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10-16-2019 09:11 PM
@mom2four0418 wrote:
@Carmie wrote:60% is a low ball figure...especially among younger people. It is no longer taught in school and there is no interest.
Have you ever watched jimmy Kimmel or YouTube where people are stopped on the street and asked easy questions...like what is the Capital of the US or how many stars are on the US flag?
It is funny, but also very sad. And to think these people are allowed to vote..Yikes, that explains things.
Civics is still being taught in schools. So you want to decide who gets to vote?
No, not at all.
But I would like to think that those who vote have a basic understanding of how our government works.
10-16-2019 09:16 PM
Among the things that worry me is the seemingly ignorance of any concept of the economy or the facts about income and outflow.
What are these kids going to do when they get older and the bills are more than their income? And yes, it could happen. They think oh goody things just get paid for. Somehow. What we want will just magically happen because we say so. . .
10-16-2019 09:28 PM
@luvmybeetle wrote:I once had a work mate that thought Paris was a state. She was not young. She said this in front of a few people at work. I thought I was going to slap her. I was so angry. When I told her it was a country in Europe, she said, "Well I didn't know" very sarcastically. I'm really scared for our country.
Paris is not "a country in Europe."
10-16-2019 09:34 PM
@Still Stylish Lady wrote:I agree. As a former Canadian citizen, I had to do a quick tutorial on it for my US citizenship test. I passed with flying colors. DH said all too many young people would not have passed it. I will see that my grandchildren get some in the form of books and such I can give them.
Im glad you passed your us test, but i laugh when people say that, but you studied for that, could you pass a canadian citizens test?
10-16-2019 09:40 PM
@mom2four0418 wrote:
@Carmie wrote:60% is a low ball figure...especially among younger people. It is no longer taught in school and there is no interest.
Have you ever watched jimmy Kimmel or YouTube where people are stopped on the street and asked easy questions...like what is the Capital of the US or how many stars are on the US flag?
It is funny, but also very sad. And to think these people are allowed to vote..Yikes, that explains things.
Civics is still being taught in schools. So you want to decide who gets to vote?
No, not at all.
But I would like to think that those who vote have a basic understanding of how our government works.
10-16-2019 09:43 PM
@Sooner wrote:What are these kids going to do when they get older and the bills are more than their income?
File bankruptcy
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
10-16-2019 09:46 PM
@mom2four0418 / sadly, this seems to have evolved into another "bash the younger generation" post.
the OP stated that this was an issue, not age related, that applies to all Americans. I can believe that. My earlier post, where I stated that no one I spoke to yesterday, knew that debates were being held last night....they all involved people who were 60+.
10-16-2019 09:47 PM
10-16-2019 10:04 PM
@luvmybeetle wrote:I once had a work mate that thought Paris was a state. She was not young. She said this in front of a few people at work. I thought I was going to slap her. I was so angry. When I told her it was a country in Europe, she said, "Well I didn't know" very sarcastically. I'm really scared for our country.
But wait... Paris is not a country in Europe... It's a city in Europe and also in Texas...
10-16-2019 10:07 PM
@Foxxee wrote:I think our schools and colleges have been dumbed down and pretty sure it's intentional.
May well be true to some extent, though I don't think better 'magnet' schools, better private schools and better colleges and universities are playing that game...
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