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The rise of denial and anti-intellectualism in the US
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Good read.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/bleecker-street/denial/?hpid=hp_local-news_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fbrandconnect

Just a highlight of some statistics introduced early in the article:

In 2001, 64% of adults thought it was important for kids to get vaccines. There were 116 cases of measles that year.
In 2015, only 54% of adults still believed that and there were 644 cases of measles.

32% of Americans believe humans haven't played a role in climate change. America ranked the 21st of the 21 countries surveyed with regards to if humans have caused climate change.

88% of scientists believe GMOs are safe. Only 37% of US adults do.

11% of US adults believe the government was involved in 9/11
20% believe Obama was born outside the US.

The Anti-Defamation League surveyed 100 countries and found that only 54% of adults heard of the holocaust. 32% of them believe it's a lie or greatly exaggerated.
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The rise of denial and anti-intellectualism in the US - BmorePat87 - 10-06-2016, 01:03 PM

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