If ignorance ever goes to $40 a barrel, I want drillin' rights on that man's head. - On George W. Bush
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes that ignorance is so valuable it should be drilled for like oil, targeting George W. Bush.
- In plain terms
- Ignorance is so common and costly in the speaker's view that it deserves to be exploited like a resource.
- What can you take from it?
- Critics often use satire to highlight perceived flaws in political leaders.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does humor help us process political disappointment?
- What makes a political insult effective?
Another view
The quote relies on a specific political context that may not be clear to all audiences.
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