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That's what happens when knee-jerk opposition to any form of expertise becomes a core tenant of a political philosophy. Conservatives in America have largely r
by solid_fuel 4mo ago
That's what happens when knee-jerk opposition to any form of expertise becomes a core tenant of a political philosophy. Conservatives in America have largely rejected the idea that reality is objective and knowable through applied observation and logic. Instead they choose to live in bubbles, believing known falsehoods like the idea that the Covid vaccine is worse than covid, or that vegetables are for pussies and real men only eat red meat.
- xg15 4mo agoI guess the idea is if we just force women to have enough children, it will all even out...
- kylehotchkiss 4mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism
- ceejayoz 4mo agoAnd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing.