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| SuspicionVandit |
| what does being a fat have anything to do with beliefs? |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
you think americans are assholish, come to NYC lol find out |
Well, you too from good ole TN! :D |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
what does being a fat have anything to do with beliefs? |
Not a thing. It has everything to do with intelligence. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| dick cheney would beg to differ |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in America, probably due mostly to our many strong religious traditions. And our public school system is utter , which probably makes the intelligence of the "average American" look really low to "outsiders."
But we also have some of the best universities and produce a large proportion of inventors and new technologies, so it's not really right to say that Americans are "thick as pig ."
On the other hand, it's a pretty popular belief in America that Europeans are arrogant and snooty. Is that true or just something that Americans incorrectly believe?
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
Not a thing. It has everything to do with intelligence. |
Fat people are less intelligent? |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
jesus christ |
You cannot deny that Jesus Christ existed. ;)
/nitpick |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in America, probably due mostly to our many strong religious traditions.
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As opposed to the widely secular rest of the world? Who are you kidding.
| quote: | | And our public school system is utter , which probably makes the intelligence of the "average American" look really low to "outsiders." |
why are those in quotes?
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But we also have some of the best universities and produce a large proportion of inventors and new technologies, |
in proportion to what? Is this a per-capita statement? As opposed to other countries "inventors per capita"? |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in America, probably due mostly to our many strong religious traditions. And our public school system is utter , which probably makes the intelligence of the "average American" look really low to "outsiders."
But we also have some of the best universities and produce a large proportion of inventors and new technologies, so it's not really right to say that Americans are "thick as pig ."
On the other hand, it's a pretty popular belief in America that Europeans are arrogant and snooty. Is that true or just something that Americans incorrectly believe?
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Great post, couldn't have said it better myself. It would seem that America contains more of the "extremes" on either side. It's not a constant "mostly fairly intelligent" populace as you would think of other countries being. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
As opposed to the widely secular rest of the world? Who are you kidding. |
No, as opposed to the relative secularism of Europe. Most of the rest of the world is just as religious, although not all of their religious traditions are as strongly anti-intellectual as fundie Christianity.
| quote: | | why are those in quotes? |
"Average American" is in quotes because it's an abstraction. I don't really know why I put "outsiders" in quotes.
| quote: | | in proportion to what? Is this a per-capita statement? As opposed to other countries "inventors per capita"? |
I don't have any statistics on this, but it's pretty impossible to deny that many recent (past one hundred years) world-changing inventions and scientists have either been American in origin or supported by American funds, government, or university system. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Great post, couldn't have said it better myself. It would seem that America contains more of the "extremes" on either side. It's not a constant "mostly fairly intelligent" populace as you would think of other countries being. |
That depends on your population sample. Its a 300 million person country. To think of it as "unified" as opposed to "united" is a little much.
Look at the coasts, you have more education. Its standard distributions of coastal cities attracting trade and ideas and new people and cultures, and the agricultural heartlands remaining more static.
Look at breadbasket countries and youll find similarities to bread basket states.
We just have a higher standard of living. |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
Well, you too from good ole TN! :D |
2 for 5, saturday night special you can't go wrong! |
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