On Feb 12, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> The discussion on the list regarding popular ignorance has been pretty
> jumbled and mixed with other matters not necessarily relevant. But
> it is
> moe important, I think, to study in depth the _sources_ and _causes_
> ot
> that ignorance than to dwell on it merely as an empirical fact.
Well, yes. Ignorance of the sort that pervades the USA is produced, not spontaneous or genetically determined. It is, however, essential to admit its existence.
Doug