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(235 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2015, 03:56 PM Dec 2015

Anti-Intellectualism is killing America [View all]

This is a bit older. It came out shortly after the Dylan Roof church shooting. But it completely NAILS what I've thought for some time now. Perhaps it has already been shared here. If so, I apologize. But it's worth posting again to keep it fresh.

Conservatives/corporations work tirelessly to put down intellectuals, universities, and anything that might make people think for themselves rather than blindly following their corporate overlords. We need to shout this from the rooftops, share on Facebook, get this out there any way we can and not stop - share it again and again. Repetition!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201506/anti-intellectualism-is-killing-america

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Anti-Intellectualism is killing America [View all] RecoveringJournalist Dec 2015 OP

Lewis Powell's memo and anti-government crowd underpants Dec 2015 #1

+1 navarth Dec 2015 #4

Absolutely! RecoveringJournalist Dec 2015 #6

Bingo. n/t DirkGently Dec 2015 #8

Every American should know about the Powell Memo!! lastlib Dec 2015 #11

+1 Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #15

of course that was to defend the Establishment--including corporate science--against the "anti- MisterP Dec 2015 #16

Religion kills. nt valerief Dec 2015 #2

Sometimes true, but not so simple. Ron Green Dec 2015 #17

I so agree! smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #3

This is a culture in which many hifiguy Dec 2015 #5

K&R..... daleanime Dec 2015 #7

While it's worse now than ever, SheilaT Dec 2015 #9

There's a reason "#SanBernadino" (sic) was trending on Twitter the other day. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2015 #10

Nice blog post. Thanks for posting the link. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #12

Lets not forget "Science is the Devil's Tool" Rosco T. Dec 2015 #13

It's because the right wing agenda can't be supported with facts so they have to lie. Kablooie Dec 2015 #14

Once they Privatize education JEB Dec 2015 #18