When people feel strongly about their beliefs, they often cling to them like a lighthouse shining over a dark, choppy sea. Unfortunately for some people, their lighthouses are made out of toothpicks and an unscented dollar store candle.
Such is the case for Custer, South Dakota's Scott Cook. Since joining Facebook in 2011, the "School of Hard Knocks" graduate has taken a deep dive into politics. To his credit, he's taken the same approach as most politicians — careless.
"I don't need to read the article. I'm not stupid — I know what it says," began Cook, referring to a thorough 1,000 word piece about the nooks and crannies of the United States immigration system. "It's just going to be a bunch of excuses. You know, if it were me, I would've just made sure I was born here."
Not only topics that the suspended youth basketball referee disagrees with the existence of are off limits. In fact, Cook doesn't even read articles about politicians he loves like a teenage boy loves one particular sock. However, he will comment on them.
"Mr. DeSantis is an American hero. We live in a world today where a family can walk into Disney World proper and traditional, then leave a bunch of transgenders. DeSantis knows how to fight them," commented Cook under a primarily tax-related news story.
While Cook's comments are often met with laugh reactions and replies to the contrary, the semi-estranged father of two clings to one saving grace — if people disagree, it's because they're reading fake news. Or, in layman's terms, they read the articles that Cook preemptively decided he did not need to read because he already knew about them.
"I was scrolling through my phone the other day and just saw the most awful thing. Not like we didn't know it already, but apparently senators are actually making excuses for why it's okay for Biden to have dementia in office," said Cook, referring to an article published by The Onion on May 27.
While others tried to warn Cook that he had commented on a satirical story, he persevered.
"Something I know about myself is that I'm never wrong. So if anyone or anything disagrees with what I already think, then logically, it's clearly untrue. If that means I burn some bridges, so be it," said the self-taught philosopher.
After burning enough bridges to cross the Atlantic, it's unlikely that Scott Cook will ever reevaluate — or even do an initial evaluation — of his decisions. On the bright side, maybe it will make it easier to take away his driver's license someday.
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