poll shows just how dumb many OWS protesters are

They're more like the 9.9%-ers. :lol:

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New York magazine

14% do not know what the Frank/Dodd Act is
68% do not know what the S.E.C. is
90% do not know what the top marginal tax rate is
94% say the govt spends the most on military spending

Above was reported on the tv so I have no link. But in searching for it I also found the bit below.

Are you… Male: 66% Female: 30% “Other”: 4%

How old are you? Under 20: 10 20–29: 50 30-39: 15 40-49: 9 Over 50: 2

Pick one: Capitalism … Isn’t fundamentally evil; it just needs to be regulated: 46 Can’t be saved; it’s inherently immoral: 37 Didn’t answer: 17

Pop quiz! The proposal to prohibit banks from engaging in both client trading and proprietary trading is called … Glass-Steagall Act: 40 Volcker Rule: 6 Buffett Rule: 11 Elizabeth Warren Bill: 11 Didn’t Answer: 32 The correct answer is “Volcker Rule.”

What do you think of Obama? I believed in him, and he let me down: 40 He’s doing great: 1 I never believed in him: 27 He’s doing the best he can: 22

The country with the best government in the world is… "Canada. It’s most like the U.S. but more the way I want.” “Denmark.” “I don’t accept the premises of this question.

Did you vote in the 2010 midterm elections? Yes: 39 No: 55 No, but only because I wasn’t 18: 5

Explain how you would fix Wall Street. “A maximum-wage law.” “President Elizabeth Warren." “Burn it down.”

Rank yourself on the following Scale of Liberalism:. Not liberal at all: 6 Liberal but fairly mainstream (i.e., Barack Obama): 3 Strongly liberal (i.e., Paul Krugman): 12 Fed up with Democrats, believe country needs overhaul (i.e., Ralph Nader): 41 Convinced the U.S. government is no better than, say, Al Qaeda (i.e., Noam Chomsky): 34

Has the occupation been a success so far? 79: “Yes. We’re still here.” 13: “No. We’re still here.” Polling 100 Occupy Wall Street Protesters -- New York Magazine


They don't seem like a very well informed bunch.

Well let's see, None of them are actually running for office or have been a professional politician. Yet they still seem to do better than Eskimo Barbie. Hmmmm.
 
How is this any different than the right wing idiots on this site who believe ridiculous shit and don't understand basic concepts?

Newflash, the average American is an idiot. If these people are "the 99%" they are the definition of the average american.

I remember seeing some study which showed that a hilariously embarrassing % of Americans wouldn't be able to pass the entrance exam to become a citizen of this country.

The unfortunate fact is that the yes, we are a nation of sheep who are easily swayed by what others tell us to think. These people are no different. That doesn't however discredit the reason behind these protests.
 

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