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Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
Idiot America How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
Author: Charles P. Pierce
The Culture Wars Are Over and the Idiots Have Won — A veteran journalist's acidically funny, righteously angry lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States. — In the midst of a career-long quest to separate the smart from the pap, Charles Pierce had a defining moment at the Creation Museum in Kentucky, where he observed ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780767926157
ISBN-10: 0767926153
Publication Date: 5/4/2010
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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How intelligence has taken on a negative connotation in the U.S. plus what makes people believe incredible and obviously wrong "facts" about the world. Evolution vs. creationism is a large part of this book and you will be amazed at what people will believe. It is scary and disturbing but at the same time funny.


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