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Day: December 19, 2015

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.

In Light of Donald Trump’s Ascendancy, this Asimov Quote is good to have on hand

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.

In Light of Donald Trump’s Ascendancy, this Asimov Quote is good to have on hand