Dumbed-down America

From A Word A Day:

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has 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." — Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992)

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Curtain up on Trump tragedy

Now begins the fourth act of Donald Trump's life.

He expects being President will be easy; details are beneath him. Hire a guy.

In storytelling's genre of tragedy, the "main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances," or so Google says.

"The tragic flaw, inherent defect or shortcoming in the hero of a tragedy, who is in other respects a superior being favoured by fortune," says Encyclopedia Britannica, also quoted on Google.

Favoured by fortune. Check.

Moral weakness. Check.

Inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. Check.

Tragic flaws, inherent defects. Check, check.

I fear that the ruin and extreme sorrow will be shared by the Americans Trump's thugs are primed to destroy.

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Freeloader's opinion

I use a Google blog, free, and free email, so I don't have standing to say this, but:

Gmail offers a way to find out where I vote.

Thanks, but if I don't already know that location by 3 or 4 days before Election Day, I'm too stupid to vote.

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More comments a few days ago about the current Mrs. Trump again plagiarizing a speech.

I refuse to believe that she sits around watching speeches, making notes, even with Mrs. Obama. Or reading transcripts.

Her speechwriters, however, appear to be intellectual midgets.

Maybe Big D will stiff them, like he stiffs other working stiffs out of paychecks they've earned.

On the other hand, maybe they're working only as carefully as they were ordered to. You get what you pay for. Or don't, in DJT's case.

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