that doesn't even understand (or are unwilling to accept) the responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic republic, the same technological forces that make an Information Age possible also make a Disinformation Age possible, even likely.

you have to have some idea of what your looking for, be unafraid to entertain conflicting ideas, and generally know how to look things up.  Oh... Never mind.

is fundamentally stupid or otherwise damaged, but should be considered an esteemed member of the Fox News Family, and deserving of your respect."

-From the News Corporation new employee orientation handbook

as Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, wrote in his book Dilbert Future.  The invention of the printing press and subsequently all other forms of disseminating information (including television and the Internet) made it possible for people with little intelligence to have knowledge.

Think about that.  Idiots can know things.  Or, more accurately, believe that they know things just because they saw it in a book, on television, or on the Internet(s). No critical thinking skills are applied.

driven by the decline of reading, hunger for sensation, and above all, the revival of literalism and impatience with any ambiguity.

Americans don't really want information-- they just want excitement and the confirmation of their prejudices.