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		<title>Are (some) Americans the most stupid people on the planet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Americans really this dumb? it appears so...
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<p>Posit: How can a country that has given (or made major contributions to) so many technological marvels to the world also be capable of producing morons in ever-increasing numbers and seemingly ever more stupid?</p>
<p>Especially when there are lots of firearms lying about the place.</p>
<p>Take the recent case of the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7091904.stm" title="BBC Article (opens in new window)" target="_blank">66 year old man from Washington</a> who injured himself in both legs after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut&#8230;by blasting it with his shotgun.</p>
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