Letters to the Editor
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I ain't stoopit!
In short, stupid people watch TV and become stupider listening to cultural lies that whitewash the fact of the rule of the rich and powerful and the consequences of that rule for all the farm animals under their control.
As opposed to the internet, which is carefully, strictly policed for validity and general "smartness." Oh, and sanctimonious bullshit.
I mean honestly. Of course there are people who can't or don't think for themselves and let television do it for them. There are also people who like to learn about supervolcanoes on the Discovery Channel and think "Veronica Mars" is smarter than 80% of the films they've seen in the past year. We can't all run out to nice progressive fundraisers every night, but that doesn't make us drooling idiots. It doesn't rule it out either, but one could maybe allow for the possibility that there are intelligent, book-reading, nerdy, fartsy types who are also capable of making the distinction between the real world and "The Real World."