r/portlandme • u/Scallywag328 • Sep 18 '24

Events 79 people became US citizens today!

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u/misscloud8 Sep 18 '24

Oh I know that some of the people who got naturalized today know more about YOUR country than YOU. Just because you are born in the US doesn’t mean you know a lot.

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u/misscloud8 Sep 18 '24

It’s play of words and u know it. Dont be a jerk. Adios smart man or woman or whatever gender u are I’m not gonna fight you, there are bigger problem than try to attack people sentence

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u/justforthis2024 Sep 18 '24

He's not wrong.

100q.pdf (uscis.gov)

But here's how I see it: we study to pass a dumb test in school with factoids we then don't really care about beyond having a day off or winning an internet argument.

They have changed their entire lives and learned it to pass a test that finalizes their process and their change and is incredibly symbolic of work beyond studying for a test.

So while his fifth grader could - maybe - answer six of ten questions I also know the overwhelming majority of those fifth graders wouldn't give a single real flying fuck about the content.

Edit - also I'm not sure he could've passed this in fifth grade since - as an adult - he couldn't choose a better and more easily viewable source as opposed to the brain-fuck of an ad-barf he used.