{"id":2362,"date":"2009-08-15T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-15T16:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/15\/stupidity-alone-may-eliminate-america-as-a-superpower.html"},"modified":"2017-03-12T19:48:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T00:48:48","slug":"stupidity-alone-may-eliminate-america-as-a-superpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/stupidity-alone-may-eliminate-america-as-a-superpower.html","title":{"rendered":"Stupidity alone may eliminate America as a superpower"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is stupidity alone the real problem in America? Most of us really did not need to watch Jay Leno ask people questions on the street to realize that many Americans are quite stupid.<\/p>\n

The American system now seems designed to make idiots of intelligent people:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we were smart we would not be spending the most money per student in the world but getting some of the worst results.
\nIf we were smart we would not be spending far more of our GDP on health care then anywhere else in the world and not even covering everyone.
\nIf we were smart people on welfare would not have cell phones, 200 channels on their TV and be smoking and drinking on our dime.
\nIf we were smart we would have small efficient functional governments at all levels instead of intrusive entrenched bureaucracies.
\nIf we were smart our preachers would be teaching us God’s truth instead of teaching us psychology, how to get rich and social gospels.
\nIf we were smart our teens could make make change for a dollar and would have a vocabulary that is more than “like” “awesome”.
\nIf we were smart nobody in this nation would think that global warming is a dire threat to the world or that Al Gore is sane.
\nIf we were smart people would not think that we can cure our debt problems by spending more money.
\nIf we were smart we would not keep making the same mistakes and expecting different results (socialism comes to mind).
\nIf we were smart we would not have czars turning America into Amerika.
\nIf we were smart this nation would repent of its sins and for rejecting God.
\nIf we were smart we would take this advise<\/strong> <\/a>and start taking responsibility for ourselves
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\nI cannot find in Bible prophecy where America becomes dumbed down in the last days but I cannot find America in Bible prophecy either. Is there a connection to our growing stupidity and why America is not in Bible prophecy? Stupidity alone may eliminate America as a superpower.<\/p>\n

Unless you are stupid I am sure you can fill in the blanks above with many statements of your own. You might also read “American idiots” by James Quinn. Of course I am assuming that if you got this far you are also one of us Americans that can read.<\/p>\n

AMERICAN IDIOTS<\/a><\/p>\n

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According to the CDC, 66% of adults over the age of 20 are overweight or obese. That is approximately 140 million adults. Somewhere between 15 and 20 million Americans can be classified as alcoholics. As many as 50% of those on welfare are alcoholics. There are 225 million people over 18 years old and 32 million of them do not have a high school degree. There are 32 million adults or 14% who are illiterate (23% in California, 22% in New York, 20% in Florida, 17% in New Jersey). The United States’ spending per pupil in public schools at $9,266 is in the top 5 in the world. New York and New Jersey spend $14,000 per pupil and one-fifth of their adults are illiterate.<\/p>\n

Forrest Gump, when asked “Are you stupid or something”, responded “Stupid is as stupid does”. A person’s appearance does not prove they are stupid. It is their deeds and actions which prove whether they are stupid or not. The terms stupid and idiot are not politically correct in today’s America. Intellectually challenged, IQ disadvantaged, aptitude deficient, brain power wanting, and acumen poor might satisfy the PC police. Let’s take a look at their definitions according to Webster’s Dictionary and assess whether they might apply to anyone in the increasingly socialized United States of today.<\/p>\n

Full article<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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