Why God, Why?

I understand that most Americans don't follow politics/current events. I understand that most Americans are not American history buffs. That's fine. But sometimes it needs to be said... there are a lot of fucking idiots in this country. Read it and weep-

Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper.

While the country is preparing to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and shocked the world, 95 percent of Americans questioned in the poll were able to remember the month and the day of the attacks, according to Wednesday's edition of the newspaper.

But when asked what year, 30 percent could not give a correct answer...

[*smashes head into wall*]

The 30% who didn't know the year is mindblowing enough, but did I just read that 5% of those polled didn't know the month and day of 9/11??! Ohh, ohh, I need to lay down now.

I guess those '9/11- Never Forget' bumper stickers should've had the date imprinted on them.

[PS- And let us not forget that 50% of Americans still believe that Iraq had WMD.]