Are we really all that dumb

[Don Corleone]

A few more interesting points...


I said Americans are more or less ignorant... not of other cultures, just ignorant. I find it interesting that most of the Candians and Europeans equate knowledge of other cultures as knowledge outright.

One thing I will say about America, beyond us being insular, we seem to be more interested in national sovereignty issues and minding our own business (please, no Iraq cracks) then other countries. We generally don't attempt to form a panel at the UN to force Canada to do something we want them to do. If we want them to do something, we go after them ourselves. What's more, unless it's impacting us directly, we don't mess around in Canada's affairs (using Canada as an example). It wouldn't occur to us to pass the small arms ban you're all trying to shove through the UN.

That might have something to do with perceived power globally, but as the combined EU has a military as large as the US and a larger population than the US, that argument kinda goes out the window.

Oh, and current score among the Europeans.... 60% of you think Americans are more ignorant on average.

Oh, interesting point... in another thread, Americans are leading among Europeans for being more arrogant. Yet, here, 2 Americans think we're less informed and no Americans think we're more informed. A majority of Europeans think they're more informed and no Europeans think Americans might be. Either we're not the most arrogant, or this isn't even a horserace any more, Americans are oblivious AND arrogant about it.