I'm one of a small handful of C++ defenders on this site, and I don't think you're going to find a serious answer to your question here (assuming that you were asking a serious question, and weren't just lighting a flamewar.)
Now, not to hold a match to the tinder or anything, but I think that part of the reason that there's such a vocal backlash against C++ is that a few generations of programmers have never been exposed to the language in school or work. Today, most college kids are being trained on some combination of Java and scripting languages, and (in an era of web apps and cheap hardware) have never had any real reason to use C++.
That said, my opinion is that deep C++ (and C) knowledge is a litmus test for a good developer. If your only development experience is in perl/python/ruby/java, you're quite likely to be missing some important skills. On the flip side, a good C++ developer will be able to quickly pick up any dynamic language or programming paradigm you give her.
Now, not to hold a match to the tinder or anything, but I think that part of the reason that there's such a vocal backlash against C++ is that a few generations of programmers have never been exposed to the language in school or work. Today, most college kids are being trained on some combination of Java and scripting languages, and (in an era of web apps and cheap hardware) have never had any real reason to use C++.
That said, my opinion is that deep C++ (and C) knowledge is a litmus test for a good developer. If your only development experience is in perl/python/ruby/java, you're quite likely to be missing some important skills. On the flip side, a good C++ developer will be able to quickly pick up any dynamic language or programming paradigm you give her.