The Ignorant Masses
by Grant Phillips The age of knowledge is upon us, but ignorance still reigns. There is more knowledge in the 21st century than all the others combined, but very little wisdom. If you don’t think so, I'll give you some examples. 1. POLITICAL: Most politicians obviously think the masses are stupid. We're "dumber than a box of rocks" (as the saying goes), in other words, and they may be onto something. Whether it's a Republican, Democrat, Independent or Libertarian speaking, they all say the same thing... nothing. [As eloquent speakers as they are, the words they're saying have little to no substance for vindication]. We are "promised the moon" when they’re running for office, and "get the shaft" once they’re in office; "promised a pie in the sky" but "get a pie in the face". Sounds familiar? When will we realize that what we see and hear is not what we get? Oh, it’s true that we do have a choice when we vote, but w...