Why do you think the US has such a problem with people doing things stupid and acting stupid?

Question

it isnt as bad in other countries is it?

why and how so in your opinion?

Thanks for your answers!

Answer 1

maybe we lack a common social togetherness ♥ i thenk we shud have more national holidays that celebrate our togetherness as americans, an there shud be huge festivals in all the cities round america  

Answer 2

We have such a problem with it because people know they can get away with pretty much anything. I mean how many unsolved murders are there?

Answer 3

probably becasue we live in a society that wants  instant gratification

Answer 4

Hey!  What's the big idea with stealing my name!?

You owe me 2 points.  Thank you.

The nerve of some people...

Answer 5

bad/easy going parents and people just dont care.. i'd slap them silly if i dont go to jail

Answer 6

Yes it is as bad in other countries. Your perception is that it is not the same else where is either due to a lack of experience or you have had some particularly bad experiences. Nonetheless there are morons and a$$-holes everywhere NOT just in the U.S.

Good luck, exploring the morons of the world!

Answer 7

They like to reserve being uneducated and ignorant for themselves!

Answer 8

Do they? What every single one of them? Even the admittedly stupid ones who've done stupid things?

Answer 9

That is a gross overgeneralization,and you know it!

Answer 10

Because no one is held accountable for their actions anymore...it is always someone else's fault...and if you can not make that stick say you're sorry and enter rehab for a weekend.

Answer 11

the media, it encourages a lot of stupid sh*t

Answer 12

minorities

Answer 13

theirs stupid people in every corner or the world.

Answer 14

cuz people are either smart or drunk

Answer 15

I think President Bush screwed us!

Answer 16

Because we can afford more beer than people in other countries.