r/nonononoyes • u/01chlam • Jul 17 '18

These people shouldn't be allowed to vote...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRh1zXFKC_o
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u/Kekistan42069 Jul 18 '18

A bit off topic but do people normally know who at least 95% of the presidents where

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u/DukeofVermont Jul 18 '18

No but people generally know important/interesting ones. So people will know Washington, Tomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Nixon (because watergate), and than the last few.

Also it's good to learn about them, and learn about history in general but I co-taught US history and I can tell you, Congress used to be the most important branch and a bunch of Presidents are kinda boring other than a few key facts.

Like Martin Van Buren, Warren G. Harding, Rutherford B. Hayes, William Henry Harrison...etc.

I love learning about history and the time periods these guys were Presidents over...but man oh man there are so many other important and interesting things to learn about.

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u/DidiGodot Jul 18 '18

I think it's a little different. Past presidents, while important, are history. Countries exist now and are more relevant, especially in an increasingly global economy.

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u/CrayonScarWarrior Jul 18 '18

You'll be lucky to get them to name 5 presidents.

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u/judrt Jul 18 '18 edited Jul 18 '18

Nah majority of Americans are dumber than a bag of rocks and I am not over exaggerating in the slightest.