Americans and their civic ignorance

[zeezee]

"Big surprise here; a poll conducted by Newsweek revealed that 38 percent of Americans would fail the U.S. Citizenship Test. Yes many of us have laughed at the expense of the ignorant when we watch Jay Leno hit the streets and ask citizens basic questions about our country, government, and history and the people are completely clueless. It makes for good comedy but in the end it’s extremely sad. Newsweek polled 1,000 U.S. citizens asking questions from our official citizenship test and a whopping 73 percent didn’t know why we fought the cold war. Worse yet 40 percent weren’t even able to define the Bill of Rights. Are you kidding me?"

http://www.sentryjournal.com/2011/03/21 ... ignorance/

[bakerjw]

It is plain and simple.
People are stupid.

Then again a senator recently said that the three branches of government were the president, the house, and the senate. Or the guy concerned about Guam flipping over if we put too many troops on it.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

[sduz1]

plus they can't drive a stick shift

[Crosshair]

How can this be? Most all of them went to government schools. Must need to throw more money at them.