American Idiocracy

I read something online recently on the page of a writer and pundit. 

In response to his post, someone commented that we are living in the American idiocracy. Not a democracy. Not a democratic republic. An idiocracy.

Sadly, I believe the person who made that comment is 100 percent correct. The term certainly touches on many things that are prevalent in our society: anti-intellectualism, rampant capitalism, the growth of oligarchy, corporate control, overconsumption, rampant commercialism, lack of critical thinking skills, anti-science beliefs, anti-education, willingness to believe and follow the latest fraudster, etc. I would add the slavish following of the so-called evangelicals, who work tirelessly to impose their version of Christianity (which is about as far removed from the message of Christ as it can get) on everyone else. And let us not forget the most well known advocates of idiocracy in Congress: Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Boebert.

The dumbing down of America is, sadly, real. I mean, it took Boebert three times to pass her GED. That means she struggled to pass a high school equivalency exam. And she's in Congress?

Put another way, we are living in the age of stupid, the era of the idiot. It's all about what's in it for me. It's about being too dumb or lazy to read, to think, and to make up one's own mind. People are incredibly gullible. Here's one example: drinking bleach to rid the body of the covid virus, suggested by the king of idiocracy.

During the recent pandemic, conspiracy theories were rampant. Among them: Bill Gates was having people injected with microchips along with their covid vaccinations. The vaccination was far more dangerous than the virus, according to various conspiracy theorists. The current example of rampant stupidity is that megastar Taylor Swift is part of a massive psychological operations plot by the NFL and the Democratic Party to ensure that the 2024 election is won by President Joe Biden. Now, Taylor Swift has encouraged her fans to register to vote, and she did endorse Biden in 2020. But there is no, zero evidence that she is part of some nefarious plot leading up to the 2024 election.

Social media, and its MAGAt pea-brains, are responsible for concocting and spreading this idiocy. They actually believe that covid vaccinations killed more people than did the pandemic. A friend of mine -- an intelligent, well-educated woman -- refused to be vaccinated until she would be guaranteed that the vaccine would make her asthma worse. Guess what? She got covid and was very ill. I have had all recommended vaccinations (five in total), and I'm still alive. And I didn't grow horns. 

People stupid enough to believe this and other conspiracy theories need to have their heads examined. Either our education system has failed abysmally, or the stupidity is more rampant and deeply rooted than we want to believe.

Welcome to the not-United States of Idiocracy!