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Idiot America
Charles Pierce
其他書名
How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
出版Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009-06-02
主題Humor / Topic / PoliticsPolitical Science / Commentary & OpinionPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
ISBN07679320809780767932080
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3iKRM06GXdwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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The three Great Premises of Idiot America:
· Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units
· Anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough
· Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how fervently they believe it
 
With his trademark wit and insight, veteran journalist Charles Pierce delivers a gut-wrenching, side-splitting lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States.
 
Pierce asks how a country founded on intellectual curiosity has somehow deteriorated into a nation of simpletons more apt to vote for an American Idol contestant than a presidential candidate. But his thunderous denunciation is also a secret call to action, as he hopes that somehow, being intelligent will stop being a stigma, and that pinheads will once again be pitied, not celebrated. Erudite and razor-sharp, Idiot America is at once an invigorating history lesson, a cutting cultural critique, and a bullish appeal to our smarter selves.