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For the thousandth time:
You can't say it any better than this:
As you can see, there are basically two kinds of situations in which this ratio skyrockets — either World War II breaks out, or else you put representatives of the modern conservative movement in the White House.
Why don't Americans know this?
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Same reason they don't know that our country has one of the highest crime rates, especially violent crime, in the world. It's shocking when you run into this in the midst of a discussion of, you know, crime and punishment; or at least it shocks for the first few dozen times; but there it is.
Posted by: Porlock Hussein Junior | October 04, 2008 at 01:04 AM
Why don't Americans know this?
Marketing!
Posted by: KitE | October 04, 2008 at 12:27 PM