Most Americans "in the dark" about world politics
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed.
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Global political knowledge was miniscule, with just three percent of women and 14 percent of men saying they are extremely knowledgeable on world politics.
One reason for the knowledge gap is lack of interest, according to the poll.
"Well over half (57 percent) say they do not like learning about political issues in other countries," and 32 percent expressed a lack of interest for homespun politics, the Harris Poll group said.
And I get the feeling a lot of the guys were exaggerating. This wouldn't be such a problem if it weren't for the fact that the US has a tendency to invade other countries on a not infrequent basis.
If there has ever been another country in history that has managed to amass such power and have such faith in their ability and right to rule the globe while simultaneously being both ignorant and uncaring about what that entails, I have never came across it.
It does explain a few things, though. While Mr. Stereotypical American may wonder, "Why do they hate us?", he isn't interested in learning the reason. Just go bomb some more people and hope it makes things better.
