Ignorance:

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Isaac Asimov:

Have we really sunk this low?
This is not the America I knew and loved
I want my country back

— Kodiak149 (@kodiak149.bsky.social) 2026-07-14T23:50:53.985Z

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1. Whose quote is that?

Shit - I should know. It's a good one. And I've always got my eyes peeled for more.

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2. Isaac Asimov

Wrote a gazillion books. Most of them science related.

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4. Ahhhh, thanks!

I don't know as much as I probably should about him. However, what I do know and what I've read definitely put me in the fan column.

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3. Isaac Asimov:

That line is a famous 1980 observation by the author Isaac Asimov, lamenting what he called a "cult of ignorance".In his original context, Asimov argued that anti-intellectualism thrives on the false notion that democratic equality applies to knowledge, ignoring the fact that while everyone has the right to an equal vote, expertise actually requires study. You can read more about his thoughts in the original Isaac Asimov, A Cult of Ignorance (1980) - Aphelis essay.

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5. Cool! Thanks!

"Isaac Asimov, A Cult of Ignorance" (1980) - Aphelis essay. Good stuff!