I came to that conclusion a long time ago. I've since pegged the percentage of the masses that is stupid at around 65%. These people are not bad people, it's just that they are not very aware of what happens around them, and more importantly
why those things happen. Politicians take advantage of that fact by saying in little soundbytes exactly what the stupid masses want to hear.
It's a worldwide thing too, nut just in the US, I've confirmed that
