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Imadethisupwithnoforethought's avatar

So, what percentage of the population of your nation do you suspect are crazy?

Asked by Imadethisupwithnoforethought (14682points) March 22nd, 2012

And let me be clear. I am not talking about persons who are dealing with mental illness and are struggling to lead normal lives.

I am talking about those persons you bump into who believe themselves perfectly healthy, lead relatively normal lives, but posses absolutely nutty world views and are extremely confident about their opinions.

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SavoirFaire's avatar

Ask me again after the upcoming elections.

FutureMemory's avatar

What’s the percentage of US citizens that believe in Creationism?

underwoodmommy28's avatar

Id say at least half, because we women are all crazy in our own special ways.

jca's avatar

By your definition of crazy only, I’d say 2%.

PhiNotPi's avatar

100%. Yes, that does include me, but this is due to the fact that the word is so complicated (7,000,000,000 people, each with their own opinions and life stories) that there is no way for anybody to understand or comprehend anything without creating incorrect blanket statements.

cockswain's avatar

90%. But I set the bar pretty low. I don’t know if I’m included in that number either. Anyone who seems irrational, paranoid, dorky, or just too weird makes my list. Hell, I put anyone who isn’t funny in there too.

rojo's avatar

38 % in the US, about 73% here in Texas

vitro's avatar

I’d say about 80% are crazy.

Pew research shows 36% of voters are registered as democrats, 27% of voters are registered as republican, and 36% of voters are registered as independent with a 3:2 margin leaning towards the democratic party.

ucme's avatar

Eleventyteen purr scent.

augustlan's avatar

Far too high a number, that’s for sure.

tom_g's avatar

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought: “I am talking about those persons you bump into who believe themselves perfectly healthy, lead relatively normal lives, but posses absolutely nutty world views and are extremely confident about their opinions.”

I’m guessing around 100%.

Coloma's avatar

More than I care to think about. haha
My mission in life the last decade is to identify and run from crazies. lol
Hey, my joke for a long time has been ” as long as one isn’t a sociopath, everything else can be worked on.”
The biggest slice of the crazy pie I see are those with hardcore narcissism. Completely OBLIVIOUS as to how they come across to others, because they don’t CARE! lol

chyna's avatar

Crazy is such a mean word, I prefer “mentally creative”.
stole this off of facebook.
95%

cheebdragon's avatar

Add another 2% for Mormons & Scientologists.

flutherother's avatar

Everybody’s crazy some of the time and some are crazy all of the time.

Nullo's avatar

It seems that most people have something going on. I’m thinking of adding “operating a motor vehicle” to my definition of a state of altered consciousness. You put some people behind the wheel and they see regular people as The Enemy That Must Be Passed Recklessly So That I May Drive Faster.

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