Like It or Not, Ignorance Has Ceased to Matter
Before Donald Trump entered our nation’s political scene, this level of ignorance of American/world history (shown at left) would have disqualified a candidate from the White House just as assuredly as his own personal death. Before this time, to be the butt of jokes from junior high-schoolers would not have played well, even in the MAGA parts of the nation.
Now, of course, huge portions of voters don’t know that the events of 1775, 1812 and the 20th Century didn’t happen all at once.
Let’s accept that all our votes count the same. When it comes to our elections, intelligent and knowledgeable people have no advantage over the illiterate.
This country may get through this stupidity. Or, more probably, it will not.
I wonder how few days this self-described “stable genius” has not been a national and global embarrassment since his presidential campaign began almost ten years ago.