Posted on 05/18/2015 3:18:14 PM PDT by rickmichaels
It’s a looping belt of tyranny that swoops from the South Pacific to Europe and all the way across the Americas. It controls three of the world’s 12 largest economies and the entire global supply of some key resources. It is, in the eyes of the world’s most important, and perhaps only relevant, demographic, a new axis of autocracy and it isn’t centred in Pyongyang, Tehran or Harare but in Canberra, Paris and, yes, Ottawa.
That demographic, of course, is the American teen. And if new U.S. test results are any sign, that all important group doesn’t think highly of us, if it thinks of us at all.
In recent results from the U.S. National Assessment of Educational Progress — billed as the Nation’s Report Card — fully 33 per cent of American 8th graders said Canada, Australia and France are dictatorships of one kind or another.
Asked on a national standardized test what the current governments of the three countries have in common, 23 per cent of the 29,000 teens tested chose “they have leaders with absolute power” from the four options available. Another 10 per cent chose “they are controlled by the military” while 12 per cent picked “they discourage participation by citizens in public affairs.”
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Personally, I prefer that most Americans remain blissfully ignorant of Canada.
Eat your Wookie peas and STFU.
Multiple choice tests I suspect.
>>fully 33 per cent of American 8th graders said Canada, Australia and France are dictatorships of one kind or another.
33% probably think that Canada is a type of buffalo, if the multiple choice question leads them there. Students in public schools are not a good indicator of anything except the failure of public schools.
>>Personally, I prefer that most Americans remain blissfully ignorant of Canada.
Everything I need to know about Canada, I learned on South Park. ;-)
“Hey, America! Half your kids are stupid!”
Thanks, Canada, but we’ve already noticed.
That’s what surprised me, that 33% of them didn’t think they (we) live in a dictatorship.
Especially the very enlightening Terrance and Philip cartoons.
Obama is an uncle flucker.
Based on the first paragraph, the original writer of this article could give lessons on obscure writing.
*cough* Human Rights Commission *cough*
...which has been severely and rightfully castrated by the repeal of Section 13 (1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act by our *cough* Conservative *cough* government.
But you knew that already, of course.
Nope. Good for you guys!
The National Poot?
I believe this weekend may be ‘Victoria’ day up north. And I don’t recall ever seeing a photo of the old girl smiling.
So call a Canadian and ask him if he has Prince Albert in a can.
Q: How do you get a rise out of a Canadian?
A: Setting him on fire works. Some times.
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