Yes we do need more of this kind of articles, but I did not like the last paragraph, unless I did not understand its full meaning:
"Is global uniformity a good thing? Not when it comes to cultural issues, and customary measures are certainly a part of our national culture. But to have brains trained in the thirds, quarters, sixths, eighths, and twelfths of our inches and ounces, as well as the relentless decimals of the metric system can only be beneficial, in the same way that learning a second language is better than knowing only one. That ours is a dual-measurement country is part of our great diversity." John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education. http://johnaltounji.weebly.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 12:41 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: USMA Column -- Don Hillger; Gary Brown; Lorelle Young; Valerie Antoine Subject: [USMA:54503] Time Magazine Article in Favor of Metric http://time.com/3633514/why-wont-america-go-metric/ This is the kind of article that we need more of. The author wrote a book on the history of the metric system. What we in the USMA need to imitate more is the statement: "The United States is metric, or at least more metric than most of us realize." This is the point. We should stop wringing our hands that the U.S. is not metric, "one of three countries in the world that are not metricated," as the newspapers always get wrong. No, the U.S. is on a path of conversion that is about 50 per cent completed. There are many other countries on this same path, like Canada and Great Britain, but for some strange reason these countries are never termed "non-metric" as the U.S. always is. No, we're not. The USMA needs to carry the positive message that the U.S. is metric -- by law and by convention, at least half way, if not yet completely so. No one advocates a return to grains and ounces of alcohol. Once a conversion is made for a particularly commodity, no one wants to go back. Martin Morrison USMA Columnist
