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The 11 dumbest things that 30 percent of Americans believe
On Monday, it came to the attention of the Daily Dot’s editorial staff that more than 30 percent of Americans pronounce the word “meme” as “me-me” - a statistic that seems to jibe with a study that claimed that 30 percent of Americans don’t have home access to broadband Internet. Still, it got us thinking: What other misinformation does roughly a third of this great nation believe? The answers, we soon found out, are as disheartening as they are stupid. Get ready to rage.
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Concerns this article raises:
Procreation: breeding and creating a new generation of ignorance and just plain ol' stupidity
Politicians: statistically a % of the 30% are voted in to power. Power to make/change laws. Power to tell us what to do and think.
Lack of critical thinking: no common sense and/or effective education to teach people to think for themselves
The bible (no matter which particular one) being used as textbooks. I don't care what you believe in but I do care if you choose to use religion as the only tool to teach the next generation.
24 hour news: The rapid spread of misinformation taken as fact and never effectively retracted. (Reddit and the Boston bomber anyone?)
Eeks and egads.