are Americans hostile to knowledge?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/books/14dumb.html

Worth it for the "cultural conservationist" label alone. I've been looking for a phrasing of that sentiment.

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A guy I used to work with who was by no means dumb or ignorant had no idea what the Hindenburg Disaster was.

Our other co-worker (who doesn't even have a HS diploma, just his GED) and I were gobsmacked.