Don't be that guy/gal who re-posts false quotes attributed to founding fathers

[DougC]

From the 'Four Boxes Diner' YouTube channel the presenter discusses the false quotes associated with some founding fathers. They make great 2A arguments but are not true. He offers some true 2A quotes and how to spot the false ones. Worth thinking about when that 'to good to be true' meme comes across social media supporting 2A and you want to pass it along.

 

[oldag]

As Ben Franklin said "Quoteth not the internet, so that thou will not be deemed amongst the foolish."

 

[Axxe55]

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." Abraham Lincoln.

 

[FNORD]

"I believe that memes are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies," Thomas Jefferson

 

[Vaquero]

"Heh" Davy Crockett

 

[DougC]

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." Abraham Lincoln.

That's a good one.

 

[DougC]

"I believe that memes are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies," Thomas Jefferson

He was actually referring to banks not the Internet says the Internet

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

While not a citizen, don't forget what Winston Churchill said "We have nothing to fear but mean tweets and memes themselves!"

 

[thescoutranch]

“They don’t look so tough “. Davy Crockett to Jim Bowie

 

[Grumps21]

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet." Abraham Lincoln.

Boy did I miss that one. For some reason I was thinking that was a Teddy Roosevelt quote.

 

[Fishkiller]

Funny stuff right there, except the guy that did not get the jokes.

 

[Tnhawk]

"You know the thing"- Abraham Lincoln

 

[popsgarland]

I true story...

My sister-in-law has said several times that everything on the internet is true because your not allowed to put anything on it unless it's the truth.

And, yes. she actually believes this. She is 50 something years old, married to a tax attorney, lives in Southlake and drives a Lexus.

 

[TexasFire316]

From the 'Four Boxes Diner' YouTube channel the presenter discusses the false quotes associated with some founding fathers. They make great 2A arguments but are not true. He offers some true 2A quotes and how to spot the false ones. Worth thinking about when that 'to good to be true' meme comes across social media supporting 2A and you want to pass it along.

I've heard that somewhere in the Bible it says:
"God helps those who help themselves".

 

[Axxe55]

Boy did I miss that one. For some reason I was thinking that was a Teddy Roosevelt quote.

It's quite possible I did misquote!

 

[vmax]

If Sam Elliot had a dollar for every quote in every meme made about him...

 

[Axxe55]

If Sam Elliot had a dollar for every quote in every meme made about him...

He'd be even richer than Trump!

 

[Grumps21]

I've heard that somewhere in the Bible it says:
"God helps those who help themselves".

Ya but that was taken from the sign above the entrance to Golden Coral.

 

[Axxe55]

 

[Axxe55]