Huh? I didn’t realize Western Civilization still existed. I was pretty sure it had finally committed suicide by dilution with cretins.
I fully believe we are devolving.
Just look at the music people listen to now, and what they listened to a hundred years ago, and then what they listened to two hundred years ago. Look at the modern attention span. If it doesn’t flutter by the screen, it’s “boring”. Look at old movies. People were expected to follow a plot, to pay attention to a script. Now everything is visual stimulation.
Kids were expected to learn Latin and Greek in school. They would learn famous quotes and memorize poetry. They are continually dumbing down tests, such as SATs.
I watch a lot of old movies. They often reference history and events, and expect the audience to get the references. Heck, I remember a line from “Beach Blanket Bingo” where someone says, “He probably doesn’t even know who President Wilson was!”, and they expected young kids watching the movie to understand the joke. Nowadays kids don’t even know the current vice president.
That’s nothing - the White House is dumber than ever in recorded history.
100 years ago, the parents were in charge of their children’s education. No the schools are run by bureaucrats, unions, and government certified teachers.
If course we appear dumber than our ancestors of even 100 years ago. We aren’t, really - but we are surely no smarter either. Why we appear so dense is easy to explain: political correctness, and the infusion of modern liberal ideals that favor some idealistic fantasy over cold hard reality. This of us at this other end of the political spectrum just shake our heads at the antics of the left. We are not surprised by all the “unexpected” consequences of their actions.
Devo is playing in Tucson tonight. Just sayin.