My Faith for the Future of the U.S. is Shattered

Dargos · Post by **Dargos** » 2003-01-16 08:43am

Eleas wrote:
The Duchess of Zeon wrote:Before you get to happy, Oh Glorious Europeans, remember that America, land of stupid people, is despite being said land, still the strongest nation on the planet.....

.....Can you imagine what we'd have done by now if we were all brilliant?
Ha! If you had been brilliant, you would all be coming to Sweden to learn the secrets of yümmy føød!

Bork bork bork.

Yurgi smorgi dor a diki dor. Yurgi ga smorgibor bork bork bork!!!

Swedish Chef Rocks

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-01-16 08:51am

MKSheppard wrote:
Crown wrote: Seriously though, America's geography teachers should be shot!
Actually...

"War is God's way of teaching Americans Geography...."

Then you are in need of serious restructing. In a survey conducted last year, only 42% of young Americans knew that Taliban and al-Qaeda were based in Afganistan. 17% were able to find it on the world map. Amazing 13% could find Iraq. At least they did better than their counterparts in Mexico.

http://geosurvey.nationalgeographic.com/geosurvey/ [/url]

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2003-01-16 08:55am

Dargos wrote:
Eleas wrote: Ha! If you had been brilliant, you would all be coming to Sweden to learn the secrets of yümmy føød!

Bork bork bork.
Yurgi smorgi dor a diki dor. Yurgi ga smorgibor bork bork bork!!!

Swedish Chef Rocks

"In this shøw e heve de müfin. See de müfin? Und here e heve de bøøm a-shuutin. Und dis is høw to make a høøl."

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-01-16 09:36am

I remember when i was 1st on the net about 4 years ago. I went into a teen room as i was 18 at the time. All these dumb fuck soon to be porn star american women thought we still had a potatoe famine. I had it made, i was wowing them with details of street riots and about to get some sympathy cyber sex when a fecking Bosnian came in.................

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-01-16 09:41am

Eleas wrote:
Bork bork bork.

Is that a reference to the Sweedish Chef from the Muppet Show?

If so....

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-01-16 10:13am

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:Before you get to happy, Oh Glorious Europeans, remember that America, land of stupid people, is despite being said land, still the strongest nation on the planet.....

Hence why brainy Europeans like myself come to this Land to leech off the wallets while we prepare Operation Move The Cheese.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2003-01-16 10:27am

Tsyroc wrote:
Eleas wrote:
Bork bork bork.

Is that a reference to the Sweedish Chef from the Muppet Show?
If so....

Mmmm, chocolate moose! Hubedi um... mmmm...

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-16 10:33am

It must be the Britney Spears effect acting like a black hole sucking intelligence away from the world.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-01-16 12:26pm

Montcalm wrote:It must be the Britney Spears effect acting like a black hole sucking intelligence away from the world.

the whole world??? i thought it was just the U.S. that was becoming more stupid

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-01-16 12:26pm

Montcalm wrote:It must be the Britney Spears effect acting like a black hole sucking intelligence away from the world.

the whole world??? i thought it was just the U.S. that was becoming more stupid

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-16 12:46pm

such sheep will be useful in a few yrs. . .

-lazy smile-

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-16 12:49pm

Americans learn about every conceivable detail of their Revolutionary War history, and ... then they stop.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-01-16 12:51pm

that's not true for all americans personally i am very interested in the second world war (if anyone knows any good books on the subject please let me know)

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-16 12:56pm

actually, I know tons of ww2 stuff, and next to nothing bout the revolution. tis why Im taking a history major later - need to know these things.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-16 12:57pm

Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War, some stuff about their own Civil War, and as you move toward the present day, less and less. How many Yanks know how Marcos seized power in the Philippines, for example?

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-16 12:58pm

-reads history in reverse-

and, not a clue.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-01-16 12:59pm

Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War, some stuff about their own Civil War, and as you move toward the present day, less and less. How many Yanks know how Marcos seized power in the Philippines, for example?

i am ashamed to admit i know nothing about this but i am still finishing up 10th grade world history mabye i'll learn about it

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-16 01:03pm

never heard of him, as it happens. was it when the americans took over, or when we left, or what? Ive never been good with names.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-16 01:07pm

Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War, some stuff about their own Civil War, and as you move toward the present day, less and less. How many Yanks know how Marcos seized power in the Philippines, for example?

Exactly! Every time I took history in high school and middle school it was the same old plan. Most of the class is spent on the first 100 years, with just a small amount of time on the last 100 years.

You would think with so many of the teacher at my time being from the Vietnam War area they would want to talk about it, but evidently not.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-01-16 02:23pm

Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War.

Actually, one major battle was banned from their history books.

The battle of Penobscot Bay, in which 43 American ships were burned or captured.

By 6 British ships.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2003-01-16 02:44pm

Ted wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War.
Actually, one major battle was banned from their history books.

The battle of Penobscot Bay, in which 43 American ships were burned or captured.

By 6 British ships.

Is this ban still in effect?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-01-16 03:08pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War, some stuff about their own Civil War, and as you move toward the present day, less and less. How many Yanks know how Marcos seized power in the Philippines, for example?
Exactly! Every time I took history in high school and middle school it was the same old plan. Most of the class is spent on the first 100 years, with just a small amount of time on the last 100 years.

You would think with so many of the teacher at my time being from the Vietnam War area they would want to talk about it, but evidently not.

Before we teach them that, we should teach kids more geography, so they can locate Germany on a map, and know that not everybody there lives in an alpine lodge. I don't know how people can possibly be so stupid. They know jack shit about history, they can't find Andorra on a map, and they find reality TV entertaining.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-16 03:26pm

Can't... stop... laughing!

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-01-16 03:29pm

Ted wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Sorry, I should have added "in public school". Every American seems to know all sorts of things about their own Revolutionary War.
Actually, one major battle was banned from their history books.

The battle of Penobscot Bay, in which 43 American ships were burned or captured.

By 6 British ships.

That was in my history book, you must be using the old American history book up there in Canada.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-01-16 03:34pm

Before we teach them that, we should teach kids more geography, so they can locate Germany on a map, and know that not everybody there lives in an alpine lodge. I don't know how people can possibly be so stupid. They know jack shit about history, they can't find Andorra on a map, and they find reality TV entertaining.

We need to teach them both. Problem with our education system is that no body is held to any standards. Any teacher that actually fails students usually ends up getting harassed by parents too weak to take care of their child.

I just slid through high school and while at the time I thought I was getting away with something, I realize it hurt me when I went to a University.