• 26% of Americans don't know who we declared independence from
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[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;23161044]and 1,004 people isn't even close to 305 million get over yourself, this poll is wildly inaccurate[/QUOTE] lol read the thread and learn how polls work you idiot
[QUOTE=Pepin;23160037]Why is it such a big deal if people don't know some history? How is knowing some history useful to the average person? How many people really care about the history of their country?[/QUOTE] Are you actually defending people being fucking stupid? Are you stupid? Are you defending yourself or something? In a country like the US, most people have the chance to be educated. If you don't value that, too bad, being educated is the most important thing in the world IMO. There is no excuse for being ignorant, and while history may be boring to some, you ARE doomed to repeat it if you don't learn from it. [editline]03:03PM[/editline] [QUOTE=HolyCrusade;23161044]and 1,004 people isn't even close to 305 million get over yourself, this poll is wildly inaccurate[/QUOTE] You don't get polling, so you tell them to get over themselves? How about you get a fucking education?
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RlftZfzHU-s/SJM0qXF2cFI/AAAAAAAAAB8/JbvjJQu3g9A/s400/CalvinHobbsCalmDown.jpg[/img] Chill Abyss, you can't win here they're just too dense man it's already been explained for them and they've chosen to stay morons and not absorb the information and think it over, you can't beat these folk.
I wish stupidity wasn't so fucking common. :Dawkins102:
I know man, I know :glomp: But hey at least it's the first cardinal sin of Le Veyan Satanism :v:
[QUOTE=bravehat;23161772]I know man, I know :glomp: But hey at least it's the first cardinal sin of Le Veyan Satanism :v:[/QUOTE] Well, at least some people are "saved". Also, checked your last.fm, saw you listened to Shining. I [b]FUCKING[/b] love Shining.
in other news 95% of surveys have biased groups behind them
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;23161842]Well, at least some people are "saved". Also, checked your last.fm, saw you listened to Shining. I [b]FUCKING[/b] love Shining.[/QUOTE] :v::respek::v: Seeing them live would be so fucking good. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_qD5LFFGI[/media]
[QUOTE=Archy;23161903]in other news 95% of surveys have biased groups behind them[/QUOTE] Well, please do explain what the point of bending information like this? Yes, pollsters are bitches and can fuck with people to get the answers they want, this is a known fact. HOWEVER, the truth of the matter is, they need a reason to, and there really doesn't seem to be one here. Also, why is it hard to believe that this many people are that stupid? According to this thread, the vast majority of you are too stupid to get polling(A simple science), why is it absurd to believe that 26% of a country is stupid enough to not know this? [editline]03:32PM[/editline] [QUOTE=bravehat;23161982]:v::respek::v: Seeing them live would be so fucking good. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_qD5LFFGI[/media][/QUOTE] I would die of happiness. :v::respek::v: I love their sound.
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;23143441]Good job, public education.[/QUOTE] now how many of the people tested were infants or mentally challenged people?
lol statistics expect these news in two months "Americans are the smartest people on the world! 100 percent of asked people know who we declared independence from"
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;23162625]now how many of the people tested were infants[/QUOTE] yeah because they're gonna ask someone who can't even speak [QUOTE=Nexosz;23162687]lol statistics expect these news in two months "Americans are the smartest people on the world! 100 percent of asked people know who we declared independence from"[/QUOTE] no
Honestly, this thread is destroying my faith in humanity more than this poll. [b]Why the fuck can't you people just understand polling, or at least read Zeke's post and get that it's accurate.[/b] [editline]03:56PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Zeke129;23146690]Hey Hey listen okay Poll rundown time: There is a point where the accuracy of polls stops increasing by adding more participants. This point is decided upon by using math and science and shit. Trust me, these guys likely have hundreds - maybe even thousands - of combined years of research, they know their stuff. Now, when you don't hit that point (and sometimes even when you do, it depends on the poll's subject and how it was taken) something called a [b]margin of error[/b] is introduced. This means that the results could actually be skewed by x per cent in either direction. But Zeke, surely it can't TRULY be random, right? Well guy, let me tell you something. The margin of error takes this into account too! The medium that the poll is presented on can also introduce its own margin of error! For example, if the poll was done on Facepunch you have to introduce a huge margin of error to account for retards pressing the wrong button. (This would have been studied beforehand! Holy crap these guys are thorough!) But Zeke, this poll was done by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion! That sounds like and has the same anagram as Marxist Institute for Propaganda Only! Well glaber, if you're reading this, you were banned. Stop.[/QUOTE] [editline]03:57PM[/editline] Read it and weep, then leave.
