If our kids are dumb, they are more likely to be conservative goons for them?

The less people are capable of thinking and acting critically on their own initiative, the more likely they are to seek a demagogue to dictate their thoughts and actions.

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Promoting stupidity is just one good reason for them. Another is that public schooling tends to (or used to) mix rich and poor kids inappropriately, and exposes kids to minorities, which can lead to dangerous empathy and a weakening of belief in the myth that hard work is all it takes to succeed in America.

than the unvarnished thruth.

...lose credibility amongst themselves

People don't often change their views based on logic or evidence. Research shows if you present them with logic or evidence that confounds their beliefs, they will just discard the evidence and continue with their beliefs.

Great title. Very interesting article. Another great quote, "...there is no pool so shallow that several million people won't drown in it."

And I agree - liberals and the left are FAR too polite. I think about that every time I see "we are above THAT" here at DU. Guess what, THEY are not above it, and THEY don't understand politeness and facts. If those are your weapons, you will lose. Everytime. I know, I grew up with one of those conservatives (who also happened to be an abusive authoritarian parent) and until you rhetorically bludgeon them over the head with some information that has an effect on THEM, they gladly - proudly - spew their ignorance. Laughing at them works just as well.