SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoI doubt that, but ok.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down148
arrow-up1983arrow-down1imageI doubt that, but ok.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareCabrio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoTrue, we need to rewrite the US constitution as a kids picture book with appropriate language so that the 54% of American adults with a reading comprehension below 6th grade can keep up.
minus-squareBigNote@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoThat’s a startling number. It goes far towards explaining some of the responses my comments get.
minus-squareShakyPerception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThat… answers a lot of questions
minus-squaredx1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWe couldn’t possibly agree on how the terminology in the original translates into plain language. We can’t agree on what it means in the first place, even the most obvious plainly worded things.
minus-squaredragonflyteaparty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNot that I’m trying to refute this in any way, but why include 16 and 17 year olds in adults?
True, we need to rewrite the US constitution as a kids picture book with appropriate language so that the 54% of American adults with a reading comprehension below 6th grade can keep up.
That’s a startling number. It goes far towards explaining some of the responses my comments get.
That… answers a lot of questions
We couldn’t possibly agree on how the terminology in the original translates into plain language. We can’t agree on what it means in the first place, even the most obvious plainly worded things.
Not that I’m trying to refute this in any way, but why include 16 and 17 year olds in adults?