Our ENTIRE CULTURE has been constructed on the concept of a "Meritocracy!"
To abandon or subvert this Concept is to UTTERLY DESTROY our Brief Effect on Mankind's History.
If we CANNOT keep a "Merit-Based" Culture in control of our overall culture, we have a Good Chance of becoming a "Footnote" in the History of Western Civilization.
The "Downside" of this "History" would likely be "Oblivion!!"
The ONLY Reason our Civilization has succeeded & Progressed is that WE REWARD MERIT!!
If the SH+T-for-BRAINS succeed in causing us to abandon "MERIT" as a Criterion for success in our Culture, we will Sink Back into the Slime from which we Originated.
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Absolutely vital for our survival and avoidance of footnote status.