That’s right. I just finished reading about a poll in The Week magazine where 26% of Americans didn’t know that Great Britain (A.K.A England for those who may not know who Great Britain is) was the country we, America A.K.A United State of America, fought to gain our independence. I can even understand (well… a little bit) that some thought the countries of France and Mexico were who we fought; but China? That’s not even close!
What really scares me more is the fact that these 26% who haven’t a clue; vote. I have always been against a test of any kind in order to vote but after this I’m not so sure we shouldn’t have a basic rudimentary test in order to get your voter’s card. Just things like who we fought to gain our independence and maybe who was the very first president of the United States or list the three branches of your government. Not hard things but things everyone should aspire to know before they vote. No wonder we have such a mess in Washington DC and generally in government these days. Over a quarter of those who are potentially voting don’t care enough about our country to learn about its history. I can only hope they also don’t care enough to vote!
