Oh it definitely is. And look at what they are doing now to entrench the lack of education even further - dismantling the department of education is no accident.
It's very easy to manipulate an uneducated population.
Now, there are MANY MANY very educated people in the USA. But it doesn't seem to be the general aspiration to be educated. It's something that you do just enough to get a job or to get your parents off your back.
But even those who do finish school seem to lack basic awareness of the world or even of basic maths and English.
Use of the metric system really gets to me in particular. It is the simplest, most logical system that we have but more importantly, ONLY the USA and Liberia (a former US colony) use Imperial in earnest.
In the UK, it exists, but anyone doing a job of any type uses metric. Doctors weigh patients in kg and engineers measure in mm. Celsius is used EVERYWHERE, even in the UK.
My response to Trump getting elected the first time was to get a masters degree. This second time inspired me to return to academia. He can kiss my overeducated ass.
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u/Objective-Resident-7 1d ago
I struggle to believe that that is not deliberate.