On Being Stupid and Proud of It

Naked Furniture links to this essay at Seeing The Forest. Take a look, and get depressed. Summary: there are a lot of ill-informed, stupid people out there. Marketers take advantage of this.

Take that into consideration this political season, because Karl Rove is, if nothing else, a marketer of some skill. Bush is simply another product to be sold, using a $250 million dollar publicity budget. Deficits, unnecessary wars, job losses, lies--this and more is swept under the rug.

The general public really isn't keeping up, as Dave Johnson eloquently points out. Read the essay if you feel like it, and see if you don't feel depressed too. Mary's comment really captures it well.