I find this entire discussion incredible. Just because a bottle hunter and
the journalist made archaeologists look bad does not prove Americans in
general are anti-intellectual. The story got traction for an odd set of
circumstances that no one thought to investigate. What if the journalist jumps
fences, cuts locks, and rips through privies in a Ninja warrior outfit in the
dead of night? You folks are using this forum to reach deeply into
religion, alleged class beliefs, and even attack Obama as a "communist." I think
you are all way off track and need to return to the original point or move
on to something more productive.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 7/23/2009 8:38:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Right. And I think it's a direct result of how Americans have spent the
last
few decades dumbing everything down. We don't want anyone to feel bad, so
we
keep lowering the bar, and there's not really an easy way back out. Our
society is very much against intellectualism. We don't like to think that
someone may know more than we do or be capable of things that we
aren't...it
goes against our concept of equality. And, as much as I'd like to think
that
journalists would be better about such things, some of them choose to
introduce conflict where there is none or to perpetuate conflict in order
to
keep their readers' attention.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:11 AM, geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> That's always going to be true, even with poachers, bank robbers, etc.
But
> ideologically, or in terms of the original article, there seems to be
this
> suggestion of anti-intellectual or anti-professionalism not only among
the
> bottle-collectors but also among the journalists (who should know better,
> given the way bloggers seem to be making them redundant)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> No. I don't think they see how it has any relevance to their lives,
> especially right now with the economy so bad. Most people don't have
time
> or
> the inclination to care.
>
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