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.
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2025
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I can come up with XVII reasons why that's not a good idea.
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?
Wait. This isn't the Onion?
Lol! Wut?
It's fucking Newsweek lmao
Imagine having to explain it to Americans.
I saw a meme about this on Lemmy and figured it was satirical. Good to know USAmericans are as stupid as ever.
"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!
I had a lousy impression of the US school system, but I never realized it was this bad...
True Americans use native numerals
Freedom Symbols. "native" and "numerals" don't fly here piggy
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.
I sure hope so. This is a much needed improvement.
um... it's no improvement... it is in fact no change at all...
Woosh
This is hilarious.
I'm kinda glad that certain people are completely flipping out over this.
This fucking article is way too long. It should start with, "he isn't." state the facts, then end. Fuck this idiotic shit.
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.
So, like, 9 11.
Yes. I read the whole thing. It's too long and filled with extra shit.
It’s called humor. You might want to try it sometime.
A new Home maker class featuring falafel and hummus as side dishes is now mandatory to graduate High school.
I unironically support that.
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.