I bet at least half of them were drunk out of their minds.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;23162782]I bet at least half of them were drunk out of their minds.[/QUOTE] just accept it many Americans are dumb
"how many of them were mentally ill or handicapped or some other crap that makes our county look less stupid?" Most likely the same amount of the American population % wise.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;23161086]To be an informed and effective member of the public and to be able to understand how society has functioned and will function. It is just as important as any other subject in school.[/QUOTE] And so we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. That's a big one.
Let me lay it down here for a second, from the viewpoint of a decent American. America has more stupid people than most European nations, simply because it is bigger. Europe has plenty of idiots, yet they are in lesser numbers because there are less people as a whole. The UK has about 62 million people. Just for the sake of argument, let's just say that somewhere around 10% of those are total idiots. That makes around 6.2 million idiots. Then we take the U.S. with a population of 308 million. If we use the same percentage of idiots we get about 30.8 million idiots. You see my meaning? In summary, we here in America have more idiots because we have a higher population. Of course, that is just my 2 cents. I'm not doing any patriotic dick waving here, just to clarify, I'm just stating my thoughts on the whole "America is dumb" bandwagon.
How many of those people are white?
We fucked over the USA so much they cant remember who did it.
What do you mean? I thought the U.S. won the war due to advanced tactics and as well as the English soldiers, being as well trained as they were on how to hold formation, standing in formation waiting for an order from a dead officer.
We won the war because we dropped a nuke on Germany. Duh dont you guys know anything about history?
Taking a poll out of 1000 people is not a good indicator of the knowledge of the USA. Seriously, the only polled .000003 of the population! It's statistically wrong to try and interpret this data as anything but inaccurate. I'm not suggesting you poll all of the USA; that's not how polls work. But this is too small of a number to speak about the knowledge of the USA as a whole.
[QUOTE=massn7;23143609]The poll surveyed 1,004 people out of a country of over three hundred million brilliant[/QUOTE] So the idiots are the people who are doing the studies... HOLY CRAP! :byodood: [editline]08:33PM[/editline] [QUOTE=JDK721;23162800]just accept it many Americans are dumb[/QUOTE] They're not, they just don't care. They're too busy doing their own thing or crying about how they can't leave their own dreams. Also...polls lose accuracy when people put false answers. Also...26%...really? thats not that much...
Well then 26% of people are fuckin stupid.
[QUOTE=Pepin;23160037]Why is it such a big deal if people don't know some history? How is knowing some history useful to the average person? How many people really care about the history of their country?[/QUOTE] People who don't see the value in knowledge, even knowledge they will probably never apply, are the worst kind of people.
In recent news, Obama calls for a thinning of the population. He calls for around 26% to be liquidated.
[QUOTE=Slasha00;23165475]Taking a poll out of 1000 people is not a good indicator of the knowledge of the USA. Seriously, the only polled .000003 of the population! It's statistically wrong to try and interpret this data as anything but inaccurate. I'm not suggesting you poll all of the USA; that's not how polls work. But this is too small of a number to speak about the knowledge of the USA as a whole.[/QUOTE] Yes it is. Read the thread
[QUOTE=Swilly;23165541]They're not, they just don't care.[/QUOTE] yes they are if you don't know who the US declared independence from then you are an absolute idiot. that's like not knowing who the first president of the US was.
[QUOTE=Swilly;23165541]So the idiots are the people who are doing the studies... HOLY CRAP! :byodood: [editline]08:33PM[/editline] They're not, they just don't care. They're too busy doing their own thing or crying about how they can't leave their own dreams. Also...polls lose accuracy when people put false answers. Also...26%...really? thats not that much...[/QUOTE] That's 1 in 4 americans. That's a shitload
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