Just How Stupid Are We? - Wendy Kaminer
A few years ago, with a Republican in the White House, we were warned not to criticize the president during wartime. Today, majorities of self-identified Republicans (surveyed by Daily Kos) believe or are open to believing that the President is an illegal immigrant socialist who hates white people and wants the terrorists to win. Well, we can’t impose literacy tests on voters (though we should perhaps consider requiring them of candidates), but we can respect the rights of ignoramuses to speak without pretending that they have anything of value to say.
At once, depressing and entertaining. My only issue is that there isn’t much in the way of a solution provided.
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