Fox News Channel double's CNN's TV ratings — #41

Post #41 by spacefreak

Source Forum	Fox News Channel double's CNN's TV ratings — #41
Category	Development
Post Date	Thu, 3 Apr 2003 - 13:06
Original URL	https://web.archive.org/web/20050523015143/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=153734

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Originally posted by macvillage.net:
How many Americans can name the capitol of say Luxembourg, Turkey,
Iceland, Bolivia, Algeria?

I'd much rather Americans know their own federal and state capitals.

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Perhaps name a the leader (prime minister/president/king/whatever) of 6 non-western countries?

I'd rather Americans know who their own leaders are on the federal, state, and local levels.

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Fact is, nearly half of Americans don't know what country Amsterdam is in, where the Eiffel Tower is, where Japan is on a map, if Swaziland is a country or not.

I'd rather Americans know the names and locations of the 50 states.

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America is very isolated. We push our products/ideas on the rest of the world... but know little to nothing on the rest of the world.

American products could not be successfully marketed and sold overseas if we did not thoroughly understand the culture and needs of those in these foreign lands. Knowledge of their legal systems is also a prerequisite to international trade.

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How many Americans can name 2 political parties in any allied country? Any of them. Go out and ask some people on the street some of these questions.

I'd much rather more Americans utilize their right to vote, and educate themselves on the various issues and platforms involved in a given election.

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Sad thing is, if you go to a poor South American country, and talk to someone... they will be able to answer many non-current events questions.

Go to a poor US ghetto and talk to someone...they too will be able to answer many non-current events questions.

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Ask a child educated in europe to point to a country on a map, and most likely, they will know where it is, and even tell you something about it.

I remember the 'boot' of Italy and Roman Empire basics from my 1st grade class. I even put tin-foil all over a six-million dollar man doll to make a helmet, body armor, a sword, and a shield for a class project. I was age 6 at the time.

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There is a giant difference from Corporate branding worldwide, and being part of the global community.

If the US was not part of the global community, worldwide US corporate branding could not exist.

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There are North Koreans living in America... does that mean we have good relations with the country? Saddam and Bin Laden, Castro have had relatives live in the US... does that mean we have good relations with them?

No, it means that they like living in our country. Doesn't that tell you something?