A Thought: On the Difference Between Ignorance and Stupidity

I often hear it said that the average American is stupid, that our country is being dragged down because of said stupidity.  That's not the case, though.  Most people in the country are ignorant, which isn't the same as stupid.  Ignorance is lack of knowledge, because of a failing education system, a life where education took a back seat to simple survival, that kind of thing.  Ignorance can be remedied.  Stupidity is when one realizes one's ignorance and is not only okay with it, but revels in it and seeks to spread it around rather than eliminate it.