Idiot America: how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free
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An assessment of the "glorification of ignorance" in the United States traces how uneducated buffoonery became popular to the point of representing American culture, and expresses the author's hope that the nation will eventually value intellect more than reality television.
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9780767926140
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An assessment of the "glorification of ignorance" in the United States traces how uneducated buffoonery became popular to the point of representing American culture, and expresses the author's hope that the nation will eventually value intellect more than reality television.
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2009
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Doubleday
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Stupidity -- Political aspects -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy
United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy
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Idiot America : how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free
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Idiot America : how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free / by Charles P. Pierce
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Idiot America
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how stupidity became a virtue in the Land of the Free
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Philosophy
Political aspects
Politics and government
Stupidity
Political aspects
Politics and government
Stupidity
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