▲ 362 ▼ Wholesome teaching moment (thelemmy.club) submitted 7 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://xcancel.com/AfricanHub_/status/2011742594124992534#m
[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 91 points 7 months ago (7 children) Americans are dumb. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 48 points 7 months ago* When I was in a remedial history class to make time for advanced Spanish, several kids were entirely unable to read. All of them very poor and black. I remember it frequently, any time I try to get my head around the state of the US and the reason education is so frequently under attack. Systemic racism has far reaching ramifications. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 7 months ago (3 children) When I was about 16, I was traveling to the US. I still vividly remember immigration asking me if rollercoasters existed in Europe. Americans also love asking where you're from, and there's only 2 responses: Oh yes, I actually have far relatives in Belgium! Oh yes, I've been in Belgium! Amsterdam is such a nice city. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* i like telling "irish"-americans how they're legally not irish according to ireland permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago It is really ingrained into most of us to be outwardly friendly and inviting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 7 months ago It's funny, l vividly remember being a kid, definitely less than 10, and wondering about the prevalence of amusement parks. In my mind, my state had a nationally known park, and then there was Disney. The people sorting out your papers saying that is wild. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 19 points 7 months ago (1 child) The purpose of the American school system is to provide childcare while the parents work and to adjust children to life as workers, teaching them some of the absolute basic life skills required so that the children can someday take over their parents' jobs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago And this is one of my primary foes, this design. It's one of the least libre forms of life and I reject it. I can only hope many others do the same, otherwise America won't be the only corporate slave-centric country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomiant@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* (1 child) They live out most of their lives in their cars, and exhaust fumes are clinically proven to be deeply harmful to cognitve ability. I don't know why we don't talk about that more. Wait, no, I know exactly why we don't talk about that more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 7 months ago There was an interesting study done. A group was asked if smoking should be banned in outdoor cafes. Most said yes, it smells and forces everyone to inhale it. Then they were asked if high-polluting vehicles like trucks should be banned from streets with outdoor cafes. Most said no. The dots cannot be connected for some. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago Do they got the Pizza Hut? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago especially keep it ignorant about africans/ and AA people, so they have easy scapegoat later on,. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evol@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago (1 child) People are dumb, no need for any American Exceptionalism here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 7 months ago Okay, americans are exceptionally dumb permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 48 points 7 months ago* When I was in a remedial history class to make time for advanced Spanish, several kids were entirely unable to read. All of them very poor and black. I remember it frequently, any time I try to get my head around the state of the US and the reason education is so frequently under attack. Systemic racism has far reaching ramifications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 7 months ago (3 children) When I was about 16, I was traveling to the US. I still vividly remember immigration asking me if rollercoasters existed in Europe. Americans also love asking where you're from, and there's only 2 responses: Oh yes, I actually have far relatives in Belgium! Oh yes, I've been in Belgium! Amsterdam is such a nice city. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* i like telling "irish"-americans how they're legally not irish according to ireland permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago It is really ingrained into most of us to be outwardly friendly and inviting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 7 months ago It's funny, l vividly remember being a kid, definitely less than 10, and wondering about the prevalence of amusement parks. In my mind, my state had a nationally known park, and then there was Disney. The people sorting out your papers saying that is wild. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* i like telling "irish"-americans how they're legally not irish according to ireland permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago It is really ingrained into most of us to be outwardly friendly and inviting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] degen@midwest.social 1 point 7 months ago It's funny, l vividly remember being a kid, definitely less than 10, and wondering about the prevalence of amusement parks. In my mind, my state had a nationally known park, and then there was Disney. The people sorting out your papers saying that is wild. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 19 points 7 months ago (1 child) The purpose of the American school system is to provide childcare while the parents work and to adjust children to life as workers, teaching them some of the absolute basic life skills required so that the children can someday take over their parents' jobs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago And this is one of my primary foes, this design. It's one of the least libre forms of life and I reject it. I can only hope many others do the same, otherwise America won't be the only corporate slave-centric country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago And this is one of my primary foes, this design. It's one of the least libre forms of life and I reject it. I can only hope many others do the same, otherwise America won't be the only corporate slave-centric country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomiant@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago* (1 child) They live out most of their lives in their cars, and exhaust fumes are clinically proven to be deeply harmful to cognitve ability. I don't know why we don't talk about that more. Wait, no, I know exactly why we don't talk about that more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 7 months ago There was an interesting study done. A group was asked if smoking should be banned in outdoor cafes. Most said yes, it smells and forces everyone to inhale it. Then they were asked if high-polluting vehicles like trucks should be banned from streets with outdoor cafes. Most said no. The dots cannot be connected for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 7 months ago There was an interesting study done. A group was asked if smoking should be banned in outdoor cafes. Most said yes, it smells and forces everyone to inhale it. Then they were asked if high-polluting vehicles like trucks should be banned from streets with outdoor cafes. Most said no. The dots cannot be connected for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago Do they got the Pizza Hut? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 7 months ago especially keep it ignorant about africans/ and AA people, so they have easy scapegoat later on,. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evol@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago (1 child) People are dumb, no need for any American Exceptionalism here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 7 months ago Okay, americans are exceptionally dumb permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 7 months ago Okay, americans are exceptionally dumb permalink fedilink source parent
