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RamboLiberal
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Wed Jun-03-09 12:39 AM Original message |
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free |
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Fovea
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Wed Jun-03-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. William Whyte- The Orgainization Man (1950s) |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Jun-03-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Dragons boring... oh my... that could be a smidgen of a problem |
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Prophet 451
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Wed Jun-03-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Shame it's not true |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Wed Jun-03-09 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. I have to get this book for the title alone. |
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NC_Nurse
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Wed Jun-03-09 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. That looks awesome! I will look for it. |
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david13
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Wed Jun-03-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hofstedter predicted it. And chronicled it long ago, and in |
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JitterbugPerfume
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Mon Jan-11-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. The Hofstedtler book was really great, |
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young_at_heart
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Wed Jun-03-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
7. If you haven't seen "Idiocracy", then I highly recommend it |
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truedelphi
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Wed Jun-03-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I love "Idiocracy" -- I am just wishing we were not |
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Bigmack
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Sat Sep-12-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. This is one of my old man's |
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Psychic Consortium
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Thu Jun-04-09 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
9. Ignorant citizens do not make for a good democracy. |
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pscot
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Thu Jun-04-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Sometimes it seems like the more we educate ourselves |
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Psychic Consortium
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Fri Jun-05-09 06:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. If college is affordable for all, we will see a better society. |
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stray cat
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Sat Sep-05-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Lets start by educating the populist in K-12 - why wait until college for people to get an education |
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lovecanada56035
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Tue Aug-11-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. That's true |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Wed Dec-09-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Going to college is no guarantee of becoming educated |
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pscot
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Thu Jun-04-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Our library system has a dozen copies |
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MountainLaurel
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Fri Jun-05-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hadn't heard of this one |
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groovedaddy
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Mon Jun-08-09 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. The Creation Museum in Kentucky and now this... |
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Captain Hilts
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Tue Jun-09-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is not new. FDR - and Eleanor's - political mentor taught both NOT to act |
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david13
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Sat Sep-05-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I think clearly Bush the younger tried to portray himself as dumber |
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Captain Hilts
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Sat Oct-10-09 08:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Yep. nt |
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madaboutharry
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Thu Aug-06-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. I think I need to read this book. |
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lovecanada56035
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Tue Aug-11-09 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
17. Sounds like an interesting book |
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TheCentepedeShoes
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Sun Sep-13-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. People |
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gk88850
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Fri Sep-25-09 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. I should check that out |
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david13
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Sun Sep-27-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. Who was it what said "public school is a place where children go |
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ki83760
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Fri Oct-02-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. sounds like a great book |
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zeos3
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Wed Dec-09-09 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
27. I just finished it. It's a great read. |
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netsurfer2
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Mon Dec-14-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. No suprise here |
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Wed Dec-01-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
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Sat Dec-04-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. I just got it from the library to read this week |
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