The Dumbing Down of America: Who Lit the Fuse?

[Jnew28]

"But how did we get to this point—of almost half the country falling into a cult of hate, or if not hate, then a total loss of critical thinking? We debate with facts, they retort with slogans. They literally have nothing. Hence the horrendous quality of Stupidparty presidential candidates in 2012 and now 2016. It’s gotten so bad that Stupidparty chumps are wantonly economically cutting their own throats by trying to eradicate healthcare, social security, education—all in order to further enrich the top 158 families that now control democracy itself. It has gotten so bad that even though each Stupidparty conspiracy theory not only gets nailed, but the perpetrators consistently get caught with their pants down—whether this be the Benghazi “Wally World” road trip, the IRS emails, Kim Davis and the Pope, the Pope’s Christian values—all in a short time frame—but few bother to connect the dots. The Stupidparty is a scam, it is a pyramid scheme."

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PS I'm so excited to watch the documentary.

[liberal N proud]

1. Reagan, Rove, Newt, Busk, Cheney

There are many more who are responsible.

[Wilms]

2. Lee Atwater makes the list. n/t

[Skittles]

3. Reagan made greed and idocy fashionable

yes he did

[GoneFishin]

4. In addition to the ones already mention, the religious right belongs in their somewhere. They would

prefer that schools teach fake facts rather than real information.