concordtom said:bearister said:DiabloWags said:
And I heard that only 54% of Americans read at the 6th grade level.
1. A majority of Americans cannot name a single branch of government or explain what the Bill of Rights is;
2. 24% can't name the country that the U.S. fought in the Revolutionary War;
3. 2/3 don't know what the holding of Roe v. Wade is;
4. 2/3 don't know what the Food and Drug Administration does;
5. 50% don't know each state has two senators;
6. More than 50% can't name their congressman;
7. The average voter thinks 24% of the U.S. budget goes to foreign aid (less than 1% does);
8. 18% thinks the sun revolves around the earth;
9. 50% don't know that Judaism predates Christianity
"America has been trending stupid for a long time. Now the stupid wants out of its cage, and Trump is urging it on.
..….he [Trump] ran into the total stupidity of America that embraced every dumb thing about him, and that chemically interacted with his narcissistic personality and it turned into this unstoppable force."
-Matt Taibbi
I think this means we need to find and join a chat board with a higher IQ and/or level of education.
Like, no wonder we are often so frustrated - we are debating with mental midgets!
There are a handful of people here that fit that description.
MMAGA!
