ignorance is in effect when one is not exposed to something, stupidity is when one gets the exposure and regardless what you do they simply do not absorb the information. They are stupid. They have not been taught ti think!

thank you.

It's only partly their fault. Don't confuse ignorance with stupidity. There are two thing operating. 1. Bad, really bad education. 2. A culture in decline.

Worse than just scary. They'll vote for the next President.

A free education is obviously worth what it costs.

Personally, I don't care what shadow motives are behind this or other videos like this ("Watter's World," etc.). The mere fact that even one American college student cannot answer the most basic questions regarding their country is a disgrace. It is a condemnation of our education system and an embarrassment to the country.

This explains the support for Bernie Sanders. I've watched him try to explain how he thinks we'll pay for all of the "free" stuff he talks about, and he's given at least three different answers: first, he said he'd tax the "one percent" to cover it; when that didn't work, he said he'd increase tax on everyone who made over $250K annually (channeling Obama there); finally, when that didn't work, he said how wonderful it would be that when everyone was paying more tax, their expenses for the free stuff would be so much less. One would think that such flawed ignorance of basic economics would sink Sanders, but the truth is that a large part of our population would be willing to give up most of their income in exchange for not having to take the effort to make choices. To these folk, the idea of state-run clinics, schools, and commercial markets has appeal, just like it led so many others down the destructive path of socialist, authoritarian states many times before. I never thought I'd see such widespread, dangerous ignorance in this country.

Oh my!

After watching this, and having seen Idiocracy in 2007, I'm certain we're doomed. I am also certain the creators of Idiocracy, when looked back on historically, will be seen as great prognosticators. Of course, that is only if someone from the present makes it to the future.

If you want to have some present day, real life fun on your own try this:

Ask a young adult, who is wearing an analog watch (usually something big, shiny with some designer's initials on it) for the time. Watch what happens (hint: you will soon know what brand cell phone they use.)

Now granted one can argue that analog timepieces are going the way of the sundial, but what about this next one:

Next time a cashier from a mall store rings you up for something like 30.17, hand the cashier two $20 bills and a quarter, sit back and enjoy. Make sure you're not in a hurry when you do this.

I think you meant "hire". Autocorrect strikes again.

And you think this is new! How about going back to the 1970's and you will begin to see the beginnings so why are people surprised that the youth of america is plain old stupid.Would you higher any of them for anything other than to serve soda?

This video and others I've seen (Watter's World, Man On The Street and more) of ignorant young adults being questioned reveals why they born in the USA would think old Bolshevik Bernie's socialism is such a cool thing.
At this point I was not even surprised when black Millennials did not who won the Civil War.
I almost posted this the other day. What do Bernie supporters know about sociasm~

http://patriotupdate.com/find-out-how...

In your comment were you intending to prove that you are just a typical knee jerk conservative capable of such an obvious and basic logical flaw as discounting the contents of the video based merely on who posted it to Facebook? Because you did a good job of it.

There are all sorts of videos like this. Posted by left and right leaning people. They all show that the typical American has difficulty answering basic questions of history, politics, and current affairs. The salient question about any such video is awebb's question. Not who posted the video. A secondary question is does this video match up with your own experiences with others? I would say yes. And a third question is are there more scientific polls that bear on the same conclusion. I'm not sure but think it is likely.

It is absolutely scary how little real history America's youth know today. And the real problem is that those who do not know history, can't even learn from it to avoid repeating it.

I see videos similiar to this fairly frequently (think Fox News' "Watters' World"). While I think there is no doubt that the educational system in this country is lacking I often wonder how "accurate" these types of videos are. Obviously, they're trying to prove a point so they aren't going to show you 10 people in a row getting the question right. How many people did they actual ask and what percentage got the answers wrong vs. right.

Occupy Democrats ran this to show how most people are brainwashed by the mainstream media. So, in posting it here, did you (Bruceforge) validate your support for Occupy Democrats or was it your intention to demonstrate that self-styled admirers of Ayn Rand are just knee-jerk conservatives? Was something else in play? Inquiring minds want to know.

At first I felt sorry these tech students. I would have responded the same way if that girl had approached me 20 years ago as an engineering student, even though I knew the answers. She ruled that explanation out, though, by asking them control questions that they did know. So it's scary.