Was He Being Ironic or Stupid?

Late yesterday afternoon we were sitting at the top of the hill waiting for Chuck Brown! to come on stage when a man carrying a small child walked by. The man’s t-shirt read:

“Patriots don’t need privacy. Support the Patriot Act.”

I was completely revolted by the t-shirt and even if I wanted to be a hipster who wears trucker hats and old 70s style t-shirts to be cool (please tell me that fashion is over), I could find no irony in his t-shirt. And, considering how embedded Republican values are in this area (although, hopefully the tide is changing the more times Allen opens his mouth), I think the guy was wearing the t-shirt because he thinks the Patriot Act is a good thing.

Yep, I, too, want an erosion of my freedoms.