Aunty,

I wasn't referring just to the younger generation. I have a couple young adult kids, but they always have been atypical, genius or near-genius types. Along with modern technology, they have their cultural literacy down better than most of my peers and definitely know that Melville wrote Moby Dick and all the other American classic authors and most British while solving calculus equations between tunes on their Ipods and checking restaurant reviews on their Iphones. Those are not the type I was referring to. It's not about sharing my same values or opinions. It's about demonstrating an ability to think logically and analytically. I encounter or read about Americans nearly every day that are almost as stupid as George Bush. That's what I meant in saying we are a nation of dumb fuks.

Sg