r/PublicFreakout • u/iajzz • Aug 12 '21

Disney Channel actress has gone off the deep end 😷Pandemic Freakout

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u/HittingSmoke Aug 12 '21

Parks and Rec made these things look absolutely sane compared to some videos I see of real town hall meetings.

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u/Funshine02 Aug 12 '21

That’s exactly what this is, sadly

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u/srry_didnt_hear_you Aug 13 '21

It's nuts - it took me the longest time to actually enjoy Parks N' Rec cause I didn't like how exaggerated the stupidity of the town was, and now just 🙄

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u/dubman42 Aug 13 '21

I had a small stint in local politics and I can assure you people are every bit as stupid as that.

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u/Funshine02 Aug 13 '21

What do local politicians do in these scenarios? I’m assuming they just let people vent while smiling and nodding.

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u/dubman42 Aug 13 '21

Pretty much. The problem however is the dumbest members of your community tend to be the most vocal and unrelenting.

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u/JennJayBee Aug 13 '21

I don't know who on the writing staff of that show has worked in municipal government, but they absolutely nailed it. Every city/county worker I know has been able to point out which coworkers remind them of who. And yes, the city council meetings are spot on.

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u/sharrows Aug 13 '21

“Excuse me, sir, there is a sign in Ramsett Park that says ‘do not drink the sprinkler water,’ so I made some tea with it and now I have an infection.”

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u/monkeyreceptacle Aug 13 '21

If only this was as innocent as parks and rec

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u/numba1mrdata Aug 13 '21

The "I'm worried about the turtle flu!" guy is downright reasonable and prudent compared to these yokels.

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u/boultox Aug 13 '21

They should just call the mask O2FLOW and they will start wearing it.

Seriously, I'm currently watching Parks and recs for the first time, I never thought that this could be true in real life.

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u/pudinnhead Aug 13 '21

Ham and mayonnaise! Ham and mayonnaise! Ham and mayonnaise!

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u/volundsdespair Aug 13 '21

Man... And to think I used to watch that show thinking "my god, I'm glad we don't live in a world that fucking dumb."

Not that I didn't know people are dumb, but I didn't know people were THAT fucking dumb.

I hate knowing that. I want to go back.