Not just the elites, saw an article earlier this year that claimed 40% of Americans are functionally illiterate, and they want to keep us that way. As my world history teacher in high school loved to reiterate: “kings and dictators act to control people, and if you keep people people dumb, fed, and happy, you can control them.” I carry that skepticism everywhere now.

Be the change you want to see.

As an American: Hahah-hah, ha-hahaaa!

As a rational person: Sorry the US is a shit show. I learned a few years ago that roughly 40% of us are functionally illiterate. I think that stands to imply a greater percentage than that are incapable of rational thought without being told.

You can’t really use random numbers pulled from the ass to back up an opinion either, yet here we all are.

[citation needed]