One of the few groups where it is quite acceptable to bash publicly. Funny how respect for academics plummet along with the literacy rates and respect for science, study, and philosophy. Not that academics get carte-blanche nor are they always correct, but it's disgusting that academics have to defend against both lies and opinions of (quite frankly) less intelligent or scholarly types who simply lack the experience or subject knowlege to have a researched thesis worth a damn. Convenient boogey-men and scapegoats used by those who base their philosophies on fear and ignorance.
