Ray Williams Anti Intellectualism

In the prompt “Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America” Ray Williams explains his point of view on society, and how we are getting “dumber” also how we are not taught “the right way” anymore. Catherine Liu says “We don’t educate people anymore. We train them to get jobs.” (Williams pg. 2) He also goes to rant on and talk about how our generation now is the dumbest generation, and that social media has completely taken control of our lives. To be honest I hate to say it because I am basically saying this about myself; but I agree with him. After reading about the statistics some Americans didn’t know I was in utter shock and couldn’t believe what I was reading “A surprising 77% didn't know that George Washington was the first President” (Williams pg.2) Even
People even kill themselves to see a text or picture by texting and driving, if that doesn’t say “were the dumbest generation” I don’t know what does. Our youth is not growing up receiving the knowledge they should be, obviously. I wasn’t completely oblivious to it all, but then I read this article and realized it’s actually a lot worse than I really thought it was. Ray Williams is also right about the fact that “The new elite are the angry social media posters, the ones that can shout the loudest and more often, a clique of bullies and malcontents baying together like dogs cornering a fox” it’s disgusting to see the fact that someone like Kim Kardashian makes more money than someone important, such as a doctor, or a military member all because she made a sex tape. It really infuriates me to know that we have people out there giving their lives so our country can prosper, but all were doing is getting dumber and fatter, the worst part is that most citizens of the U.S.A. can’t even pass the citizenship