americans...are they really stupid...

Post by **Tsakali_** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:06 am

uhm if you actually pay attention to the things I've posted in this forum you'd know I critique on american policy and morality as much as the next bloke, but you can't help but notice that half of the posters in this thread (for instance the thread poster) is just *taking a piss *

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:07 am

Tsakali_ wrote:
I'm not an american , I reside in the US but I still think america bashing is more of a fad than anything else

I agree, it is a fad. Its a fad because of how isolated america has put itself in the world. Dont get me wrong, when you are a nation as powerful as this one its difficult to make friends but at the same time bombing, murdering and financially crippling people and economies to make this nation richer whilst under the pretence of "Humanitarism" is what developed that fad in the first place.

Britain Marched around the globe with its head held high doing the same 2 centuries ago, but they didnt do it under a pretence of something that it wasnt. They just flat out said. Look, your country's shit, let us run it or we will take you over anyways. Nations liked that. They joined the empire because trade and economic sanctions that would have resulted from not being part of the empire would have quite literally killed them and by joining they were brought out of, quite literally , the dark ages. America tends to go, If you aint with us you are against us, which is an isolated narrow point of view. Its bullish.

Post by **busetibi** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:07 am

losCHUNK wrote:
Dek wrote:don't forget smelly
aye, we figured hygeine wasnt essential when slags were discovered

lol english ppl taking about hygeine?
bwahahahaha

funny

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:29 am

busetibi wrote:
losCHUNK wrote:
Dek wrote:don't forget smelly
aye, we figured hygeine wasnt essential when slags were discovered

lol english ppl taking about hygeine?
bwahahahaha
funny

Actually, the english are hygenic.... I think yuo are mixing them up with the rench. :icon27:

Post by **busetibi** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:33 am

nope im not mixing them up,
the french are out and out pigs.
english= smelly

Post by **Ryoki** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:15 am

I’d be highly surprised if the percentage of stupid people was significantly higher than in the rest of the world. Having said that, I think Americans are more ignorant on a lot of issues than other Western people. But I blame the education system for that, and perhaps the US media (that tends to focus on the US alone).

So there.

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:17 am

Foo wrote:
You can be as dumb as bread but with education you might be very intelligent.

I disagree, potential intelligence determines what amount of education you can absorb, and what you can make of it. In other words, you can't polish a turd.
I do wonder, however, whether or not a "stupid" person could become "smarter" if they had a teacher that could figure out exactly how that individual needed to have things explained.
I think it's possible, but hard to say. In the end, you end up teaching everything to yourself, because if you can't translate it into terms that make sense to you, it's futile.

Post by **Foo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:23 am

Ryoki wrote:I’d be highly surprised if the percentage of stupid people was significantly higher than in the rest of the world. Having said that, I think Americans are more ignorant on a lot of issues than other Western people. But I blame the education system for that, and perhaps the US media (that tends to focus on the US alone).

So there.

Depends by what bar we're going to go by. Political awareness, logic skills, aptitute, geographical knowledge, ethics...

Often when people assert Americans 'are dumb' they're often failing to articulate that they feel American society as a whole falls down in some specific way like the manners above.

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:29 am

Foo wrote:
Depends by what bar we're going to go by. Political awareness, logic skills, aptitute, geographical knowledge, ethics...

Often when people assert Americans 'are dumb' they're often failing to articulate that they feel American society as a whole falls down in some specific way like the manners above.

Ok...Americans are stupid because then are dumb in political awareness, logic skills, aptitute, geographical knowledge and ethics.

Post by **Foo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:31 am

Don't forget weight, fat boy.

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:34 am

Foo wrote:Don't forget weight, fat boy.

What the fuck does the size of the chunk of flab hangin over my cock have to do with my intelligence, you cousin-fisting chicken fucker?

Post by **Foo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:35 am

WHAR YOU GOIN, CITY BOI?

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:44 pm

This is why Americans are so fucking stupid:

Clicky

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:13 pm

Post by **4days** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:55 pm

GONNAFISTYA wrote:This is why Americans are so fucking stupid:

Clicky

jesus-titty-fucking-christ that can't be real.

still, probably get similar results if you wandered round the right bit of london

except the geography parts, no-one's that stupid.

Post by **Geebs** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:48 pm

[FTF]Pyro wrote:

I have to say, the only real evidence I've ever seen that Americans are significantly more stupid than any other race is that you guys have to have all those labels on your political cartoons because, presumably, you can't handle metaphor unless it's spelled out

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:48 pm

Geebs wrote:
[FTF]Pyro wrote:

I have to say, the only real evidence I've ever seen that Americans are significantly more stupid than any other race is that you guys have to have all those labels on your political cartoons because, presumably, you can't handle metaphor unless it's spelled out

lol good point

Post by **werldhed** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:01 pm

Yeah, our cartoons lack subtlety, but as I've said before, Steve Sack (the guy who drew that one) is an absolute genius. I'd suggest to anyone that you check out his other stuff. :icon14:

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:02 pm

StormShadow wrote:95% of people who make broad generalisations based on stereotypes are stupid.

yea, so what you are saying is 99.999% of american's are stupid...

Ask them about canadian's, they talk out of there ass.

Post by **werldhed** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:07 pm

StormShadow wrote:
I'm not one to say some statistic inclusively represents everyone, but the MAJORITY of Americans believe creationism should be taught.
Where did you get that statistic? If its an accurate statistic, its pretty damn scary

I don't remember, but I saw some polls when the Kansas (or was it Kansas City?) school board thing was going on, and I distinctly rembember being disgusted by them. I'll see if I can find one again...

edit: these are from some quick searches:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/ ... 7083.shtml
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/15/nyt.kristof/

Post by **losCHUNK** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:20 pm

busetibi wrote:
losCHUNK wrote:
Dek wrote:don't forget smelly
aye, we figured hygeine wasnt essential when slags were discovered

lol english ppl taking about hygeine?
bwahahahaha
funny

not english, twat

Post by **losCHUNK** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:32 pm

and as far as i know, brits are very hygenic

i dunno no bastard that doesnt take a bath / shower atleast once a day

Post by **bag0shite** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:08 pm

GONNAFISTYA wrote:This is why Americans are so fucking stupid:

Clicky

Did I see Gramps in that?