I get emails like that forwarded to me all the time. It's easy for us redneck conservatives to get sucked into to the appeal of red white and blue smothered in apple pie. The subjects appeal to base instincts and if you find yourself saying "hell yeah!" then it's time to think a bit more carefully about what's being said.

Snopes is not the end all. Bias exists in the rebuttals. I got an email about immigration and checked with snopes. While the email had inconsistencies and questionable statistics, snope's answer contained the same level of statistical leeway.

To the best of our abilities we have to think for ourselves and don't blindly accept what is written. Fine tuning your BS filter becomes a game you play against those with political motives.

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