I'm using the politics of America as supporting argument to exhibit that there is a logically-thought-out argument behind my assertion instead of slinging unsupported claims that rival the very things I am speaking against. This is clearly not the only issue being addressed in my response.

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I'm not saying that ALL Americans are like that, but, on the whole, we don't seem to value logical thought as much as many other advanced Western civilizations."

I greatly appreciate the efforts of Neil DeGrasse Tyson and the other intellectuals in the US. But the problem in America is that "ANTI-Intellectualism" has such strong roots. Not that wikipedia is an infallibly credible source, but there is an entire section on American Anti-Intellectualism through the centuries whereas countries from Europe share a section with the rest of their continent with a much larger time-span which suggests a smaller sample of such thinking patterns.

Like it or not, Americans are predisposed to reject intellectual thought. Consider yourself lucky to have moved to a higher plane of thought, and consider it your duty to help others to do the same.