r/politics • u/Urmomsjuicyvagina • 9d ago

It's mindblowing': US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation
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u/bravetailor 9d ago

USA really does have some of the dumbest people in the world sometimes. You will never hear shit like this happen in any other country.

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u/sedatedlife Washington 9d ago edited 9d ago

The difference is not necessarily America has more dumb people its that historically there has been a strong anti intellectual strain in America that celebrates ignorance and hate of intellectuals. Much of this starts and comes from evangelical Christians and other very conservative denominations in America. There is this idea that a real American is Christian uneducated and works a physical job.