Sad But True

This Doug Gamble column points out the continuing dumbing down of America and people's utter lack of common sense. Among other things:

"We are so stupid we are politically correcting ourselves right into the grave. Terrorists must be doubled over with laughter (if extremist Islam permits laughter) as we hassle and search obvious innocents at airports instead of profiling those most likely to do us harm. It may turn out, looking back, that America was actually lost the instant the airplanes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11 and we are now going through a steady decline leading to the inevitable end. I’m sure terrorists can hardly believe their luck as they watch us doing ourselves in.... We are so stupid we have lending institutions allowing people to buy houses with no money down, and people falling for such schemes, ignorant of the severe economic consequences to individuals and the country as a whole.
We are so stupid we sit in front of TV sets and watch mindless 'reality' shows that not only have no redeeming value whatsoever but further debase our culture. America is a country where the results of 'American Idol' are actually reported as a legitimate news story, not only on the network that carries the show but on the news broadcasts of competing networks as well. We’re stupid enough to believe that celebrities matter in our lives."