TV interviewer doesn't seem to realize that Ireland's an independent country

[modernist1]

Originally Posted by Pretzelogik

Ireland....that's right next to Indonesia right?

Yep, alongside Iceland.

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by modernist1

Democracy is fine when you have an educated electorate. I have no doubt it was easy to sell the Iraq fiasco to the American people, because many didn't know the difference between an essentially secular Iraqi dictator and an Islamist (e.g. Mohamed Atta et al).

Or the difference between Iraq and Iran. Allen Jackson wrote a song about that one.

Americans are not stupid. They simply aren't taught geography. This lack gets us into trouble time after time.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by banjomike

Or the difference between Iraq and Iran. Allen Jackson wrote a song about that one.

Americans are not stupid. They simply aren't taught geography. This lack gets us into trouble time after time.

Looking at how many Europeans would be hard pressed to locate North Dakota on a map, I'd say that's not a specific US phenomenon. But if you're going to speak at length on North Dakota's economy, you'd damn well better do your homework.

[modernist1]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Looking at how many Europeans would be hard pressed to locate North Dakota on a map, I'd say that's not a specific US phenomenon. But if you're going to speak at length on North Dakota's economy, you'd damn well better do your homework.

Yes, even being insistent in suggesting his version of the 'truth' to the Irish guy. That's obtuse (I'm not convinced his was an attempt at dry humor. If so it was so 'dry', it failed).