Americans (despite their

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Americans (despite their reputation) aren’t stupid….

I go back and forth on this.. I see something like this
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/sub1000_spectrograph.html

and I would agree.. Then I see things like this..
http://www.iamfacingforeclosure.com/
http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/2006/02/kentucky_fried_.html
and of course the people on Jerry Springer….

After which I would have to say they are extremely stupid.

I think the truth is that Americans span the gamut. We have very bright and very stupid.. Not much in between, and the media seems to make fun of the bright and idolize the stupid. This does not help the motivation for a highschooler debating whether to sneak out and party or stay in and work on the homework..