"As Walter Ong writes in his book Orality and Literacy, certain kinds of complex and logical thinking simply cannot be achieved without reading and writing. ...As books die, we seem to be returning to these 'oral' habits of thought. Our discourse is collapsing into panic, hatred and tribal warfare. Anti-scientific thought thrives at the highest level of the American government."#Trump #MAGA #fascism #education #illiteracy /9