does america really really rich as many "stupid" people thought?
153360
America is as poor as any other developing country.
693566
The problem here is people can't think outside of the box. Americans just love to segregate, and pretend we're the cream of the crop. People forget we're all in this world together, no country is better than another country, we're just all people populating the world.
1073705
because of 59 million stupid americans
1175268
naw !  it;s just  americans have such small minds\neverything just seems real big to them.....
1034485
They equate money with intelligence. Since there are fewer people who have very high incomes than there are low-to-medium income people, they assume that the majority people are stupid...and will believe anything.\n\nI've met some very intelligent people at the homeless shelter...and seen some incredibly stupid ones living in mansions...e.g. Ted Kennedy...John Edwards...John Kerry...etc. They're completely out of touch with the real world.
424686
i've been to america, met some nice people.\n\nbut looking at the country from a distance, it seems to me that lots of americans have an extreme arrogant view on the world. like they own this world, like they do good to this world.\n\nthey bring democracy to countries with bombs, they always brag about their big financial aids to the world, when the truth is that they contribute almost the lowest percentage of their national income to aid. european countries donate about 0.7 to 0.8 % , the usa only 0.25% of their national income. just bcs they have a lot of people, it sounds much money, but the european union in total donated lots and lots more.\n\nand abt bush..let me not even answer u on that. he's the devil in cowboyclothes.
209708
YES IT IS! VERY STUPID!!!\n\nIt is a ploy created by the wealthy to exploit the poor.
779812
Good question. Common would inply that it is, but I've seen that's not the case. I know a lot of college educated people with no common sense.
1115334
If I had a penny for every person I have called stupid in a day, I wouldn't be a millionaire but I would have a nice house and a large automobile in the front drive. Besides it's easy to pickout the stupid people. They are the ones doing things that to you, make absolutely no sense at all and think its normal or OK.
843919
I'm pretty sure the United States has/had some of the best universities in the world.\n\nI'd also be willing to bet that any person who has the ability to become president of the United States (however it's done) is at least 50% smarter and 50% more intelligent and has 50% more ability than the average American as well as the average person. Bad president DOES NOT equal stupid person.... honestly, people, think about what you are saying....\n\nA vote for my post is a vote for bringing objectivity back into reality.
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Thats BS.\n If what you say is indeed true than they are very smart for contributing to their OWN economy. We could learn  alot from them\nContributing to the global economy has contributed 1000s of Americans out of jobs duh. What about our own economy?\n\nOh btw define what is expected? That is the problem you see. Too many countries expect .
1039936
That is the general opinion all over the world at the moment, but the truth of the matter is that Americans are no less educated than any one else in any other country.  I pinpoint the blame on the examples you pointed out as mere cases of general human stupidity.  And unfortunately for most, the stupid people are often the most vocal.  I think it's safe to say that Americans are no less intelligent that any other country's population, as idiocy is a general characteristic of humanity that is non-specific to any group of people.  America's stupids are just more vocal, and Americans are a huge news topic at the moment, so there is this sudden wave of "Look at America".  This causes people to look at what idiots in our country are doing and forget that they have morons in their country as well.  Education in America is fine.  People are just dumb.
540917
no, only a few people are smart. Most of us did not discover anything new, though of anything new. We just learn whatever ppl thought up and most of us couldn't even follow the ideas becoz we are not able to think logically.
486101
cos there just silly americans who think america is the whole world
441277
Because Americans are stupid
231696
The U.S. had quite a bit of money at one time. And as all big wigs with money and clout do, they feel the need to put their two cents in pretty much everywhere. The American government feels they are strong enough to handle anything. That is so untrue. They stick their noses in foreign business and try to correct it (helping to form a new government in Iraq) and all the while, totally forget about their own citizens. We still have homeless veterans, We still have hungry children, we still have an awful drug problem. But is America spending their dollars to help those folks? Of course not. It's rediculous. A man once said to some folks, "Clean up your own backyard before you come talking about mine." America should listen to that statement.
464675
CAUSE THERE NOT DUMB AMERICANS