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Debate Score:40
Arguments:32
Total Votes:43
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Should the United States convert to the Metric system?

Yes

Side Score: 20
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No

Side Score: 20
3 points

Yes. The metric system is far simpler. Other countries have managed the change in the past.

Side: Yes
3 points

Yes, the rest of the world has.

Start teaching kids in school the metric system so it will slowly take over the imperial system as they grow up.

Side: Yes
Hellno(17753) Disputed
1 point

We already tried it in the 70s and 80s and it didn't slowly take over at all.

Side: No
2 points

If we just start teaching it at the beginning of first grade. There would be no problem with understanding it.

Side: Yes
Hellno(17753) Disputed
1 point

we've already tried that and gave up.

Side: No
kaveri(319) Disputed
1 point

What about trying it again? Apart of US only one ugly shit hole in Africa uses it... It is very inefficient system.

Side: Yes
1 point

Teach both IMO.

But the biggest problem is most Americans are to fucking dumb to learn anything new.

I mean come on we are the ONLY first world country on the planet that still wants to teach creation in public schools like it is fact lol, better yet below is a short video of what the average American is like, mainly the south, and I mean this with the up most respect to my southern peeps, I know not all of you are like this but I am sure you seen this far too often.

Lol tell me do those people look like you could teach them evolution, string theory or even the simple metric system? no be honest lol?

The Average American.
Side: Yes
Hellno(17753) Disputed
1 point

For fucks sake Warjin! I was never taught creationism in the public school I went to and to suggest that the people in that video are "average Americans" is just ignorant as hell.

Sorry to DV you as I don't normally do that but this is just ridiculous.

Side: No
Warjin(1577) Clarified
1 point

lol, You know me I like to over exaggerate, makes the debate more interesting to get a rise out of people : )

But I'm not that far off, have you seen what's going on in Arizona? lol or better yet the Ham vs Nye debate, our poor country is polluted with ignorance lol.

Side: Yes
Hellno(17753) Disputed
1 point

FYI: Your buddy Barry Obama was petitioned to convert us to the Metric System. They got enough signatures to require the White House to respond and their response was that they aren't going to do anything.

Side: No
GuitarGuy(6096) Disputed
1 point

The average American? Dude... Are you really American?

Side: No

No,he's not American. Real Americans are Native Americans that people were Brutally Murdered and land was stolen. The Whites in this country are descendants of Europeans that stole this country.

Side: Yes
1 point

It's never going to happen. We tried in the 70s and 80s and basically just gave up. The Obama administration was recently petitioned and their reply was that it's up to individuals.

Side: No
1 point

Football wouldn't make any sense. We must recognize what is important.

Side: No

Stick to the measure that we already have. The Metric System would confuse the majority of people.

Side: No