Thursday, June 12, 2014

Why does the Right Wing embrace and encourage Stupidity?

http://www.alternet.org/belief/why-does-right-embrace-ignorance-virtue?akid=11907.294211.1gq1vG&rd=1&src=newsletter1001980&t=7

 
 Spouting off about stuff you know nothing about is traditionally considered unwise. But as the Republican war on science intensifies, ignorance has started to become not only less of a handicap, but a point of pride. In the face of expertise and facts, being belligerently ignorant—and offended that anyone dare suggest ignorance is less desirable than knowledge—has become the go-to position for many conservative politicians and pundits. Sadly, it’s a strategy that’s working

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