"You forgot to post pictures of the Kardashians, Cardi B, links to “The View” and some rap “music”.
Oh, and don’t forget Bill Maher and anything MSNBC."
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Posted on 03/22/2019 3:06:04 PM PDT by a little elbow grease
What in the world has happened to us? Once upon a time, America had the greatest system of education on the entire planet, and our people were sharp, capable and extremely well informed. Sadly, none of those things are true anymore.
In 2006, Mike Judge made a movie entitled “Idiocracy” in which an individual of below average intelligence wakes up after being asleep for 500 years thanks to a military hibernation experiment. When he wakes up, he quickly realizes that he is now the smartest man in America, and that is not a good thing.
The film became an instant classic, but when I originally watched it I thought that such a thing could never actually happen in this country. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
Since 2006 our nation has been “dumbed down” at a pace that is absolutely staggering, and it is difficult to see a positive future for America if this trend continues.
(Excerpt) Read more at endoftheamericandream.com ...
Thanks for posting this.
Thank you PC culture; thank you POS K12 system......etc.
You forgot to post pictures of the Kardashians, Cardi B, links to “The View” and some rap “music”.
Oh, and don’t forget Bill Maher and anything MSNBC.
"You forgot to post pictures of the Kardashians, Cardi B, links to “The View” and some rap “music”.
Oh, and don’t forget Bill Maher and anything MSNBC."
___________
Is this good enough?
#1 One recent survey found that 74 percent of Americans don’t even know how many amendments are in the Bill of Rights.
#2 An earlier survey discovered that 37 percent of Americans cannot name a single right protected by the First Amendment.
#3 Shockingly, only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government.
#4 During the 2016 election, more than 40 percent of Americans did not know who was running for vice-president from either of the major parties.
#5 North Carolina is considering passing a law which would “mean only scores lower than 39 percent would qualify for an F grade” in North Carolina public schools.
#6 30 years ago, the United States awarded more high school diplomas than anyone in the world. Today, we have fallen to 36th place.
#7 According to the Pentagon, 71 percent of our young adults are ineligible to serve in the U.S. military because they are either too dumb, too fat or have a criminal background.
Idiocracy was prophesy, not fiction.
#17 Even though we fought a war in Iraq for eight long years, 6 out of 10 young adults cannot find Iraq on a map of the Middle East. And that same survey found that 75 percent of our young adults cannot locate Israel.
#18 Today, the average college freshman in the United States reads at a 7th grade level.
Let's go get that flag on Mars.
He is very funny!
I loved it when Neil Armstrong planted the flag on Mars!!!!
woohoo!!!
I did not know the first one.
I guessed 23.
But I certainly know the 3 branches and who the VP picks were and, WAIT, I FORGOT all about Tim Kaine!!!!
Should I be worried about forgetfulness due to head injury or did anyone else forget? :(
AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The question that I have:
Is this today's 7th grade level, or is it what was the 7th grade level in 1964? Based on my experience with the current public school system, my 7th grade reading level 1964 exceeds today's 12th grade level hands down. No, I am not exaggerating.
Try 10
It’s hard to believe there are so many people so ignorant.
Whatever floats your boat :)
I don’t argue with psychos :)
Forgetting about Tim Kaine was a psychological self-defense, self-protection reflexive move. Contemplating that nutcase as VP was too painful.
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