But the rest of us who have to live here too don't
Even with some progressive victories like legalization of gay marriage, American society in general seems more and more like it's pandering to the lowest common denominator. The Learning Channel and History Channel filling up with redneck "reality" shows like Duck Dynasty, Alaska Bush People, Honey Boo Boo, and all the other trash that keeps popping up glorifying people who can't count to ten without taking their shoes off.
Intellectualism is looked at as a dirty thing, redneck culture is glorified, book stores are closing down. The media will talk about a celebrity divorce for days on end but not even mention stuff that's systematically destroying the world. Congress and the Senate slash tens of millions from the education budget while throwing money at Israel's military or our own unnecessary wars like it's water.
There is a concerted effort in this country to drive down the national education level and intelligence level and destroy the collective American attention span and get everyone vegetating on their couch watching Honey Boo Boo or Keeping Up with the Kardashians instead of worrying about politics or the way mega corporations are systematically destroying the planet.
Who talks about the North American honey bee slowly dying out? Does anyone realize how many plants that we eat every day won't survive without bees?
No, Kim Kardashian's butt is more news-worthy.
That's the mentality they want Americans to have. Because that level of vapidity is required to get someone like Donald Trump elected.
They want an entire nation filled with people too stupid, too apathetic, and too ****ing clueless to question anything that's thrown at them.
