:0 I dont see it that way, but hey I'm still not an adult right?
It's true we may have probs with weight and such, but not everyone of us thats just obsurd...most of us have taken the path to healthier options and maintained a fit body.
Dumb? We are the most advanced country, we invented the interwebz haha We have strong minds and we have the highest GDP the closest to our students GDP is Japan :0
Brainwashed? Hah Funny :3
actually, if we are the most advanced country, why do other countries have access to high speed trains, high speed broadband internet access and other advances? In Japan, a train is considered late after 5 seconds has passed by. If the train is over a minute late, you are issued a excuse to give to your boss explaining why you were late and that it isn't your fault.
also in terms of education, currently the USA is 27th when it comes to math, behind countries like Finland (1), Japan (6), Germany (14), UK (19) and even the Russian Federation (26). When it comes to science, the USA is 22, behind Finland (1), Japan (3), K (9), Ireland (14), and Iceland (21).
as for the weight issue, it is true that more and more americans are physically obese,
"African-American adults have the highest obesity rates — 37 percent among men and nearly 50 percent among women. For Hispanic women, the rate is 43 percent. Hispanic and black children have higher rates than non-Hispanic whites.
Federal health officials had set a goal a decade ago that no more than 15 percent of people would be obese in 2010.
“We aren’t near that, and we haven’t moved in that direction,” said Cynthia L. Ogden, an epidemiologist at the National Center for Health Statistics and an author of the reports.
In addition,
68 percent of adults and nearly one-third of children are considered at least overweight, with a body mass index of 25 or higher. For a 5-foot-8 person, that would be 164 pounds."
Currently, the USA is 2nd in the CIA's GDP ranking, behind the European Union. China is 3rd and Japan is 4th. Though projections show China taking over the No. 1 spot rather quickly and soon.
And yes, any avid follower of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reily and/or Fox News is easily considered brainwashed. Beck and Limbaugh are horrible examples of Americans who really just care about themselves and making a dollar. Fox News constantly twists footage, takes quotes out of context, ignores stories that they don't consider important when they really are, or make up completely and utter lies and report them like they are the honest truth. Fox News is a complete and utter failure as a news organization and honestly does more damage to the USA than they realize.
Below are the websites I pulled my information from.
Education Score Performance site
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CIA GDP Ranking
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Obesity Study
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