Well said, GC

"There's a larger story here, namely the abandonment of truth and detachment from reality of a large segment of the American population. On climate change, evolution, WMD in Iraq, healthcare and a host of other issues the common denominator is that a large number of people prefer to believe what makes them feel good in preference to evidence, facts, expertise and best practice.

Coupled with the structural dysfunction of the American system of government these ignorant people and their media and political representatives are capable of blocking any effective change or adaptation to the new, global, technological world of the 21st century.

And so America crumbles.

Today in America truth is in retreat and darkness is spreading."

Comment on an article in the NY Times about the Tea Party and global warming