The Enthusiastic Gullibility of the American Masses: Ignorance on Display
“Gullibility is a knife at the throat of civilization.”
~ David Wong
Naïveté is said to explain the meaning of gullibility, but I think that is much too kind an interpretation to be accepted. I find that gullibility rests on the premises of dependence, laziness, ignorance, and pure stupidity. I see no value in beating around the bush, as it were, as kindness is certainly a good trait and has its place, but it should never reside in any realm of intellectual honesty. To believe it is kind to lie or sugarcoat in order to protect weak ‘feelings’ due to obvious faults, is just an extension of…
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