Dumbing down America

[weester87]

No wonder our jobs are going overseas....Way to go Bushies!

"The decision of Congress to cut the budget for the National Science Foundation indicates that Washington's faith-based and fear-based antipathy to science is well on the way to becoming institutionalized. It is bad for the country economically and beyond that it represents another step backwards for a nation that used to pride itself for being on the cutting edge of scientific research and technology.

The cut of $105 million from the NSF budget, which left the budget $272 million shy of the total proposed by President Bush, undermines an agency that is at the root of technological innovation in the United States. That kind of innovation is one of the reasons why America became an economic power, and if it concedes technological progress to Europe and Asia, as Congress appears willing to do, it will eventually concede economic status as well.

The NSF helped finance research into areas as varied as Internet search engines, astronomy and climate change. It is currently backing, among other projects, the development of an artificial retina to restore sight to the blind being conducted at the University of Southern California. Many mathematicians, computer scientists, environmentalists and biologists depend on NSF funding to do their important work. Congressional foolishness won't stop scientific research, of course, but more and more of it will be done overseas, to the detriment of the U.S. economy.

President Bush's opposition to meaningful stem cell research has prompted many American researchers to do their work in Europe or Asia, where science is not inhibited by religious pressure groups. Intel is opening laboratories in China, in part because it doesn't have to pay workers as much but in part because China encourages scientific research with subsidies and doesn't bind it with petty restrictions. European and Asian nations are also putting more money into scientific and mathematical programs at their universities, while America is doing the exact opposite. It's not surprising then, that fewer foreign students are coming to American universities which are no longer at the forefront of education and research.

The congressional Republicans who drew up the legislation cutting the NSF budget claimed they did so to hold the line on domestic spending, but given that they found money for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "toddler rock" program and for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, that argument is transparently false. The cuts are in reality a symptom of the anti-intellectualism rampant in America, a country where too many residents are poorly informed and proud of it. This attitude will weaken America severely in terms of its economy, but there is no price tag on how much it weakens the psyche of a nation that at one time prided itself on its thinkers, its inventors, its scientists, and its open-minded approach to new thoughts and ideas."

[bruce]

Originally Posted by weester87

No wonder our jobs are going overseas....Way to go Bushies!

Another brain dead posting, with a brain dead opinion along for free. Nice seeing you plagiarism skills are improving, LOL. The *clue* was a coherent thought process, then your *usual* whining.

The author of that article is about as ignorant as you are (assuming you're willing to share the credit for the ignorance displayed). Try looking up the facts on the feds and FUNDING for Stem Cell Research, that way you can impose some intelligence in you postings, even if you quote the cranially challenged.

Thanks for the laughs.
BTW, do you ever get tired of being the center of idiocy, lies, and fake outrage?. Oh wait, never mind, the truth is, you continually post, and demonstrate a willingness to forgo most any form of logic, and hype/ spin anything, that lets you capitize on you hatred for America, and be sure to sometime read thru an American Government Text, so as to avoid some of the ignorance you so wantingly exibit.

[Red Regal T]

Dumbing down America is about how the left runs the educational system in this country. Don't require children to take tests or fail them because it may hurt their self esteem comes to mind. No discipline allowed by teachers or parents. Teachers physically threatened and nothing done about it. Affirmative action. Political correctness run rampant. Slow down achievers to the slowest in the class. THIS is the dumbing down of America.

[Drew L]

pay the same teacher more to do the same job.........
union, when are you going to wake up?

[FWD turbo]

The dumbing down of America began decades ago when the Communist/Socialist/Fascist/Liberals infiltrated and infested the public schools and Universities. What you are seeing now is the result of 30 years of acceptance of Liberal control of education and the media. I really believe that is their ultimate goal. Stupid people are easy to control. Intelligent, strong-minded, eduacated, free-thinking individuals are almost impossible to dominate or control for very long. Especially in a country where citizens are guaranteed the right to bear arms, and the military is comprised of professional volunteers who believe in this country and are willing to die to defend the constitution.

[weester87]

"The dumbing down of America began decades ago when the Communist/Socialist/Fascist/Liberals infiltrated and infested the public schools and Universities. What you are seeing now is the result of 30 years of acceptance of Liberal control of education and the media."


LMAO, ever hear of that free thinking liberal, Albert Einstein? Most of your creative thinkers are LIBERALS even in the defense industy....Nice try!

[Red Regal T]

Originally Posted by FWD turbo

The dumbing down of America began decades ago when the Communist/Socialist/Fascist/Liberals infiltrated and infested the public schools and Universities. What you are seeing now is the result of 30 years of acceptance of Liberal control of education and the media. I really believe that is their ultimate goal. Stupid people are easy to control. Intelligent, strong-minded, eduacated, free-thinking individuals are almost impossible to dominate or control for very long. Especially in a country where citizens are guaranteed the right to bear arms, and the military is comprised of professional volunteers who believe in this country and are willing to die to defend the constitution.

You hit the nail on the head. Excellent post. That's a great, easy to understand, explanation of what's going on. Leftists have taken this to heart........the control of stupid, non-thinking people. Just as I've asked.......how could so many vote for a man like John Kerry? The man is as phony as a three dollar bill. His record is out there for people to see, a Senator for 20 years with no accomplishments, a dubious war record, open betrayal of his brothers-in-arms, yet, with leftist control of the media and education, the stupid people voted for him. Yes, stupid people are the only hope the left has to regain and stay in power, for it is only power that the left lust's for.

[BlownZ]

Weester I asked before that you not post an article with no other intention than to incite anger.

If you want to cut and paste...include your thoughts on the subject and/or opinion on the article and that's another matter.

Since this in my opinion was posted for no other reason than to incite...I am closing it.