Ward Dossche -> Dan Clough skrev 2024-08-25 13:15:
WD> Probably I do know more about it than 99% of those who live there.
Haven't we heard this reasoning before, but about language understanding?
"How dare you tell me what it means, it's my native tongue?" to you and
Michiel, who both have a much better grip on the English language than almost
all Fidonet participants (except, of course, the excellent David Rance).
I would never claim to know so much about Swedish and Sweden just because I
was born and live here. I know perfectly well that we, like every other country,
have a lot of ignoramuses.
In the US, only an average of 3% know how many freedoms and what they are,
listed in their sacred 1st amendment.
In the US, only an average of 35% of citizens by birth would pass the citizen
test. 91% of immigrants pass the test the first time, and 7% more the second
time (after that, there are no more tries).
In the US, half of the voters have still, after nine years, not seen that the
Orange Emperor has no clothes.
I rest my case.
--
To paraphrase former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura:
I'm 76 years old now, so the window is closing. I want to be alive to see the
first woman President of the United States of America.
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