And let the morons panic until FOX, OAN, and NewsMax have to publish a ‘Fact Check’s of their own.
Reg_Cliff on
Really getting tired of people posting this the last couple days. Calling 0-9 ‘Arabic Numerals’ is like calling Native Americans ‘Indians’ because somebody thought they were in India. It’s like blaming the “Spanish Flu” on Spain just because they were honest enough to report it though it actually originated in America. They’re called misnomers. The decimal system was created in what’s now India. Europeans learned it from Arabs who learned it from India–the Spanish created their own symbols which is what we use today. Just because Europeans learned the system from Arab scholars doesn’t make the symbols or the system “Arabic numerals,” because they’re neither Arabic nor originated there.
rept7 on
I won’t get upset at people not knowing a thing. In most instances, it’d just be fun trivia.
But I would get upset at somebody just seeing the joke, not knowing what arabic numbers are, refusing to google it, and instead choosing to get upset because of what is likely just racism.
MadAstrid on
Fact check – racists are not capable or intelligent humans.
Specialist_Lock8590 on
MAGA Republicans are illiterate? Who knew?
Stevie272 on
He’s just introducing Arabic numerals now? What were they using before? Matchsticks?!
turningsteel on
What’s most troubling about this is the claim that so and so is using Arabic numerals gets trotted out every time there is a Muslim political figure or even just a brown person that they can paint as Muslim. Never mind the fact that being Arab is not the same as being Muslim.
What pisses me off is this smear is so overdone, tired, and boring, everyone should know that we use Arabic numerals. Most of the world uses them!
Yes but I think also we are surrounded by ai slop that slams out things they think are updates without understanding sarcasm or nuance
cmit on
What? He is replacing American numerals? Yes /s. So sad I have to add that.
RAnthony on
Yes. We are surrounded by Idiots. Idiots with flamethrowers lighting the world on fire around them.
misagale on
Suddenly? Umm 🤔
Switchmisty9 on
Yes. Republicans are the dumbest mother fuckers in the history if mankind
pygmydeathcult on
Disingenuous, weaponized incompetence.
Qwert-4 on
Fact Check: Is Mamdani going to authorize dissolution of dihydrogen monoxide, a popular pesticide ingredient and industrial coolant agent, to the public water?
davechri on
It’s like the Kentuckians who didn’t understand why the couldn’t vote in the NYC mayoral race
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The correct answer should be…
‘I hope so!’
And let the morons panic until FOX, OAN, and NewsMax have to publish a ‘Fact Check’s of their own.
Really getting tired of people posting this the last couple days. Calling 0-9 ‘Arabic Numerals’ is like calling Native Americans ‘Indians’ because somebody thought they were in India. It’s like blaming the “Spanish Flu” on Spain just because they were honest enough to report it though it actually originated in America. They’re called misnomers. The decimal system was created in what’s now India. Europeans learned it from Arabs who learned it from India–the Spanish created their own symbols which is what we use today. Just because Europeans learned the system from Arab scholars doesn’t make the symbols or the system “Arabic numerals,” because they’re neither Arabic nor originated there.
I won’t get upset at people not knowing a thing. In most instances, it’d just be fun trivia.
But I would get upset at somebody just seeing the joke, not knowing what arabic numbers are, refusing to google it, and instead choosing to get upset because of what is likely just racism.
Fact check – racists are not capable or intelligent humans.
MAGA Republicans are illiterate? Who knew?
He’s just introducing Arabic numerals now? What were they using before? Matchsticks?!
What’s most troubling about this is the claim that so and so is using Arabic numerals gets trotted out every time there is a Muslim political figure or even just a brown person that they can paint as Muslim. Never mind the fact that being Arab is not the same as being Muslim.
What pisses me off is this smear is so overdone, tired, and boring, everyone should know that we use Arabic numerals. Most of the world uses them!
Yup. We are surrounded by idiots.
When ~~The Simpsons~~ Veep has already done it…
https://youtu.be/embMAtagQiU?si=futAQnaGK6XvxjXM
Yes but I think also we are surrounded by ai slop that slams out things they think are updates without understanding sarcasm or nuance
What? He is replacing American numerals? Yes /s. So sad I have to add that.
Yes. We are surrounded by Idiots. Idiots with flamethrowers lighting the world on fire around them.
Suddenly? Umm 🤔
Yes. Republicans are the dumbest mother fuckers in the history if mankind
Disingenuous, weaponized incompetence.
Fact Check: Is Mamdani going to authorize dissolution of dihydrogen monoxide, a popular pesticide ingredient and industrial coolant agent, to the public water?
It’s like the Kentuckians who didn’t understand why the couldn’t vote in the NYC mayoral race
OP, if you have to ask the question…
https://i.redd.it/508kh1z9eh2g1.gif
Surrounded by, governed by.
Mamdani is going to make you an idiot by reading the articles we write about him!
“He’s gonna teach the kids the evil numbers like 9 and 11. I heard it on Fox!”