I can come up with XVII reasons why that’s not a good idea.
Is Mamdani introducing Arabic numerals to New York schools?
Submitted 4 months ago by GazpachoManRandy@sh.itjust.works to conservative@sh.itjust.works
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-mamdani-arabic-numerals-new-york-schools-11079540
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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 4 months ago
GazpachoManRandy@sh.itjust.works 4 months 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?
njm1314@lemmy.world 4 months 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.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
True Americans use native numerals
GazpachoManRandy@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Freedom Symbols. “native” and “numerals” don’t fly here piggy
01011@monero.town 4 months ago
This is hilarious.
I’m kinda glad that certain people are completely flipping out over this.
KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
I saw a meme about this on Lemmy and figured it was satirical. Good to know USAmericans are as stupid as ever.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 4 months 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.
snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 4 months ago
A new Home maker class featuring falafel and hummus as side dishes is now mandatory to graduate High school.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
I unironically support that.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 months ago
Flalafel is bangin
vpol@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Imagine having to explain it to Americans.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
This fucking article is way too long. It should start with, “he isn’t.” state the facts, then end. Fuck this idiotic shit.
Seleni@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s called humor. You might want to try it sometime.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 4 months 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.paraphrand@lemmy.world 4 months ago
So, like, 9 11.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Yes. I read the whole thing. It’s too long and filled with extra shit.
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Wait. This isn’t the Onion?
Lol! Wut?
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s fucking Newsweek lmao
protist@mander.xyz 4 months 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!
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I had a lousy impression of the US school system, but I never realized it was this bad…
Rhyfel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
nocturne@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
I sure hope so. This is a much needed improvement.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 months ago
um… it’s no improvement… it is in fact no change at all…
DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Woosh
Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 months 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.