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Not so much the developing world, just take a look at the majority of students in the majority of schools across the US. Anti-intellectualism, previously relega
by jakemcgraw 17y ago
Not so much the developing world, just take a look at the majority of students in the majority of schools across the US. Anti-intellectualism, previously relegated to a small percentage of trouble makers in each class, has blossomed, and is now the modus operandi for most non-honors students in the American school system. The days of Idiocracy are upon us!
- starkfist 17y agoAnti Intellectualism has never been "relegated to a small percentage of trouble makers." It's always been a popular ideology in American culture. http://www.amazon.com/Anti-Intellectualism-American-Life-Richard-Hofstadter/dp/0394703170 http://www.amazon.com/Anti-Intellectualism-American-Life-Ric... If you went to a public school in the USA where anti-intellectualism was NOT the dominant meme, consider yourself lucky...
- jakemcgraw 17y agoIndeed, you're right, I suppose what I'm speaking about is an adversity to all forms of productive behavior (which I incorrectly labeled intellectualism) that I witnessed while in primary and secondary school. I just assumed that previous generations (I'm a member of the "millennials") must have had a higher percentage of productive members.