RE: I think I'm starting to recognize the real issue with American politics now
January 14, 2017 at 7:00 pm
(This post was last modified: January 14, 2017 at 7:43 pm by Jesster.)
(January 14, 2017 at 6:35 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: The population of the USA includes many brilliant engineers, clever designers, savvy business owners, discerning doctors, thoughtful social workers, insightful nurses, skillful mechanics and knowledgable tradesmen...and that's just a start. Even the least educated and disadvantaged can get very clever when money is involved. Despite often contentious deliberations the people in my cooperative can reason quite well about how the the HOA dues get allocated. So, no. I totally disagree with anyone that considers the majority of Americans stupid. We are a resourceful and energetic people.
This is one of the rare occasions where I agree with you. People are just people. Being American does not make someone any less intelligent than if they were from Europe or Asia. The "dumb American" thing is nothing more than a tired meme no matter how screwed up our politics can be.
That being said, I'm not very confident about where our schools are headed these days in the USA. I guess we'll see.
