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defacto7

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1. The Ignorant are so much easier to control.

Reply to El_Johns (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 02:43 AM

Jan 2014

Thinkers and skeptics are cumbersome. I mean, how can you keep the underlings in line if they actually know something? No, no, knowledge is only for those with enough money and position to manipulate it into the most profitable form or to pretend not to need it.

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Dumbing America Down: The Right wants us to think higher education has no value. [View all] El_Johns Jan 2014 OP

The Ignorant are so much easier to control. defacto7 Jan 2014 #1

Exactly newfie11 Jan 2014 #2

Another article looked at the same poll and looked at reasons behind the differing opinions KurtNYC Jan 2014 #3