As the world’s second-largest economy by nominal GDP, China has actively sought to conduct international trade with its commercial partners using its own currency rather than the United States dollar
I realize I may have been slightly misleading, though not much. For each number, I meant that’s the number of years I was assigned to a class. The classes have a year long curriculum in grade school, spanning from about September to June. So I guess I could have said 5xweek for 4 years, 1 year, and none at all.
It is backwards. It’s rather often that, as an adult, I learn something that is fundamentally contradictory to what I learned in grade school. Usually it’s the framing of events, details that got left out… They paint a story that usually ends with the US saving the day somewhere. Kids learn more politically accurate stories from their family members. Teachers will shush down a kiddo who speaks up on these details, because “professionalism” means yielding to the potential that any one of their student parents might not find the alternative material acceptable.
So how can I react when an American guy calls the simple class struggle and mode of production terminology “cliquey” and “hermetic”? 🤷♂️ Because I met some of these idiots this week. 🤦♂️
Whoooo doggy! That’s a question with an answer that depends on several variables.
I guess you can lead with, “I understand how you can think that, but it really isn’t, it’s just something that isn’t taught in ____ schools.”
If they show interest and time is short, you can explain it was once taught at certain levels, but this society stopped teaching it because they focused on business interests and profit motive? And discuss as much as you can in simple terms, and pick up again at the next opportunity.
If time is long, then I would say follow the same line but I hope you have patience to correct a lot of disinformed perceptions and answer questions.
But also be aware that ignorance very often leads to arrogant disinterest. As much as I want to make people interested, it’s a fool’s errand. That doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t put forth the effort, but it means if your energy and time are better spent following another avenue, then maybe you consider that.
Your question is just one more example of how the USAians are cooked.
How many mandatory History, Geography, and Philosophy classes did you have in your education?
4, 1, 0 in that order. I don’t think the four history lessons count. I learned Christopher Columbus was a cute little explorer, for example.
OK, cool.
I realize I may have been slightly misleading, though not much. For each number, I meant that’s the number of years I was assigned to a class. The classes have a year long curriculum in grade school, spanning from about September to June. So I guess I could have said 5xweek for 4 years, 1 year, and none at all.
OK, cool.
It is backwards. It’s rather often that, as an adult, I learn something that is fundamentally contradictory to what I learned in grade school. Usually it’s the framing of events, details that got left out… They paint a story that usually ends with the US saving the day somewhere. Kids learn more politically accurate stories from their family members. Teachers will shush down a kiddo who speaks up on these details, because “professionalism” means yielding to the potential that any one of their student parents might not find the alternative material acceptable.
Moreover, when US schools teach history, it’s mostly a pack of lies. A grain of truth per 1000 kg of 🐂💩.
So how can I react when an American guy calls the simple class struggle and mode of production terminology “cliquey” and “hermetic”? 🤷♂️ Because I met some of these idiots this week. 🤦♂️
Whoooo doggy! That’s a question with an answer that depends on several variables.
I guess you can lead with, “I understand how you can think that, but it really isn’t, it’s just something that isn’t taught in ____ schools.”
If they show interest and time is short, you can explain it was once taught at certain levels, but this society stopped teaching it because they focused on business interests and profit motive? And discuss as much as you can in simple terms, and pick up again at the next opportunity.
If time is long, then I would say follow the same line but I hope you have patience to correct a lot of disinformed perceptions and answer questions.
But also be aware that ignorance very often leads to arrogant disinterest. As much as I want to make people interested, it’s a fool’s errand. That doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t put forth the effort, but it means if your energy and time are better spent following another avenue, then maybe you consider that.