when they are so grossly misinformed
Fair enough question, though “uninformed” might.be more to the point.
The facts that answer those questions are important to you. You are a patriotic guy. You have had (and continue to have) time to absorb and appreciate that you are, we all are, a product of history and personal experience. Like a number of us on this forum, you are in your eighth (ninth?) decade. As am I. You have been around more than just the block. Just think about all the places that you know how to get to…..without a map. Those uninformed kids are in their second decade, maybe the third for some. Many of them have not yet fiqured out what is important in life…..some never will….the things that are important, details that become the background of our lives build up over time. They are learned. Those entrance tests do not ask about those details; the tests are more concerned about how well those uninformed kids think, about how they solve problems, about their potential..
And remember when you criticize the “system” for its failures (and, for sure, the system does have problems) , remember where those young people spend most of their time. In a 24 hour day,,, they may be in school for seven.
I do understand their inexperience, which of course is not their fault. However, one would expect that since they are supposedly in school to learn
They would not attempt to teach the rest of us about the many things they have yet to learn.
I guess the outright "know-it-all" attitude of SOME of them is what is a galling rub in many ways, such as blocking commerce, and other citizens
who only wish to go about their business, while trying to force their cockeyed ideas upon the rest of us.
They are trying to "teach" we who have learned long ago
..And yes; they would likely be the first to complain about avid Christians...trying to "shove religion down their throats"...
One hopeful sign..from my observations, the truly "brightest and best" are not usually among the foolish demonstrators..
Meanwhile, they are in many cases being deceived in their foolish moves, by certain teachers who are of an age where they should be acting
more maturely. No sane excuse for them.