[wp-hackers] Default Date is Inhumane...

[Mark Shields]

I am an Anti-American American.  Figure that one out :)

Back on topic (why DID we go off-topic?), as I said before, why not
just leave it default and give it as an option at install-time of
WordPress?

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:35:28 -0500, Ryan Boren <ryan at boren.nu> wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 15:30 -0500, Seth Thomas Rasmussen wrote:
> > <snip>
> > Yes, those stupid Americans.  It's amazing that THEY became the world's
> > super power.  Must be dumb luck. Just think of what they could do if
> > they could tell time.  :-)
> > </snip>
> >
> > Dominance does not necessarily represent intelligence or comprehension of
> > anything beyond the most basic of principles. Your readiness to jump in and
> > defend American intelligence is ironically indicative of this point. There
> > are stupid people worldwide, in droves too, but make no mistake: The United
> > States of America is one of the dumbest nations in the world. Our test
> > scores are lower, and as a few articles of a few months back will show,
> > we're winning fewer awards, publishing fewer scientific papers, etc. year
> > after year.
> >
> > It's a tangent, but I think it's a supremely important point that Americans
> > stop lauding themselves and take a hit when its deserved: we *are* dumb.
> > Many of us probably *don't* understand something as simple as the 24-hour
> > time format.
> >
> > Honestly though, it's just the arrogance of that tired "America didn't
> > become the #1 (fill in the blank) for nothin'!" platitude. It's the type of
> > blindingly idiotic arrogance and oversimplification that is why the world
> > hates us, for one, but also probably why we can't understand the 24-hour
> > time format: we didn't use it, therefore it's #2, and we're number 1!!!!
> >
> > Okay, I'm done... back to your hacking...
> 
> Dude, chill.  I just get tired of the reflexive anti-Americanism that
> pops up on the lists and IRC channel all the time.  Since a good deal of
> WordPress code is written by Americans, perhaps we could not call them
> stupid so casually.  That's all.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> 
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