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UnrepentantLiberal

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28. Try Edgar Allen Poe.

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We are all at the mercy of too many people in this country who don't know a damn thing [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2012 OP

Something like 1/3 of.Americans can't name a single SCOTUS justice - and that's scary. Initech Jul 2012 #1

Most of them will be taught Roberts name this week.... TeamPooka Jul 2012 #8

How many politicians can name the price of a gallon of milk? leftstreet Jul 2012 #9

You got that right. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #10

Remember this? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #27

.... Broken_Hero Jul 2012 #54

You mean you missed the sodomobile vs Fred Phelps??? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #57

Yessir! Plucketeer Jul 2012 #39

And another 1/3 can only name Clarence Thomas- now that's really scary. hay rick Jul 2012 #17

I have been very depressed this week about my own reading ability XemaSab Jul 2012 #2

Try Mark Twain. He still holds up, imo. lob1 Jul 2012 #5

Dear XemaSab, I love you for worrying about this. But we have to find away not to be depressed enough Jul 2012 #6

Darwin is difficult for those reasons, surprisingly so is Gould's Structure of Evolutionary Theory HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #12

Machiavelli wrote very long sentences and paragraphs. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #29

Maybe it wasn't you. EFerrari Jul 2012 #15

Jane Austin? XemaSab Jul 2012 #24

Try Edgar Allen Poe. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #28

Okay, then maybe you just need to do more. EFerrari Jul 2012 #35

Try something that is more strongly motivating, like Poe. I have known students somewhat patrice Jul 2012 #42

You do a lot of writing, so you're not as bad off as you might think. Try reading a short passage of patrice Jul 2012 #50

I was trying to read Adam Smith paragraph yesterday ErikJ Jul 2012 #20

You are right, but it is because Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #31

I've been bouncing back and forth between XemaSab Jul 2012 #56

Things change Confusious Jul 2012 #47

*opens copy of original, unabridged translation of Les Miserables* Occulus Jul 2012 #53

Try HP Lovecraft Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #58

That's what scares me Life Long Dem Jul 2012 #3

That's called "FOX". HopeHoops Jul 2012 #4

The sad thing is that many of these people are perfectly intelligent. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #7

Part of what I was getting to upthread XemaSab Jul 2012 #11

I'm not sure that our educational system is completely responsible for.. soccer1 Jul 2012 #21

when i was younger i had this belief that there was a collective good in america spanone Jul 2012 #13

I had a similar experience. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #33

Yep, exactly the same here. I really thought everyone basically worked for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #41

planned mass ignorance perpetuated by the corporate media using our public airwaves Ghost of Huey Long Jul 2012 #14

Remember the "Dumbing down of America" Phlem Jul 2012 #16

What kills me is the Willful Ignorance of many.They're proud of it NightWatcher Jul 2012 #18

Oh yeah .. you got that right. YOHABLO Jul 2012 #19

Exactly! I agree with you 100% n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #43

"Ignorance is Bliss" Auggie Jul 2012 #22

Afraid I must agree. Religion has REALLY done great harm to people's minds. That's not Lord Jesus' patrice Jul 2012 #48

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2012 #23

Wow, that says it all quite well!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #44

Nice! nt chknltl Jul 2012 #46

oh it is one of their driving motivations - an ignorant peasant class arely staircase Jul 2012 #25

Don't worry, be happy nt TomClash Jul 2012 #26

I have only, officially, an associates of science pasto76 Jul 2012 #30

It's all very scary and quite concerning. People don't even appear to RKP5637 Jul 2012 #45

Plato agreed with you... ethicsinit Jul 2012 #32

Too true. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #34

That, is so absolutely correct, and there's little done to correct the RKP5637 Jul 2012 #36

Completely rational professors, in my graduate program, who had decades of experience at all patrice Jul 2012 #37

Dumber>less voters>better for GOP>better for corporations ErikJ Jul 2012 #38

Been saying that for decades TatonkaJames Jul 2012 #40

Some Boomers, such as this almost Elder Boomer, are true children of the '60s. We weren't patrice Jul 2012 #49

2 comments: SCantiGOP Jul 2012 #51

Maybe Darwin is right... Historic NY Jul 2012 #52

Man, just posted the same thing the other day. YES it was part of their Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2012 #55