America's growing anti-intellectualism

[Persia]

America's growing anti-intellectualism

Paul Rosenberg concludes his analysis of critical deficits leading to the "Occupy" movement sweeping the nation.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011109112727162598.html?MIAOU

[Ravinar]

really really good article and worth the read!

from the article:

"Every poll I know of has big chunks of the public, sometimes even Tea Party members, opposed to cuts in Social Security," Ferguson told me last spring. "Medicare appears to show the same pattern, too. And, the percentage of the public that wants to concentrate on the deficit is very small versus truly large numbers of Americans putting 'jobs' at the top of their priority lists." Yet, under the threat of default this summer, the priorities of the American people were not just ignored, but openly mocked for months on end.

This is what a democracy deficit looks like. And it is, quite literally, a road to ruin. Eventually, even the special interests will be destroyed by their own short-sighted folly."

just had to quote that bit. it really speaks for its self.