No, to many people will succeed at keeping the knowledge alive.

It would have to be world wide.

Again, I find myself reiterating, America is not the world.

Excellent question, though I’m not aligned enough with either answer to check one…

As a US citizen, I can, and may be watching it take down our nation.. As always, it’s been used as a tool, but ironically, I don’t see it as the ‘rational people’ stopping the slide, they’ve been trying -- some with with all their might! It will stop if & when the irrational people, the followers and believers come to their senses, admit their mistake, consciously change their ways and help clean up the mess.

If not, there’s still the civilized world out there… Can you imagine the brain-drain from the US..? When our best and brightest have memorized the entry requirements of alternative nations - this nation’s in serious trouble ~

If we vote we can stop this!
I believe the majority of Germans were apathetic political moderates until corrupted by propaganda. We are lucky enough to be forewarned by what happened there!
But no action = acquiescence!

I've been warning about this for literally half my life, and, when I started, EVERY American I encountered (from a small town in Western NC) thought I was a wackadoodle.

I think the short answer is "yes."
The longer answer is, "Yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The Humanist in me is an optimist. Frequently disappointed, but an optimist nonetheless.

about the choice of... "no, rational people will halt the slide". Didn't I Heard that Crap Before when trump Became a repudebliKKKan hopeful?

Yes, it could if we do not assert ourselves and stop that crap!!

I don't know. I hope not. But they are certainly trying.

If you're talking about tRUMPs administration and their dismissal of science with their 10 prohibited words-a previous post-hopefully we'll vote out the idiot Republicans and can start impeachment proceedings. We can stop the slide.

Neil deGrase Tyson and Bill Nye will be our new gods..... Or at least lead the charge.

Over the last 30 years religious influence has increased in politics and public policy. Certain research, even certain words that can be used have been squelched by fundamentalist influencers.