Lost in Transition

For some reason, hopeful American progressives at this writing seem to believe that the thin majority of educated Democrats now in Congress, led by the clearly educated and articulate Obama, can somehow affect the hearts and minds of tens of millions who honestly believe that one of Noah’s chores was feeding the dinosaurs on the ark. But the ignorance and superstition of American fundamentalism goes back a long way, and is rooted in the lack of real education in heartland America.

—Joe Bageant (via azspot)

(via azspot)