Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
And you think this has always been true, or is a recent phenomena?

I doubt the average American ever had a better idea of geography than now - but in past decades they had a different sense of their role in the world (sometimes for good, more often for bad) than in the modern MAGA TrumpWorld.

Maybe that was down to the priorities and narratives of the broadcast, print and social media?

Maybe in the past stupidity and ignorance was less valued and celebrated than now?
Not sure. I think there's some truth in Americans not being top of the class in the global geography stakes. Understandable in some cases given it's size, lack of neighbours and the like I guess.

I'm not sure things have changed so much. There's always been a significant body of opinion that doesn't want America to the worlds policeman and to sort out their own problems first etc.