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Intelligentsia Against Intelligence

By David Sirota

In the parlance of our times, the term “Idiocracy” means a nation run by idiots—and the term “idiot” is defined by the dictionary as “an utterly foolish or senseless person” who exhibits “a mental age of less than three years old.” There are obvious reasons to believe America is becoming an Idiocracy—a series of horrendous government and business decisions strongly suggest… return to article

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    I agree that there has been an amazing turn toward not thinking in the West - not just the United States. I see it in my bright college students who intone all opinions are equal, all cultures are equal, all religions are equal - NOT AFTER INVESTIGATING, which would make sense, but before any looking whatsoever.

    This is all the more disturbing as good thinking, freedom of thought are the basis of ... I don’t know what all, but I think of Copernicus, Galileo, every rights movement, every challenge to conventional rigid thinking. And then now, unthinking - a celebration of unthinking.

    It goes further. It is unfeeling - because one needs to cut oneself off from feeling to utter inanities like, any decision is better than taking time to know what is the best route. Unfeeling: not caring for the lives on the line.

    I’m just in the process of finishing an article on my own site - not on the particular inanities - but on what I see as the current largest Western taboo - way more taboo than incest and more dangerous than 9/11.

    David, your thoughts and comments would be very welcome:

    http://www.elsas-word-story-image-idea-music-emporium.com/political-correctne ess-gone-mad.html

    United States Posted by Elsa on Nov 25, 2009 at 11:42 PM

    Unanimity in the Pentagon?

    This general had operational command of coalition forces in Afghanistan 4-5 years ago.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/10/11/2009-10-11_reject_this_surge_t top_former_afghanistan_general_warns_against_a_massive_counter.html

    http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/11/03/2009-11-03_a_third_way_in_afgh hanistan_the_case_for_containment.html

    http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0317/p09s01-coop.html

    United States Posted by John Eastlund on Nov 30, 2009 at 10:31 PM
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