General Discussion

almost without exception.. DUMB.

Not "dumb" as in a common playground insult, but genuinely intellectually impaired people, and shockingly gullible. They are generally very illiterate when it comes to history, geography, and culture: "Greenland?..What's that?" "NATO?..What's that?" "The 1964 Civil Rights Act?..What's that?" "But they really were eating the cats & dogs!..My hairdresser's roommate's ex-boyfriend's co-worker's stepsister was there and saw it happening!"

I've given up trying to communicate with them - it's pointless. I have several cousins who are grateful that Trump is President, because he made it safe to say "Merry Christmas" again.

The educational system isn't responsible for this -- this is generational stupidity. There's almost no way to fix it.