T00:38:54+00:00

Frank...I am disappoint.

Jrix · 2010-10-25T01:29:13+00:00

When I saw the Glenn Beck dog I laughed so fucking hard.. it hurts, it fucking hurts.

CatsAreAssholes · 2010-10-25T03:57:22+00:00

I'd like to see a bunch of asshole cats explain it that well!

Randomphyre · 2010-10-25T00:39:55+00:00

The price of gold will never ever fall just like home prices

FormerSlacker · 2010-10-25T01:52:46+00:00

Frank has a good point.

JimmyJamesincorp · 2010-10-25T12:48:05+00:00

Funny how the help is black. 4chan works in many layers.

R-Guile · 2010-10-25T03:18:35+00:00

The first post is actually pretty interesting. The rest are funny, but they are less astute mimics of the OP.

zotquix · 2010-10-25T09:37:39+00:00

Honestly, IMHO the cynicism and inaccuracy of what the other dogs were saying makes them seem nearly as ignorant as Frank.

Then again, it may be a mistake to expect discernment from those who drink out of the toilet.

angryvigilante · 2010-10-25T02:01:28+00:00

I've seen this before and I have to say, if it wasn't for the butler dog saying "gentleman" instead of "gentlemen", this thread would be perfect.

2010-10-25T03:47:36+00:00

Not really, there's nothing genius about that dog. Sad, so sad.

AskYourMother · 2010-10-25T06:36:22+00:00

4chan is so unexpected some times. You never know what is waiting you there. The only way you can surf those pages is an axe on one hand and 911 pre dialed on the phone.

ascii · 2010-10-25T08:45:07+00:00

That's definitely of the reasons, but there are others as well. By making cutbacks that are extremely visible to people, you create the impression that the government is actually doing something. This is very much the same phenomenon as security theater.

mrpickles · 2010-10-25T15:14:10+00:00

That's some funny shit

NotMarkus · 2010-10-25T01:42:25+00:00

AKA, a libertarian uses pictures of dogs to espouse their views.

jascination · 2010-10-25T03:41:57+00:00

Serious question - I've always had a genuine interest in this kind of political thinking, and it's something that I wanted to study when I was considering doing postgrad studies. What field would this kind of "political psychology" come under? I have an undergraduate degree in social psychology so would like to put it to better use than, um, a retail job <sigh>

tnkie · 2010-10-25T04:17:44+00:00

That's fantastic :P I wanted to ask though (and I'm not criticising you) this is pretty old right? The reason I ask is because you still have post numbers :)

Gfaqshoohaman · 2010-10-25T04:38:06+00:00

This...I... Wow. Saved.

2010-10-25T05:32:33+00:00

4chan is rather win.

cofzpi · 2010-10-25T06:09:57+00:00

I'm still grappling with the tobacco leaf. As a singular pursuit of wealth, there is no need to look any further. It's a renewable resource that offers no personal end to gain. I never need to look beyond the money gained. The resource that may or may not be harmed by consumption of this leaf also shows no end of growth.

Oil and coal and everything else are finite, but why does that matter? Money is the constant, everything else is a variable. There is no need to look beyond the money, and if I'm forced to make a statement of justification, what does it matter to me? My life, and the lives of those close to me, will not change the constant in any discernible way.

mickeythesquid · 2010-10-25T07:51:15+00:00

why do they use so much of their power for evil and not entertaining and enlightening me?

Liar_tuck · 2010-10-25T08:31:19+00:00

I usually disdain 4chan, and then those /b/tards come along with something like this and I want to buy them a beer.

Uberhipster · 2010-10-25T08:40:07+00:00

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poiro · 2010-10-25T10:50:36+00:00

Sometimes I miss 4chan, then I remember most of the good stuff ends out on reddit anyway

Charlie24601 · 2010-10-25T13:37:10+00:00

MUST BUY GOLDS!!!!

zackks · 2010-10-25T14:09:21+00:00

brothers-in-law

FTFT

superbad · 2010-10-25T14:43:54+00:00

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 00:54:10 No. 187581614
Funding cuts to parks and trails has nothing to do with the cost of maintaining the trails.
It is simply government extortion to avoid having to actually cut real uneeded expenses.
Anytime there is any budget shortfall the first thing a sitting group of elected officials
does is cut those services that the public directly uses.  Libraries, Parks and Recreation,
Museums, etc.  In most cases these are the least expensive part of government
operations.  heck a hiking trails maintenance costs are so minimal as to be absolutely
negligable.  But by closing them it extorts people into making the choice "Well I really
want my parks so I will pay more in taxes and fees" rather than the government actually
cutting the wasteful spending such as crooked asphault contracts to politicians brother
in laws or high paid do nothing commissions lawyers and administrators.  This is the
same reason that whenever voters vote down a school budget the first thing the school
district does is cancel the school bus service.  It maximizes the inconvenience and pain
to the voters in the most direct way possible in order to get their desired result.  It's a
crooked scam that we have let go on for most of the 20th century.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 00:55:11 No. 187581890
Indeed.  Another facet of political psychology is to distract from these crooked tactics and engage
the public in dirty battles of rhetoric.  It is but a game, with pretend "sides", and the only rule is never
speak of this game so the public is never any wiser.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 00:55:49 No. 187582050
You might surmise that manipulation negates the freedom of the public's vote, allowing those 
with the capability of insidious corruption to maintain power while hamstringing the public's
curiosity for truth.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 00:57:18 No. 187582380
I propose that what made America great was an abundance of natural resources and an 
incompetent government (by design) that took a few hundred years before it could manage to
wedge itself in between competent people exploiting those resources.  Now that government is
firmly wedged in, the run is over.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 00:58:57 No. 187582782
Speaking of which, what is environmental reform in the political arena?  Is the goal really to help the
environment, or just an attempt by these same elected officials to utilize the cry for a cleaner earth
to gain more power and money.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:00:17 No. 187583135
I WAS WATCHING GLENN BECK AND HE TOLD ME TO BUY GOLDS SO NOW IM
PROTECTED AGAINST 2012

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:02:14 No. 187583592
>>187583135
*** dogfceplm.jpg ***

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:02:36 No. 187583729
>>187583135
Frank... shut up.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:03:31 No. 187583956
Sorry to intrude, gentleman, but
dinner is served.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:05:25 No. 187584415
>>187583956
Excellent.  Thank you, Nigel.

-- Anonymous 01/10/10 (Sun) 01:05:39 No. 187584476
Good, I could use some dinner after Frank's momentous
display of stupidity.

2010-10-25T01:18:42+00:00

Sometimes, 4chan is the most magical place on earth... sometimes...

surfnaked · 2010-10-25T01:22:27+00:00

That's more intelligent discourse then I knew existed at 4chan. Ever.

2010-10-25T04:22:01+00:00

what board is this? i see screenshots of awesome threads like these but hardly ever stumble upon them while browsing 4chan

2010-10-25T08:58:31+00:00

I propose that what made America great was an abundance of natural resources and an incompetent government (by design) that took a few hundred years before it could manage to wedge itself in between competent people exploiting those resources. Now that government is firmly wedged in, the run is over.

That anonymous pug couldn't be any truer.

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