I remember back in the days when people from the government told me that going metric was the patriotic thing to do. We need to tell people that going metric shows we love our country. Who would claim to love their country and yet sit back and see it fall behind the rest of the world. Let's out patriot the inch-pound people. Tell them that true patriots will want their country to go metric, so we can compete on an equal footing with our metric competition, and also help our children compete with those in other countries that have the added advantage of living in a society that uses the same units that are used in science and math. Mark
On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > Bear in mind the founding fathers of the United States did not accept the > status quo, and they are all Patriots. There is nothing Patriotic about > people who want to lead the country to ruin by refusing to adapt world > standards. > > Mike Payne > > On 05 Jul 2014, at 13:21, Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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. > > >
