There’s always a but here in the Age of Stupidity. And never for the good. Like I say, never hire anyone under the age of 35 unless you know them or their professional references.
The fruits of our public education system:
Only 7 percent of Americans agree the Holocaust never happened, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. But the number soars for those ages 18-29: Eight percent “strongly agree” and 12 percent “tend to agree” it’s a myth.
Young Americans also are more likely (23 percent) than their elders to say the Holocaust was “exaggerated,” and that Jews have “too much power in America” (28 percent).
Somin thinks people who aren’t sure what “Holocaust” refers to might choose “tend to agree” on the theory that they’d know about it if it really happened. And young people know a lot less history, politics and economics than their elders.
The fruits of our public education system:
Only 7 percent of Americans agree the Holocaust never happened, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. But the number soars for those ages 18-29: Eight percent “strongly agree” and 12 percent “tend to agree” it’s a myth.
Young Americans also are more likely (23 percent) than their elders to say the Holocaust was “exaggerated,” and that Jews have “too much power in America” (28 percent).
Somin thinks people who aren’t sure what “Holocaust” refers to might choose “tend to agree” on the theory that they’d know about it if it really happened. And young people know a lot less history, politics and economics than their elders.
The young and the senseless
Ignorance rather than malice could why one fifth of young Americans think the Holocaust is a "myth," and another 30 percent aren't sure, writes Ilya Somin on Reason. Only 7 percent of Americans agree the Holocaust never happened, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. But the number soars...
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