Asimov said something about this: > There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a

Asimov said something about this: > There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.