Another point I've made on this site: I think we over emphasis the effects of public education. Yeah sure US schools teach a rosey view of US history and don't really teach kids proper critical thinking skills. That's the case in MOST countries with a public education system. And as crap as it is US schools do at least give you access to resources that you can use to further educate yourself.

I don't think we can really argue the average American child is more indoctrinated that a Russian peasant who parents were illiterate, where the only provider of education was the Orthodox Church and who were told from birth that the Czar was ordained by God. People in places with far FAR worse educational standards than the US have managed a clearer view of the world.