"I'm not anti-American, I just want them to learn things" ~ Miriam Margolyes [and the rest of the world]

#MiriamMargolyes #AmericanIdiot #USpol #AntiIntelectualism #education #USimperialism #CriticalThinking #AmericanExceptionalism #idiocracy

The world constantly looks at the United States and asks one question: "How did they get so dumb?" But the truth is much darker. Americans aren't naturally stupid - their system was meticulously engineered over 200 years to destroy critical thinking

Today, we’re looking at the "engineered ignorance" of the American public

https://youtu.be/j9MubNsh3rs?si=k9y5mVVREA3jQmnG

#TabooEducation #AmericanEducation #CriticalThinking #Education #ignorance #AntiIntelectualism #idiocracy #uspol

Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?

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"I'm not anti-American, I just want them to learn things" ~ Miriam Margolyes [and the rest of the world]

#MiriamMargolyes #AmericanIdiot #USpol #AntiIntelectualism #USimperialism #idiocracy #AmericanExceptionalism

“There is a backlash against visually focused lifestyle content, which has become so co-opted by brands. Gen Z want more. They want knowledge. They want to go deep down the rabbit hole, on podcasts and on Reddit as well as on TikTok and YouTube.”

#antiintelectualism #intelectualism

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/mar/22/living-period-political-anti-intellectualism-pop-culture-clever-new-cool

We are living in a period of political anti-intellectualism. But in pop culture, clever is the new cool

At the very moment Trump’s rambling speeches and meme–fied inanity threaten to overwhelm us, fashion, music and film are moving in the opposite direction

The Guardian
i LOVE science. it's basically the process of being wrong over and over with the intention of being less wrong over time. the anti-intellectual sentiment of "you can't trust science because they keep saying they're wrong!" has never made sense to me. seems like a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of what science is... #science #antiintelectualism #thisisfine

Florida education board votes to end diversity efforts at state colleges
The State Board of Education also downgrades sociology, identified as a topic that could “radicalize” students.

“Students should be focused on learning the truth about our country instead of being radicalized by woke ideology in our college classrooms,” Diaz said in comments to the State Board of Education.#USPol #FLPol #AntiIntelectualism

Florida education board votes to end diversity efforts at state colleges

The State Board of Education also downgrades sociology, identified as a topic that could “radicalize” students.

Tampa Bay Times