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Anti-intellectualism Is Killing America

 
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In a nutshell - we're too stupid as a society and celebrate our ignorance rather than shun it and replace it with the logic and reason that define humanity.

Without reason and the ability to function within reality as opposed to living in a fantasy world, we will come to an end.


"The tragedy in Charleston last week will no doubt lead to more discussion of several important and recurring issues in American culture—particularly racism and gun violence—but these dialogues are unlikely to bear much fruit until the nation undertakes a serious self-examination. Decrying racism and gun violence is fine, but for too long America’s social dysfunction has continued to intensify as the nation has ignored a key underlying pathology: anti-intellectualism.

America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us. Dylann Roof, the Charleston shooter who used race as a basis for hate and mass murder, is just the latest horrific example. Many will correctly blame Roof's actions on America's culture of racism and gun violence, but it's time to realize that such phenomena are directly tied to the nation's culture of ignorance.

In a country where a sitting congressman told a crowd that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of hell,” (link is external) where the chairman of a Senate environmental panel brought a snowball (link is external) into the chamber as evidence that climate change is a hoax, where almost one in three citizens can’t name the vice president (link is external), it is beyond dispute that critical thinking has been abandoned as a cultural value. Our failure as a society to connect the dots, to see that such anti-intellectualism comes with a huge price, could eventually be our downfall.
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Re: Anti-intellectualism Is Killing America
intellectualism is also killing America
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intellectualism is also killing America
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wrong.

Our education system is failing all.
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In a nutshell - we're too stupid as a society and celebrate our ignorance rather than shun it and replace it with the logic and reason that define humanity.

Without reason and the ability to function within reality as opposed to living in a fantasy world, we will come to an end.


"The tragedy in Charleston last week will no doubt lead to more discussion of several important and recurring issues in American culture—particularly racism and gun violence—but these dialogues are unlikely to bear much fruit until the nation undertakes a serious self-examination. Decrying racism and gun violence is fine, but for too long America’s social dysfunction has continued to intensify as the nation has ignored a key underlying pathology: anti-intellectualism.

America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us. Dylann Roof, the Charleston shooter who used race as a basis for hate and mass murder, is just the latest horrific example. Many will correctly blame Roof's actions on America's culture of racism and gun violence, but it's time to realize that such phenomena are directly tied to the nation's culture of ignorance.

In a country where a sitting congressman told a crowd that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of hell,” (link is external) where the chairman of a Senate environmental panel brought a snowball (link is external) into the chamber as evidence that climate change is a hoax, where almost one in three citizens can’t name the vice president (link is external), it is beyond dispute that critical thinking has been abandoned as a cultural value. Our failure as a society to connect the dots, to see that such anti-intellectualism comes with a huge price, could eventually be our downfall.
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Lol such delusion....
Wrong..it's the 'useful idiot' liberals;that keep parroting the lies of the NWO controlled scientific community and educational system,that are responsible for the degeneration of America.
You regurgitate propaganda and lies,and laughingly think it makes you an intellectual.

-LGBT
-Abortion
-Feminism
-Atheism
-Human evolution
-gun control
-global warming
-White privilege

All globalist created/and/or funded fairy tales,for the 'useful idiot' 'intellectual' liberals to digest daily :P
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In a nutshell - we're too stupid as a society and celebrate our ignorance rather than shun it and replace it with the logic and reason that define humanity.

Without reason and the ability to function within reality as opposed to living in a fantasy world, we will come to an end.


"The tragedy in Charleston last week will no doubt lead to more discussion of several important and recurring issues in American culture—particularly racism and gun violence—but these dialogues are unlikely to bear much fruit until the nation undertakes a serious self-examination. Decrying racism and gun violence is fine, but for too long America’s social dysfunction has continued to intensify as the nation has ignored a key underlying pathology: anti-intellectualism.

America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us. Dylann Roof, the Charleston shooter who used race as a basis for hate and mass murder, is just the latest horrific example. Many will correctly blame Roof's actions on America's culture of racism and gun violence, but it's time to realize that such phenomena are directly tied to the nation's culture of ignorance.

In a country where a sitting congressman told a crowd that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of hell,” (link is external) where the chairman of a Senate environmental panel brought a snowball (link is external) into the chamber as evidence that climate change is a hoax, where almost one in three citizens can’t name the vice president (link is external), it is beyond dispute that critical thinking has been abandoned as a cultural value. Our failure as a society to connect the dots, to see that such anti-intellectualism comes with a huge price, could eventually be our downfall.
"

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 Quoting: Teller of Truths


Lol such delusion....
Wrong..it's the 'useful idiot' liberals;that keep parroting the lies of the NWO controlled scientific community and educational system,that are responsible for the degeneration of America.
You regurgitate propaganda and lies,and laughingly think it makes you an intellectual.

