let me say that I think we both agree a LOT of Americans *are* ignorant. Have you seen the percentages on belief in creationism vs evolution recently? Or who's been president the last 7 years? Exactly.
But in fairness, ignorance is the not the same as stupidity. The fact is, a lot of these dopes just don't know any better. They had sub-par (and or short lived) educations, they're sorrounded by other dopes and they're not instilled with a sense of *real* patriotism, the kind that makes you care about substantive rather than superficial issues (you know, caring about illegal wars and torture vs who wears a flag pin or how often someone says The Pledge).
Television (the biggest modern distraction), which could be used to inform on a massive scale, instead often feeds the ignorance and or misinformation. You'll
find most people watching BS (which can admittedly be incredibly entertaining) like American Idol or the latest sitcom or watching local or cable news that barely touches on relevant issues in any meanginful way.
The first part is fine *if* it's used sparingly (sort of like junk food), but pointless television makes up the information diet of far too many Americans. And all of this junk information leads to fat, lazy minds that are incapable of critical thinking, problem solving or unique thought.
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Tom Hanc on
02/20/2008 11:35:06 PM EST
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