Ignorant? or just plain dumb?

I just received an email at work from a university professor who is looking for funding for the publication of a manuscript by a foreign press.

In the email, this person says: "According to the guidelines of your program, you state that it would be in the best interest of authors and foreign publishers to seek a co-publication with a canadian publisher. So do you think it's in our interest to seek a co-publication with a canadian publisher?"

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WHAT?!?! Are you fucking serious? This is a university professor??? Holy fuck! I weep for the future since our children will be taught by people like this.