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I plan on including the recent history of Anti-Intellectualism, especially in America and other capitalist countries. The specific target of my info would be the rise of Anti-Intellectualism in response to Climate Change, and how the current and past governments have appealed to the Anti-Intellectual sentiments in America to halt progress toward specific, climate change slowing techniques such as limiting fossil fuel usage and instilling renewable energy.

Anti-intellectualism vs. Climate Change

In America, the anti-intellectualism movement plays into the denial of climate change. The anti-intellectual movement makes moves to target scientists in an attempt to "politicize their work." The "democraticazion of information" of scientific information puts scientist in the public view aligned with either liberal or traditionalist views. Only a third of American citizens believe that climate scientists truly have knowledge about climate change; and less feel that scientists know the correct way to end global climate change. Only 39% of Americans trust the information given by climate scientists. 53% of Republicans in the House of Representatives and 74% in the United States Senate deny the existence of climate change. The rise of anti-intellectualism, especially in rural America, can be linked to the popularity of fundamentalist religion. Popular factions of Christianity such as the the main Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church have issued direct support of actions for climate change actions. While, Southern Baptist preachers and Evangelicals, have denounced the belief of climate change and attacked both its scientists and attempt to create "neo-nature paganism." There is also a reported, direct link between a rate of denial or ambivalence to climate change in religiously dominated communities. People with a high belief in religion to the fundamentalist extreme also report seeing no real evidence for global warming.

Williams, Ray. "Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America." Psychology Today. Psychology Today, 07 July 2014. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.

- "According to the National Research Council report, only 28% of high school science teachers consistently follow the National Research Council guidelines on teaching evolution, and 13% of those teachers explicitly advocate creationism or "intelligent design;"

-"18% of Americans still believe that the sun revolves around the earth, according to a Gallup poll"

-"74% of Republicans in the U.S. Senate and 53% in the House of Representatives deny the validity of climate change despite the findings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and every other significant scientific organization in the world;"

Niose, David. "Anti-Intellectualism Is Killing America." Psychology Today. Psychology Today, 23 June 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.

- Hyper-patriotism

-Fundamentalist Religion denying climate change

-Materialism and consumption

Berezow, Alex. "Anti-Intellectualism Is Biggest Threat to Modern Society." American Council on Science and Health. American Council on Science and Health, 26 June 2016. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.

- Democratization of information

-Attacking scientists/politicizing

Barry, Glenn, Dr. "Anti-Intellectual Voters in America's Heartland Ensure Abrupt Climate Collapse." EcoInternet. EcoInternet, 14 Dec. 2016. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.

- Humanity’s inequitable growth in population and consumption is systematically dismantling the natural ecosystems that make Earth habitable.