08-01-2009, 05:16 AM
Quote:The average Joe Blow off the street is not quite bright enough to realize the Beverly Hillbillies are smarter than him. You can't use something that doesn't work.Oh, it works fine. It just doesn't get exercised. You don't get smart watching MTV, and hanging out at the mall. The US is chock full of immigrants, who go on to become naturalized citizens. We are a snap shot of the amalgam of the world. Some of us 3rd of 4th generation descendants have become too complacent with the lives our more industrious post WWII parents provided, but the capacity is there. I would also blame that money pit of an education system that we have which continues to beg for money for school supplies and books, yet always seems to be able to heat the indoor pool and keep the football players in fresh equipment.
What we have here is a multi-generational failure to get our priorities in order.