Is Mamdani introducing Arabic numerals to New York schools?

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• Rhyfel@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wait. This isn’t the Onion?

  Lol! Wut?

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  • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s fucking Newsweek lmao

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• Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well, it is a headline designed to catch the total idiots. Those who, if they had learned Arabic numerals in school, would actually be able to hold a job.

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• vpol@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Imagine having to explain it to Americans.

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• lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I can come up with XVII reasons why that’s not a good idea.

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  • GazpachoManRandy@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    OK now hold it? These violent conquers want to infiltrate the USA. That doesn’t mean we can’t have a sit down? Should I blow you first or you give me $$$$ after?

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• KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I saw a meme about this on Lemmy and figured it was satirical. Good to know USAmericans are as stupid as ever.

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• protist@mander.xyz ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is expected to require ALL New York Elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals,” one post on X from member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Derrick Evans read. Evans was also as part of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The post has over 300,000 views as of Thursday morning.

  D’oh!

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  • ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I had a lousy impression of the US school system, but I never realized it was this bad…

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• Cruxifux@feddit.nl ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Someone posted this on Twitter and the responses, like every single one I saw, were fucking depressing.

  Although it is Twitter, which is now mostly a haven for bots, nazis, propagandists, and Nazi bot propagandists so I shouldn’t be surprised.

  I can’t help but feel like this is also just a large portion of Americans and how they feel though.

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• pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  True Americans use native numerals

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  • GazpachoManRandy@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Freedom Symbols. “native” and “numerals” don’t fly here piggy

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• nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I sure hope so. This is a much needed improvement.

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  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    um… it’s no improvement… it is in fact no change at all…

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    • DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Woosh

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• orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This fucking article is way too long. It should start with, “he isn’t.” state the facts, then end. Fuck this idiotic shit.

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  • nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The Facts
    Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in math, banking, street signs, phone numbers, government forms, and every classroom in the United States.

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    • orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes. I read the whole thing. It’s too long and filled with extra shit.

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So, like, 9 11.

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  • Seleni@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s called humor. You might want to try it sometime.

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• 01011@monero.town ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is hilarious.

  I’m kinda glad that certain people are completely flipping out over this.

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• snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A new Home maker class featuring falafel and hummus as side dishes is now mandatory to graduate High school.

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  • dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I unironically support that.

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• njm1314@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If I worked at Newsweek and this was published by the organization I worked for I might kill myself. I mean I’d seriously have to consider it.

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