Ignorance Of Explosive Proportions
We’re having an (unplanned) class debate about nuclear weapons and which nations should be allowed to have them.
Student #1: “USA should be the only country that’s allowed to have nukes! That way, all the other countries will have to stay in line.”
Student #2: “And why would any other country agree to that? And how would it be enforced?”
Student #1: “It’d be enforced WITH the nukes, idiot!”
Teacher: “No name-calling. Back on topic, who can name the nuclear nations that have nuclear weapons?”
Student #3: “I know this one. The US, Russia, the UK, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea.”
Student #1: “You forgot Japan.”
Student #3: “Japan definitely doesn’t have any nukes. They’re completely against them.”
Student #1: “They’re like, the 2nd biggest economy in the world; why wouldn’t they have them?” *This was before China overtook them in the GDP rankings.*
Student #3: “I can think of two big reasons they wouldn’t have them.”
Student #2: “Dude, we literally covered this in history class last month. Hiroshima and Nagasaki?”
Student #1: “Who were they?”
Teacher: “[Student #1], you’re too stupid and too ignorant to maintain this debate. Now, back to class…”
