Are people this dumb or

[Two Thumbs]

are they just regurgitating the stewpud they are taught?

Guess Who College Students Think Is More of a Villain Than Lenin Stalin and Mao

Albert Einstein? Albert is the number 1 hero of all time?

good god, this makes me want to tell my kids to not go to college.

 

[TheOldSchool]

In the world of Academia, Einstein is Michael Jordan. I have no problem with that.

What shocks me is Mohammed, Marx and Guevarra. But hey, in college everyone's a little crazy.

 

[TheOldSchool]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

 

[Two Thumbs]

In the world of Academia, Einstein is Michael Jordan. I have no problem with that.

What shocks me is Mohammed, Marx and Guevarra. But hey, in college everyone's a little crazy.

I am a little shocked that che landed on the dark side of the list.

but still, you're in college, you should know the definition of 'hero'.

 

[jwoodie]

Stupid people think college will make them smarter. Smart people know it doesn't, and are less impressionable.

 

[toxicmedia]

are they just regurgitating the stewpud they are taught?

Guess Who College Students Think Is More of a Villain Than Lenin Stalin and Mao

Albert Einstein? Albert is the number 1 hero of all time?

good god, this makes me want to tell my kids to not go to college.

I don't believe it.

But that is beside the point that "yes" "people are that dumb"

I work with the public, and they are.

 

[Two Thumbs]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

Nathan Hale - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."


When they dropped him, there was a clanking sound. That was his brass balls banging together

 

[TheOldSchool]

Stupid people think college will make them smarter. Smart people know it doesn't, and are less impressionable.

Smart people know what that little piece of paper saying you graduated can do for them.

 

[Mr. H.]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

When God handed out brains you thought he said rains, then you claude your way to the bottom of society.

 

[Two Thumbs]

are they just regurgitating the stewpud they are taught?

Guess Who College Students Think Is More of a Villain Than Lenin Stalin and Mao

Albert Einstein? Albert is the number 1 hero of all time?

good god, this makes me want to tell my kids to not go to college.

I don't believe it.

But that is beside the point that "yes" "people are that dumb"

I work with the public, and they are.

are they just regurgitating the stewpud they are taught?

Guess Who College Students Think Is More of a Villain Than Lenin Stalin and Mao

Albert Einstein? Albert is the number 1 hero of all time?

good god, this makes me want to tell my kids to not go to college.

I don't believe it.

But that is beside the point that "yes" "people are that dumb"

I work with the public, and they are.

well if you can show me this is bullshit, I'll ask for the thread to be taken down.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Stupid people think college will make them smarter. Smart people know it doesn't, and are less impressionable.

Smart people know what that little piece of paper saying you graduated can do for them.

only if you get a useful one

 

[TheOldSchool]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

Nathan Hale - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."


When they dropped him, there was a clanking sound. That was his brass balls banging together

An outside the boxer:

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov

2 times in one day, the USSR's early warning system detected nuclear missile launches from the U.S. This guy chose to declare them false alarms. God knows what would have happened with someone else at the helm.

1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

99 red ballooons comes to mind.

 

[TheOldSchool]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

When God handed out brains you thought he said rains, then you claude your way to the bottom of society.

Good thing I don't give a van Damme.

 

[The Irish Ram]

I'm not buying it. Our stupid kids don't know half the names on that list. Charlemagne, right......

 

[Two Thumbs]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

Nathan Hale - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."


When they dropped him, there was a clanking sound. That was his brass balls banging together

An outside the boxer:

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov

2 times in one day, the USSR's early warning system detected nuclear missile launches from the U.S. This guy chose to declare them false alarms. God knows what would have happened with someone else at the helm.

1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

99 red ballooons comes to mind.

that had to be a tough call.

wrong once and people speak of russia in the past tense

 

[Two Thumbs]

I'm not buying it. Our stupid kids don't know half the names on that list. Charlemagne, right......

yea, I had to look at that twice myself

 

[PaintMyHouse]

"The 10 most positively evaluated historical figures across all countries were (in descending order): Albert Einstein, Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Isaac Newton, Jesus Christ, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln and Buddha. These are scientists, humanitarians, and religious figures with one exception of a political leader (Abraham Lincoln). It seems reasonable to argue that maybe Abraham Lincoln was perceived as a humanitarian, since it is known that he abolished slavery in the United States. The five most negatively evaluated historical figures across all countries were (from the bottom): Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, George W. Bush and Joseph Stalin. These are 20th and 21st century figures known for their roles in dictatorships, terrorism, mass murder, and/or driving their countries into unjust wars. They were followed by Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin, Genghis Khan, Saladin and The Qin Emperor. The last two had evaluations close to the neutral point of 4.04 and so are not evaluated as “villains” by our samples. Clearly time has dimmed the ferocious reputation of Genghis Khan, whose rating also approached the midpoint."
Heroes and Villains of World History across Cultures

And:

"Participants
Data were collected initially from 6,902 university students who were citizens of 37 countries (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, UK, and USA). Sample sizes ranged from 78 (Peru) to 346 (Argentina) with an average of 182; most were collected between 2007 and 2008, but the UK sample was collected in 2010. Social science students were preferred, and specialists majoring in history were avoided. Participants with more than 33% missing values were excluded from the overall analyses (175 cases) because they were deemed to have demonstrated insufficient knowledge/interest in historical figures. Additional missing data in the LPA was estimated using FIML. The final sample thus consisted of 6,727 university students (60.8% were female, 36.7% were male, and 2.5% did not indicate their gender). Participants’ age ranged from 16 to 80 years (M = 21.73, SD = 5.19), with country age means ranging from 19.00 (Philippines) to 34.09 (Pakistan). This sampling approach ensures that our findings and conclusions derive from a truly cross-cultural sample that is not WEIRD (ie. Western-Educated-Industrialized-Rich-Democratic) [38]. Yet, the sample is homogenous in terms of educational levels, enabling us to be confident about the comparability of our findings across cultures."

 

[TheOldSchool]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

Nathan Hale - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."


When they dropped him, there was a clanking sound. That was his brass balls banging together

An outside the boxer:

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov

2 times in one day, the USSR's early warning system detected nuclear missile launches from the U.S. This guy chose to declare them false alarms. God knows what would have happened with someone else at the helm.

1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

99 red ballooons comes to mind.

that had to be a tough call.

wrong once and people speak of russia in the past tense

Wrong and people speak of EVERYTHING in the past tense!

 

[Unkotare]

But that is beside the point that "yes" "people are that dumb"

I work with the public, and they are.

Just imagine how the public considers you.

 

[Mr. H.]

You know what would make for a good thread...

Who do USMB members think are the greatest heroes of all time?

When God handed out brains you thought he said rains, then you claude your way to the bottom of society.

Good thing I don't give a van Damme.

You clever little fucker.