tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post4089236798908302192..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Kim Jong Il and the origins of credulityGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-49856926864826891262011-12-27T11:04:15.807-08:002011-12-27T11:04:15.807-08:00Me either. ;-)Me either. ;-)Gordon Bonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-52048691411580800092011-12-27T11:01:41.953-08:002011-12-27T11:01:41.953-08:00Man alive, nobody skated in the direction that I w...Man alive, nobody skated in the direction that I was anticipating.Nancy Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138313832899984644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-49890821219539233712011-12-24T09:19:52.470-08:002011-12-24T09:19:52.470-08:00"We have done two public opinion polls, one i..."We have done two public opinion polls, one in 2009 and one just a few months ago. And in both cases, we found that Americans absolutely believe in this idea of American exceptionalism, that the United States is a country that promotes opportunity, that hard work and ambition are what matters the most for getting ahead. And the truth is the data doesn't support this idea that we as a nation have about ourselves." http://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143509344/moving-on-up-more-difficult-in-americaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-32240687601467777682011-12-23T09:56:01.483-08:002011-12-23T09:56:01.483-08:00Agree with ddugas. Our 24 hour news agencies deal ...Agree with ddugas. Our 24 hour news agencies deal in perception and propaganda, obfuscating the truth, even when it's transparent. The vast majority of Americans believe there is something fundamentally wrong with the collusion of business and politics, yet they are also easily convinced that OWS is just a drug-fueled party for underachieving, lazy hippies.<br /><br />*Dons Southern accent*<br />Cut yer hair'n git a job, losers!<br /><br /><br />*sigh*Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-46255497766715421882011-12-23T07:45:54.602-08:002011-12-23T07:45:54.602-08:00Let's skate just a bit further. American polit...Let's skate just a bit further. American politics, the GOP debates as only one of the many examples by all parties, have essentially consisted of the same kinds of mindless, blind following of essentially insane ideas. America is quite good at following mythologies too.ddugashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959928716428115422noreply@blogger.com