Americans are not stupid

[tikistitch]

Via one of the Atriots, I forget which...

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This will either make you laugh, or make you want to crawl under your desk and stay there for eternity.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_rumpleteazer_/]

Hahahah! "What is the United Kingdom?"

In Canada, one of our comedians did a similar thing and called it "Talking to Americans." It's pretty funny, if you haven't seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLXRVvA6T9k

[biscuitbear.livejournal.com]

I find it quite scary really. I must remind myself that they surely edited out all the correct answers. I guess you could try it in any country and get the same kinds of results.

[blukat.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on this, that they edited out the people who got answers correct. Pretty manipulative actually, and really, it's what they do all the time on the news and other broadcast shows.

Makes one think about how things can be altered to show a bias...or make people believe something. Very scary.

Still, it also shows there is a lacking in public education. And I feel sorry for Austraila, everyone thinks it's a different country and wants to attack it.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

According to this poll taken in 2003, almost 7 in 10 Americans believed Saddam Hussein was personally involved in 9/11:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-09-06-poll-iraq_x.htm

Other polling data I've read (about ignorance of geography, etc.) make me think that even if the segment is biased, they didn't have to look too hard for the people giving those wrong answers.

[blukat.livejournal.com]

well ya know, if GW says it's true.... O.O

curious to know how he would do with these questions

and bad me, I knew I spelt Australia wrong :/