I'd like to think they can learn. Even with all the heavy metal poisoning, I don't think it's too late to teach new generations how to think critically.

I can't speak to how bad things are elsewhere, but the average American only reads at a 6th grade level. That's also about where their understanding of science is. Their math skills are even worse. Americans today are not a good indicator of what humanity is capable of. We could always try to fix our educational system as opposed to sabotaging it. I have to believe we can do better.