The creation of far-reaching, pervasive and destructive policy based upon unbelievably unreliable, unpredictable and/or otherwise ridiculously, unsubstantiated, merit-less untruth.
Current example of Weaponised Ignorance in a time when airtravel has NEVER been more safe: These new-fangled airplanes are just waaaay too complicated for pilots to fly. Too many buttons and switches to deal with. We need to bring back those old-school airplanes with them 'flappin' wings' and git rid of all these new ones with the com'puters...
by YAWA March 13, 2019
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common ignorance......at 14 years old my son told me ""there is not much common sense but there is a whole bunch of common igornance""
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Get the ignorance mug.An ignorant nigga...someone (anyone, not limited to those of African American descent) who perpetuates and overexeplifies the stereotypical behavior known to being a nigga. Such as being loud in public, doing wraunchy dances in public, extra flamboyant hair colors, cussing at kids in church, sleeping after all meals, cussing out regular people cuz they left out the extra hot sauce you ordered with your super sized box of chicken wings, stealin cable and getting your telephone line cut back on in your childs name, and the list could go on forever and ever, Amen.
"I was in the back of the library n I heard Shante and Mercedes screamin n fightin in the front...Now that was some nignorance."
by The Higher Elite July 4, 2007
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'Nationalism is a form of self-perpetuating ignorance where we are taught to hate the 'other' or outside group.'
'No you cannot convert me to your religion, I have no desire to be a part of your cult's self-perpetuating ignorance.'
'No you cannot convert me to your religion, I have no desire to be a part of your cult's self-perpetuating ignorance.'
by lostinsuburbia May 22, 2013
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