Progress is Steady, But Not Linear

LWJ and I were at Dos Coyotes last night. I brought up the Republican debate, wherein three of the candidates said they didn't believe in evolution.

LWJ, the perfect foil for this post, was aghast. Why, I replied, would you be aghast when half the American public doesn't believe in evolution.

There I am, in a restaurant, having to provide chapter and verse (irony intended) on the ignorance of the American public.

Frankly, I don't care if they believe in evolution any more than I care if they believe in gravity. It is what it is.

And ignorance doesn't have to be permanent. Progress is steady, but not linear.

A hundred years ago, children worked the mills of this country. Women couldn't vote, nationally, until 1920. And today, some folks are still trying to disenfranchise voters. And of those three Republican candidates opposing evolution, none were among the top tier. Even if a Republican wins in 2008, we will make progress.