Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free (repost)
Charles P. Pierce, "Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0767926153 | 320 pages | PDF | 9,2 MB
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0767926153 | 320 pages | PDF | 9,2 MB
The three Great Premises of Idiot America:
• Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units
• Anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough
• Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how fervently they believe it
With his trademark wit and insight, veteran journalist Charles Pierce delivers a gut-wrenching, side-splitting lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States.
Pierce asks how a country founded on intellectual curiosity has somehow deteriorated into a nation of simpletons more apt to vote for an American Idol contestant than a presidential candidate. But his thunderous denunciation is also a secret call to action, as he hopes that somehow, being intelligent will stop being a stigma, and that pinheads will once again be pitied, not celebrated. Erudite and razor-sharp, Idiot America is at once an invigorating history lesson, a cutting cultural critique, and a bullish appeal to our smarter selves.