A huge
percent of the American population is stupid – and proud of it. These were the uninformed voters that
elected a narcissistic con man to the Presidency.
In one of
Jay Leno’s skits he asked people on the streets in California basic Civics
questions – here are some of the responses:
Name the
three branches of government. Most
couldn’t answer.
What did the
Emancipation Proclamation do? No one
knew.
Who did the
U.S. fight in the American Revolution?
A man hesitated and then answered France.
It the President
and Vice-President die who becomes President?
When told it was Speaker of the House a woman insisted that, No - It was
the Secretary of State.
When asked
who runs the Judicial Branch of government, people could not answer.
One person
could not name the Vice-President of the United States.
Another
guessed that the American Flag had thirty stars.
A number of
people were asked, who said ‘Give me liberty or give me death.” Most did not know and one man answered
Bonaparte.
This is a
disgraceful display of our inadequate educational system. But beyond that is demonstrates the feckless
nature of a majority of Americans. They
don’t know, they don’t care to know, and they are proud of their ignorance. These make up the majority of the Tea Party
Republicans and the majority of the Trump voters.
Let’s look
at the darling of the Tea Party, Sarah Palin.
When asked the ‘got-ya’ question about Paul Revere’s ride – here was her
answer.
You can’t
fix stupid; but we could better educate our young people. In
the meantime, we must loudly confront ignorance wherever it exists; especially
the lies and half-truths that are spun in the Republican bubble and that have
fueled the election of Donald Trump.
the Ol’Buzzle
