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RKP5637

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41. Yep, exactly the same here. I really thought everyone basically worked for

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 10:02 PM

Jul 2012

the good of the country. I also never realized how many in America were truly ignorant, I did not realize how racist this country still was and I did not realize how wacky much of religion had become.

It wasn't until George Bush that I really started to realize just how evil many were. Yes, I of course realized their were pockets of that, but never how pervasive it was across America. And with Obama, the real pervasiveness of bigotry and racism has revealed itself.

And internet crime has revealed how many cheats there really are. Since 2000 has been a real eyeopener. I've become more and more concerned that what collective good there is might not win out, and I find that distressing and concerning.

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We are all at the mercy of too many people in this country who don't know a damn thing [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2012 OP

Something like 1/3 of.Americans can't name a single SCOTUS justice - and that's scary. Initech Jul 2012 #1

Most of them will be taught Roberts name this week.... TeamPooka Jul 2012 #8

How many politicians can name the price of a gallon of milk? leftstreet Jul 2012 #9

You got that right. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #10

Remember this? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #27

.... Broken_Hero Jul 2012 #54

You mean you missed the sodomobile vs Fred Phelps??? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #57

Yessir! Plucketeer Jul 2012 #39

And another 1/3 can only name Clarence Thomas- now that's really scary. hay rick Jul 2012 #17

I have been very depressed this week about my own reading ability XemaSab Jul 2012 #2

Try Mark Twain. He still holds up, imo. lob1 Jul 2012 #5

Dear XemaSab, I love you for worrying about this. But we have to find away not to be depressed enough Jul 2012 #6

Darwin is difficult for those reasons, surprisingly so is Gould's Structure of Evolutionary Theory HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #12

Machiavelli wrote very long sentences and paragraphs. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #29

Maybe it wasn't you. EFerrari Jul 2012 #15

Jane Austin? XemaSab Jul 2012 #24

Try Edgar Allen Poe. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #28

Okay, then maybe you just need to do more. EFerrari Jul 2012 #35

Try something that is more strongly motivating, like Poe. I have known students somewhat patrice Jul 2012 #42

You do a lot of writing, so you're not as bad off as you might think. Try reading a short passage of patrice Jul 2012 #50

I was trying to read Adam Smith paragraph yesterday ErikJ Jul 2012 #20

You are right, but it is because Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #31

I've been bouncing back and forth between XemaSab Jul 2012 #56

Things change Confusious Jul 2012 #47

*opens copy of original, unabridged translation of Les Miserables* Occulus Jul 2012 #53

Try HP Lovecraft Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #58

That's what scares me Life Long Dem Jul 2012 #3

That's called "FOX". HopeHoops Jul 2012 #4

The sad thing is that many of these people are perfectly intelligent. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #7

Part of what I was getting to upthread XemaSab Jul 2012 #11

I'm not sure that our educational system is completely responsible for.. soccer1 Jul 2012 #21

when i was younger i had this belief that there was a collective good in america spanone Jul 2012 #13

I had a similar experience. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #33

Yep, exactly the same here. I really thought everyone basically worked for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #41

planned mass ignorance perpetuated by the corporate media using our public airwaves Ghost of Huey Long Jul 2012 #14

Remember the "Dumbing down of America" Phlem Jul 2012 #16

What kills me is the Willful Ignorance of many.They're proud of it NightWatcher Jul 2012 #18

Oh yeah .. you got that right. YOHABLO Jul 2012 #19

Exactly! I agree with you 100% n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #43

"Ignorance is Bliss" Auggie Jul 2012 #22

Afraid I must agree. Religion has REALLY done great harm to people's minds. That's not Lord Jesus' patrice Jul 2012 #48

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2012 #23

Wow, that says it all quite well!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #44

Nice! nt chknltl Jul 2012 #46

oh it is one of their driving motivations - an ignorant peasant class arely staircase Jul 2012 #25

Don't worry, be happy nt TomClash Jul 2012 #26

I have only, officially, an associates of science pasto76 Jul 2012 #30

It's all very scary and quite concerning. People don't even appear to RKP5637 Jul 2012 #45

Plato agreed with you... ethicsinit Jul 2012 #32

Too true. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #34

That, is so absolutely correct, and there's little done to correct the RKP5637 Jul 2012 #36

Completely rational professors, in my graduate program, who had decades of experience at all patrice Jul 2012 #37

Dumber>less voters>better for GOP>better for corporations ErikJ Jul 2012 #38

Been saying that for decades TatonkaJames Jul 2012 #40

Some Boomers, such as this almost Elder Boomer, are true children of the '60s. We weren't patrice Jul 2012 #49

2 comments: SCantiGOP Jul 2012 #51

Maybe Darwin is right... Historic NY Jul 2012 #52

Man, just posted the same thing the other day. YES it was part of their Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2012 #55