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4. If you want proof of the dumbing down of America

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

Mar 2015

Look no further than 'kids programming' from the 70s vs today:

Granted, this ran on PBS and intended to be educational, but compare it to the corporate-funded crap PBS runs today.

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Papantonio: The Death of Critical Thinking In America [View all] Pharaoh Mar 2015 OP

The assault on critical thinking has concerned me for years. maddiemom Mar 2015 #1

yes Pharaoh Mar 2015 #2

If you want proof of the dumbing down of America WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2015 #4

One of the most subtle ways that swilton Mar 2015 #6