One of the best articles I read this past week was What Small-town America is Saying About Obama. It’s a nuanced piece, drawing the distinction between racism and prejudice. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of both in America.
Instead of a cartoon this week, I offer a photo I saw online that reminded me of the article and of the difference between ignorance and stupidity. We’ve got ‘em all together in this photo in a surprising way that’s actually kind of funny. Ignorance might indeed be bliss, but as the comedian Ron White likes to say, you can’t fix stupid.
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True, You can’t fix stoopid…
By the way, the link to the article seems to be broken. I believe this is the correct one:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/obama_doubts/index.html
BTW, it was an excellent article, indeed.
Thanks for catching that and digging out a link without the Salon pass, which appeared out of nowhere today. I changed the link to the printer-friendly version so b/w your good link and mine, I should be covered now!
Glad you liked the article. It stayed with me.