“...The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance."
~Carl Sagan
"Mein Führer, I can walk"
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”— James Baldwin
Morons are powerful followers.
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
"Mein Führer, I can walk"
Yes, indoctrination works best on the very young, the hypnotized, and the emotional.
The great Voltaire, born on this day in 1694:
"It is difficult to free fools
from the chains
they revere."
"Once you accept, truly in your heart, that the laundry is never done, then you will
know peace." --Paul. (@Grommit56)
Taco Bell Quarterly
TBQuarterly
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Writing a book is the worst idea you've ever had yet! You're not going to make any money! It's going to be nearly impossible to get people to care! And also, nobody has heard of you! Go for it.
HK 🦅
HKatTimes
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how tf have we not ran out of phone numbers yet?
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
Their word of the year:
enshittification.
I feel no sympathy. I repeat, I feel no sympathy! The German people chose their fate. That may surprise some people. Don't fool yourself. We didn't force the German people. They gave us a mandate, and now their little throats are being cut!
--Joseph Goebbels: Minister of propaganda. (from the movie Downfall)
Happy Thanksgiving
- unknown
Heather Singleton
I miss Robin Williams’ presence in this world! It just seemed a little more beautiful with him in it!
1. Failure is unimportant: "Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself".
2. We think too much and feel too little: "We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness".
3. Nothing is permanent: "Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles".
4. A day without laughter: "A day without laughter is a day wasted".
5. Imagination means nothing: "Imagination means nothing without doing".
6. Life is a desire: "What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning".
7. Despair is a narcotic: "Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference".
8. I always like walking in the rain: "I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying"
Charlie Chaplin
sarah
sahouraxo
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Israel has obliterated the mausoleum of Simon Peter, the Apostle of Christ, in Shama, southern Lebanon.
A sacred site that has stood for (over sic) 2,000 years, now lies in ruins.
Jane Fonda sets Bill straight.
Maher: "[People] just think the far left has gone so nutty on so many issues."
Fonda: "That's what they're being told, by people like you."
There's absolutely no chance this is exclusive to STEM
Quote:A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it...
–
Max Planck
“We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life’s marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” #MLK
"How could we have ever believed it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?" — Jane Goodall
"Fox news did to our parents what our
parents were afraid video games would do to us." --Stephen King
While the quote is true, it presents just half of the problem. The other half is the Democratic party abandoning Roosevelt's New Deal and ignoring most of our public needs while spending our tax dollars on greater and greater endless wars. - eb
