Why is the United States so backwards?

What’s wrong with moving forward like other developed countries are doing?

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If our education were better and critical thinking were promoted, the people would figure out how much we're being lied to and might rebel. The people who run the US know that if the citizens knew how powerful they really are, they wouldn't be able to control them. So the people are intentionally kept dumbed-down and in a state of fear to keep them controlled.