>> Is that why American people are so stupid?
>>
>> Or maybe it's *because* American people are stupid? IDK.
>>
>> [Perhaps I should append "on average" to that...]
> 
> Well, there are quite a few very smart people over here too, many of whom 
> went to public schools.  But a fair number are lazy when it comes to 
> facts and don't see the "value" in them.
> 
> But I don't think that's just Americans, either.

This is equally worrying - and possibly equally true. (Although for 
whatever reason, it's typically Americans who are thought of as being 
stupid. I sometimes wonder if the rest of the world thinks that all 
Englishmen walk around in top hats eating fish and chips?)

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