Average Americans Are Stupid?
Absolutely! You know, I don't think that's quite true -- you have to consider the fact that the majority are miseducated and indoctrinated by our so-called education-system. I mean despite the hard-core anti-american indoctrination of the past few decades (I think it became virulent/violently anti-american circa 2000) there's a lot of people who still are sensible. That proportion may be less than we'd like, and there may be a whole segment that really believes incorrect things (like "the constitution means whatever the supreme court says it does") but that is more a result of having lies and falsehoods taught to them as truths, not their "inherent stupidity".
Your argument illustrates the difference between ignorance and stupidity.
You can fix ignorance by information.
You can’t fix stupid.
The premise is correct. We, as a society, have become flat out stupid.
Sheep. Prime for shearing.
You know, I don't think that's quite true I agree, there is a vast difference between "stupid" and "ill-educated"
I know lots of people who simply have never been taught the basic fundamentals of civics, critical thinking, philosophy, religion, math, writing, science and lots of other subjects...
Unfortunately, most people actually believe their faceboob news feeds as factually and correct....
I am constantly correcting my nieces and nephews on idiotic meme's on various subjects they post on faceboob...
Stuff so basic, it mind-boggling...
Here is one...
Considering the Federal Reserve Banking system was founded on December 23, 1913 50 years after Lincoln was assassinated...
It's on the internet so it must be true...