(January 27, 2012 at 1:19 pm)Aegrus Wrote: I've heard it repeated a bit that Americans are stupid, and that our country is controlled by the right wing. Anyone have any opinions? I think it'd be good for Americans to give first-hand accounts of America.
Our stupidity could almost be forgiveable if we weren't so goddamn proud of it and we didn't see it as a virtue. I have never heard of anyone being so proud to be anti-intellectual as an American.
As far as being controlled by the right wing, I believe a better statement would be to say we are being stifled by it. They would much rather hold the political process hostage than actually allow the left to accomplish anything.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
