Rev_Blair Rev_Blair:
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I'm sure there's Canadians just as ignorant and unthinkful as you will find Americans.
If you ever make it to Winnipeg, I can introduce you to some.
The thing is that anti-intellectualism has become a positive trait in American society. It isn't that you don't have bright, thoughful people, it's that attacking them before they even open their mouths has become fashionable.
Intelligent discourse, original ideas, and critical thought have been replaced by worshipping the stupid. George Bush is president so we are supposed to listen to him unquestioningly. Noam Chomsky is a brilliant scholar with controversial ideas so instead of being intellectually critical and/or supportive of those ideas those in power in the US just scream that Noam is a communist/anarchist and if that doesn't work they brand him with the worst perjorative of them all...liberal intellectual.
That runs all through American culture. Steve Earle is evil for his thoughtful lyrics critical of the status quo. That blonde idiot is brilliant for promoting blind patriotism and drivng 4x4's recklessly.
It's become stylish to be an idiot in your country, Johnny. Canada has developed an uncanny habit of following you. It scares the hell out of me.
That only accounts for half the population. The problem in the US is that they are letting the people with values who are anti-science and everything you talk about run the country. The people who are pro-science and open-minded often don't even make it out to vote. I was talking to one of my friends the other day who always cuts down Bush, and then I asked her if she went to vote, and she said no. That is the problem in the US, apathy. I mean I can agree that around 59 million people are just plain dumb(Bush voters)and especially those who put moral values and terrorism as the highest priorities. Now, terrorism is a threat, but I would think that economy should be the number 1 priority of our government and should be what people are concerned most with. When you look at statistics, the Democrates do lean towards what you talk about. My mom voted for Bush last time(trust me, I gave her hell)but this time she voted for Kerry because Bush show'd his true colors. My moms a christian and she was even fed up with how he seems to let his faith blind him from the fact that we are a nation of different peoples. There's alot more people who are for the things you guys are than you would believe. I mean look at how many people came out to protest Bush during the convention.
I think all you have to do is look at Godz to find a good example of Canadians who think like republican Americans(although I get the feeling he might not even be a Canadian). Problem in the US is we are divided. It's not that all Americans are just walking idiots who worship anything their president says, it's that there's a big cultural divid between the people who believe in their own values and want to dictate them, and the people who are for a government which governs less, and just runs economics and diplomacy.
