I guess I’m not a patriot! I love the metric system and hate with a passion USC and people like Mollie Hemingway. http://thefederalist.com/2014/07/03/what-makes-you-a-patriot/ >From a website called The Federalist, their July the 4th edition has an >article called What Makes you a Patriot? which includes the following >submission on the metric system:
Mollie Hemigway: Let’s face it — we’re still the greatest country in the world, and for me nothing better embodies American exceptionalism than our steadfast refusal to use the metric system. Our irrational system of weights and measures isn’t just unique, it reflects our character in a telling ways. For instance, our most basic measure of distance — the mile — is nearly twice as long as a kilometer. (Which is only fitting for a country who’s size greatly exceeds that of our metric loving European forbears.) As a point of fact, measuring temperature in Fahrenheit is actually far more precise than Celsius. Maybe our system isn’t as internally consistent as the metric system, but it’s a wonderful example of tradition trumping modernity. Outside the scientific realm, it works just fine for the rest of us who prefer to measure American superiority by the hogshead and furlong. Maybe some people from the USMA can do their part to contact the author of the article and point out how opposing the metric system is not patriotic.
