In America everyone has the right to be ignorant and most Americans take full advantage of it.
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Education is mandatory, but the process of education has been stymied by a protracted cultural battle between teachers and the fascist Christians who benefit from having ignorant, easily manipulated people.
Education is mandatory, but learning is not.
@anglophone Nor is teaching.
In America, some are even proud of their ignorance as if its something they earned through hard work.
One does have to work at it, being stupid means it has been drilled out of you. Children are by necessity curious and want to learn.
It would be nice as someone from overseas, to say something like. "Its not that bad really. " But to be honest with you, I am beginning to think that it is.
The promotion of Biblical falsehoods over scientific truths is the modus operandi of a frightening number of people in the U$A. Just look at SCOTUS!