[PRCo] Re: 4398

[John Swindler]

Actually, Fred, there was a study - or survey would be a better word - done 
some 20 years ago in which many,  - if not a majority  - of those surveyed, 
when told some of the bill of rights amendments, considered them unAmerican, 
or a Communist conspiracy, etc. (another instance where I now wish I had 
kept a copy of the article)

Suspect that history ranks right up there with geography as useless 
information as far as most Americans are concerned.

John


>From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 4398
>Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:39:57 -0500
>
>Don:
>
>I don't know if you're pulling our legs or not with that "studies show ....
>53.2%.....parking."  Is it one more April Fools joke?  I really think that 
>it is a
>joke because I don't believe that 53.2% of Americans ever heard of or read 
>the
>first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. 
>Actually
>I don't believe 10 percent of Americans have read any part of the 
>Constitution.
>Trouble is, asking people at random to make fools of themselves only makes 
>enemies
>(unless you are the host of a reality radio or television show).  So we 
>won't
>really know, will we?
>
>fws
>
>Donald Galt wrote:
>
> > On 1 Apr 2004 at 18:01, Harold Geissenheimer wrote:
> >
> > > You have the right solution.  Drive less, drive a smaller
> > > car, No SUV, car pool, make fewer tips by consolidating,
> > > and try walking.
> > >
> >
> > and . . . um, public transport.
> >
> > > The answer. just dont buy or use gas.  Cut our trade deficit
> > >
> >
> > Good one, Harold. April Fool. You almost had me there for a minute!
> >
> > Studies show that 53.2% of Americans believe the Bill of Rights includes 
>cheap
> > gas and free parking.
> >
> > Don
>
>
>

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