The JOISEY SHORE

Several years ago there was a movie. IDIOCRACY, about a future in which people were so stupid that two ordinary citizens who time traveled from the present day were the smartest people on Earth in that future civilization. The movie touched on several reasons for this evolution to ignorance. I have some well justified fears that we are in the process of fulfilling this prophesy. Case in point, Snookie, one of the three girls in the photo to the right. We have the Bachelor, the Bachelorette, Deal of No Deal which would be better named brain or no brain, and a host of other prime time entertainment. Half our population, which probably corresponds to the half that pay no taxes, spends countless hours in front of the well named "Idiot Box" being educated in the ways of the Jersey Shore or the Housewives of.....wherever.

Not that everybody should only watch the History channel, or PBS, there are some really thoughtful and entertaining shows on every night but they are becoming fewer and fewer. Everytime a "24" goes off the air, it is replaced by "Idiots on Parade." It is part of the degradation of society in general and either is a follower of our dumbed down nation (thank you to the American educational system) or a leader (thank you Hollywood) and is gathering speed like a snowball rolling down a steep hill. Do yourself a favor and drive by a local middle or high school and look at the student body as they gather on the sidewalk. You will ask yourself..."How can Snookie be so many places at the same time?" Maybe, she is a Kardashian.