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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 87 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I have always related to this Isaac Asimov quote from 1980:

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."

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

my favorite part of lemmy is when i cite a government source and get told that it's wrong or doesn't apply or is fake.

because feelings are all that matters, apparently.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

If it's a source like the trump FDA, it probably is wrong, though...

For example, Tylenol does not cause autism.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

And like that Trump made government documents less trustworthy and thus useless as a source… great job, trump-voters! You have made your life worse.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Did we ever find out if Iraq had WMDs, like the State Department and the CIA claimed?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

I've heard this used as an argument against democracy more times than I can count. Nevermind that vaccination is overwhelmingly popular or that the anti-vax policies have to be jammed down the public's throat.