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KPN

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53. I like it!

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:25 AM

Oct 2017

Maybe as Hecate said, it isn't a complete explanation -- but it's definitely a big part of it today. I'll be using that one for sure!

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Wow. A quote that explains so much with so few words. [View all] louis c Oct 2017 OP

Asimov's a hero of mine lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #1

A negative side effects of democracy, perhaps.. whathehell Oct 2017 #2

True, and I've been thinking a lot about that lately.. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #8

Think about what Winston said.. whathehell Oct 2017 #25

what we have is elite rule maxsolomon Oct 2017 #11

Yes not fooled Oct 2017 #15

The wealthy elite, as we can see with Trump, can be as ignorant whathehell Oct 2017 #23

That "cult of ignorance" is not limited to America, as whathehell Oct 2017 #29

Agreed! n/t Myrddin Oct 2017 #47

if more people voted it wouldn't be this way. Mosby Oct 2017 #45

Winston is with you Lucky Luciano Oct 2017 #22

Yes.. whathehell Oct 2017 #24

Also.... tomp Oct 2017 #31

Ahh yes - another great one!! nt Lucky Luciano Oct 2017 #43

education should be the cure but the financial elite are kneecapping that yurbud Oct 2017 #38

"The cult of ignorance" YES hvn_nbr_2 Oct 2017 #3

So true Clarity2 Oct 2017 #4

Jon Stewart spoke of that in respect to President Obama bigbrother05 Oct 2017 #28

He spoke to the ignorant man. Tobin S. Oct 2017 #40

It SO did not start with 45 Cosmocat Oct 2017 #52

Don't you know that being educated is a bad thing? zanana1 Oct 2017 #5

A majority of Republicans now believe that colleges have a negative impact on American tblue37 Oct 2017 #33

USA Today is one of the MSN that has the story Virtual Burlesque Oct 2017 #48

K&R smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #6

I keep this on my desktop....and send it to people who mtngirl47 Oct 2017 #7

An incredibly true quote, thank you. Left-over Oct 2017 #9

What has changed since 1980 is that the ignorant have more/bigger soapboxes. thesquanderer Oct 2017 #10

Asimov is one of my favorite writers and not just in Science Fiction lunatica Oct 2017 #12

Not only in fiction, but non-fiction. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #18

K&R! KPN Oct 2017 #13

+ 1 iluvtennis Oct 2017 #14

"Ignorance is Strength" alterfurz Oct 2017 #16

Asimov has always been one of my heros, he gets it. lark Oct 2017 #17

Ignorance has been promoted by Republicans, with "insults" such as "egghead" (Adlai WinkyDink Oct 2017 #19

And before Asimov was Richard Hofstadter and the 1963 book "Anti-Intellectualism WinkyDink Oct 2017 #20

I read that in college. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #26

In this case: Alas. I used to tell h.s. students that thinking is hard work. If it weren't, more WinkyDink Oct 2017 #35

Wow again tiptonic Oct 2017 #21

"willful ignorance as a badge of honor" Motley13 Oct 2017 #27

I love Asimov. CrispyQ Oct 2017 #30

There is a famous book about American anti-intellectualism: tblue37 Oct 2017 #32

See Post #20. 😀 WinkyDink Oct 2017 #36

and it is getting worse every single day. niyad Oct 2017 #34

You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think. WheelWalker Oct 2017 #37

And the reason is... TwistOneUp Oct 2017 #39

Much too simplistic an analysis. Try again. Hekate Oct 2017 #51

I like it! KPN Oct 2017 #53

Wisdom does not lie bucolic_frolic Oct 2017 #41

From the comic strip Frank and Earnest Bob Loblaw Oct 2017 #42

I'm with you... Wow. liberalla Oct 2017 #44

K&MFR! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #46

A toast to Asimov -- so sad, and so true Hekate Oct 2017 #49

Asimov never imagined dealing with so many Deplorable Dumbfucks. oasis Oct 2017 #50