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appmanga

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14. Yup...

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:42 PM

Jul 2022

America has a long history of anti intellectualism

And now we have a political party that encourages that anti-intellectualism by calling the experts and the educated "elites". Those right-wingers obtain and maintain power by either playing down their education (Senator John "Deputy Dawg" Kennedy) or being actually being a moron (too many to name, but Marsha Blackburn always immediately comes to mind).

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NoShit.... [View all] pbmus Jul 2022 OP

39%. Where have I seen that number before? Midnight Writer Jul 2022 #1

Jethro Bodine made it through sixth grade and he was a genius compared to 130 mil Americans...nt wcmagumba Jul 2022 #2

Shameful. LoisB Jul 2022 #3

I am not surprised. Caliman73 Jul 2022 #4

Yup... appmanga Jul 2022 #14

And with the attacks on our schools and what teachers can teach, it's getting worse... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #5

U.S. Government publications were drafted to 5th grade reading level in the 1960's. They knew. Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #6

The GOP actually prefers it that way BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #7

Having worked for a couple of states' Depts of Education, this is being generous erronis Jul 2022 #8

If that. Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #9

I taught 6th grade BigmanPigman Jul 2022 #10

And every darn one of them Butterflylady Jul 2022 #11

Well, a 6th grade education isn't that bad. Good reading comprehension, good math skills, Martin68 Jul 2022 #12

Sixth-grade or less. sinkingfeeling Jul 2022 #13