What the hell kind of mentality is that? You're a prime example of what you're complaining about.
"Americans think they're smart, but they aren't."
And here you are, an American, assuming that all American's think that they're intelligent than the rest of the world...
I can't believe you took a thread about a tragic incident and made it into an American-stomping ground where you yourself are American. If you're worried about how the world views us, you're certainly not helping. You're making us look worse.