-LGBT
-Abortion
-Feminism
-Atheism
-Human evolution
-gun control
-global warming
-White privilege

All globalist created/and/or funded fairy tales,for the 'useful idiot' 'intellectual' liberals to digest daily :P
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Right, let's all pray to some make-believe sky-daddy. Something that will join the ranks of the rest of human mythology sooner than not, just like every other gawd's humans have created to worship as an alternative to thinking.

It's working so well, just like it has in every civilization that has come before and fallen.

Religion and a refusal to work within the confines of reality are the problems. The things that you list are symptoms of ignorant societies torn apart by and fighting over nonsense.
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If your premise is that the USA is a colony and being run by foreigners then everything makes more sense.

Obviously you'd want people as stupid as humanly possible. You'd deliberately foster political representatives who are superstitious morons.
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In a nutshell - we're too stupid as a society and celebrate our ignorance rather than shun it and replace it with the logic and reason that define humanity.

Without reason and the ability to function within reality as opposed to living in a fantasy world, we will come to an end.


"The tragedy in Charleston last week will no doubt lead to more discussion of several important and recurring issues in American culture—particularly racism and gun violence—but these dialogues are unlikely to bear much fruit until the nation undertakes a serious self-examination. Decrying racism and gun violence is fine, but for too long America’s social dysfunction has continued to intensify as the nation has ignored a key underlying pathology: anti-intellectualism.

America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us. Dylann Roof, the Charleston shooter who used race as a basis for hate and mass murder, is just the latest horrific example. Many will correctly blame Roof's actions on America's culture of racism and gun violence, but it's time to realize that such phenomena are directly tied to the nation's culture of ignorance.

In a country where a sitting congressman told a crowd that evolution and the Big Bang are “lies straight from the pit of hell,” (link is external) where the chairman of a Senate environmental panel brought a snowball (link is external) into the chamber as evidence that climate change is a hoax, where almost one in three citizens can’t name the vice president (link is external), it is beyond dispute that critical thinking has been abandoned as a cultural value. Our failure as a society to connect the dots, to see that such anti-intellectualism comes with a huge price, could eventually be our downfall.
"

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 Quoting: Teller of Truths


Lol such delusion....
Wrong..it's the 'useful idiot' liberals;that keep parroting the lies of the NWO controlled scientific community and educational system,that are responsible for the degeneration of America.
You regurgitate propaganda and lies,and laughingly think it makes you an intellectual.

-LGBT
-Abortion
-Feminism
-Atheism
-Human evolution
-gun control
-global warming
-White privilege

All globalist created/and/or funded fairy tales,for the 'useful idiot' 'intellectual' liberals to digest daily :P
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 42204930


Right, let's all pray to some make-believe sky-daddy. Something that will join the ranks of the rest of human mythology sooner than not, just like every other gawd's humans have created to worship as an alternative to thinking.

It's working so well, just like it has in every civilization that has come before and fallen.

Religion and a refusal to work within the confines of reality are the problems. The things that you list are symptoms of ignorant societies torn apart by and fighting over nonsense.
 Quoting: Teller of Truths


Truth hurts kid.
I suppose you're butthurt now;because you mistakenly thought you were such an enlightened intellectual,for regurgitating your indoctrinated collectivist BS.

Awww you'll be ok lol
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clappa too many stupid people breeding.
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Yeah, you are brilliant.

Everyone should obey you.
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intellectualism is also killing America
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:rere23:
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Tell us, Wise One,

was the killer a Believer in Jesus Christ?


Think....


Now what do you think?
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Tell us the truth Teller of Truth,

Do you think the killer of the Black Christians

was a Believer in Jesus Christ

or a despiser of Jesus Christ just like you?
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Like all God-hating, Self-Righteous Leftists,

YOU define "anti-intellectualism" as those who disagree with you.
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If your premise is that the USA is a colony and being run by foreigners then everything makes more sense.

Obviously you'd want people as stupid as humanly possible. You'd deliberately foster political representatives who are superstitious morons.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69562378


'superstitious morons' of course being those that don't adhere to the globalist pushed delusion,of atheism and human evolution?

Lololol such incredible delusion you neckbeard narcissists live in
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intellectualism is also killing America
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:rere23:
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^another little child that can't tell the difference between the true intellectualism of the past,and the globalist pushed BS passing for it in modern times.

Being able to accurately regurgitate your collectivist programming doesn't make you an intellectual my lad.
Rather it means you're a cute little sock puppet of the collectivist state :P
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Watchutalkinbout?

pump2
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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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And another thread that turned into a self-demonstrating article.
book
Reaching for the sky makes you taller.

Hi! My name is Halcyon Dayz and I'm addicted to morans.
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You are hammering those nails in properly. Good for you!
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I pray that God will turn that stone to quicksand





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