Auld Crabbits

[Bugbear]

I like this and think it's apropos:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" - Isaac Asimov, column in Newsweek (21 January 1980) [emphasis mine]

I grew up reading Isaac Asimov's writing, more the nonfiction than fiction; very interesting person, including the wicked sideburns... Thanks for posting the quote, it brings back some memories.