wth?

We did not kick Canada's ass in WWII..

And Mexicans are a part of the reason for the decline in the dollar. They are also a reason wages are still as low as they are in America.

"well who cares we kicked your ass in ww2"

American Public school system I guess.  That's what happens when you can't afford to pay teachers who give a damn, "Yeah in WW2 we fought...somebody, I think it was Canada."

the mexicans help your economy.

"And Mexicans are a part of the reason for the decline in the dollar. They are also a reason wages are still as low as they are in America."

Could you please explain why, rather than blaming an entire social group, as it reminds me strongly of a strategy against jews of some '30s german political party that shall remain anonymous..

As for those statements:

"well who cares we kicked your ass in ww2"

The fact he doesn't know what WWII is about is deploring.

"we've been protecting you for 6 years, you and the [working] mexicans thats why our dollar is going down"

Who's "you"? As far as I know, the Dollar's going down because of a crisis in the real estate, and poor management of that crisis, so that it doesn't get contained.

It's not that Americans are stupid, that's an unfair generalization. However, we have a very large working class, and only 25% of the population even have a college degree. What makes this really sad is that our universities really aren't that difficult to get through. I can tell you from personal experience, that not only do working class students complain about their education costs (which is actually affordable), the vast majority of them are very ignorant and religious. They flood the universities inspired with the American dream that one day they will live a better life, force the universities to drop their standards to accommodate the influx of stupid people, and then fail out financially broke. To give you an idea of how stupid working class people in America are. I was the only upper middle class student in a class of 30, and none of them were able to answer the professor's question of what the Cuban Missile Crisis was. I decided not to answer (correctly) for several seconds but I saw all puzzled faces. In that class I also gave a speech on real politik, assuming they would know who Otto von Bismarck, Metternich, and at least Henry Kissinger were, but I only had puzzled faces. My grade was dropped as being inappropriate for the audience - I over estimated their intelligence.

On the other hand, upper middle class Americans take their education seriously, and are able to reason abstractly. It comes to no surprise to me that most the high achievers, people pursuing science or other academic careers, came from upper middle class families in my experience. Furthermore, they are able to reason abstractly, and discuss intellectual topics.

I don't know how large the working class in Europe is, or how ignorant they are. But I can tell you that my upper middle class Danish friend said that working class Danes are also stupid. Though the US has a large working class, it is still unfair to represent all Americans as being like them. Upper middle class Americans are very different, as is the quality of our education. You should look at America not as a big lump of ignorant people, but as a country with an excess population of working class citizens. You should also consider that each state has unequal education. For example, South Carolina is pathetic, while Minnesota (which is culturally Scandinavian/German) has one of the best public education systems in the nation.

My point: Working class people are stupid everywhere, and the quality of education substantially differs state to state.

skilled laborers willing to work for 1/4 the union wage charged to American citizens who rely on social services for their medical care and education, so they can send the profit back home...yeah they're ripping us off.  between 12 to 20 million people like that.

and wtf kind of Bakunist are you if you don't like class and social group solutions

Minnesota has suck ass schools just like anywhere else, and a good mechanic or plumber is just as savvy if not moreso than a professor.  That is why professors don't like having to take the car into the shop any more than you do.

> Alan Statham wrote:

> Oh right, Justinian, blaming it all on the "working class" and how ignorant they are, is crap. A proper educational system should solve all those problems, rather than amplifying them. You sound horribly social darwinistic there.>>
Regardless, in the US intelligence and income differ greatly from class to class.

<Shaking my head in shame>

And I wonder why people think Americans are so stupid...

"Care to explain what M1 is?"
if u dont know what M1 is then you better keep your hands off of green bugz

as to mexicans well if not for them then the prices in US would be even higher so you should be thankful they work for pennies

I guess you dont use Vista. And I got no problem with george lucas originals but he needs to be tasered if he revisits anything.

JA I actually couldn't agree with you more... that is what america is like(lived there fo 3 years.)

I'm upper middleclass in my country, and all the smartest people in my class are also the richest...
my mother is a microbiologist and my father is head of the biochemistry and childrens hospital labs in our city.

But since my country just escaped from communism 17 years ago we've been having an economic growth of an average 7.5%.

this has driven up the wages of less uneducated people like builders and factory workers while keeping the wages of teachers and doctors low. So you couldn't say that about my country. but it's quickly starting to change because the economy is slowing down.

When I mention "M1" and flooding dollars on the market.......and you have to ask what that is, in the same breath as lecturing me about SOCIALISTS not knowing economics......

You only solidify my point.