What is wrong with 71 million Americans?

[magicguido]

When fed lies; some people with eat it all up.

[Mike 03]

1. Kick, Rec and Bookmarked

When we're taking account of the heroes of the last four years, we can't forget this incredible and remarkably courageous psychiatrist. Dr. Lee faced enormous backlash early on for issuing warnings that Donald Trump was unstable and potentially cataclysmic for our country. The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump (2nd edition) is still, IMO, one of the four or five most important books to come out about this administration.

She wasn't alone, but she was the first or nearly the first.

[qazplm135]

2. bottom quarter of the country of 330+ million people

you're going to get a lot of idiots.

[Warpy]

3. One word: FACEBOOK

It's where everyday people increasingly get their news.

Zuckerberg likes it that way.

[JenniferJuniper]

4. The average IQ is 100

So half the population has an IQ less than 100.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. And then there's the percentage of the population that is illiterate so there's that...

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 21 percent of adults in the United States (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category.Apr 29, 2020

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 21 percent of adults in the United States (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category. Nearly two-thirds of fourth graders read below grade level, and the same number graduate from high school still reading below grade level. This puts the United States well behind several other countries in the world, including Japan, all the Scandinavian countries, Canada, the Republic of Korea, and the UK.

The NCES breaks the below-grade-level reading numbers out further: 35 percent are white, 34 percent Hispanic, 23 percent African American, and 8 percent “other.” Nor is this a problem mostly for English Language Learners. Non-U.S.-born adults make up 34 percent of the low literacy/illiterate U.S. population. New Hampshire, Minnesota, and North Dakota have the highest literacy rates (94.2 percent, 94 percent, and 93.7 percent respectively), while Florida, New York, and California have the lowest (80.3 percent, 77.9 percent, and 76.9 percent respectively).

https://www.libraryjournal.com/www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=How-Serious-Is-Americas-Literacy-Problem

[JenniferJuniper]

9. Scary stuff

[Aussie105]

12. Ewwww! Is it that bad?

Failure of the education system?

[Upthevibe]

6. magicguido...

Excellent...Thank you for this post....

[bucolic_frolic]

10. You want to know what's wrong with them?

1) They are alienated from humanity by materialism and greed, which makes them angry at anyone who they perceive to stand in their way; and

2) They have never suffered any significant consequences for anything.

I believe it really is that simple.

We have to be assertive but firm with them, and not let them push us around.

[JI7]

11. Racism, Misogyny, Anti Gay, Anti Semitic , Greedy, Selfish