“If a commentator is so ignorant that he doesn’t know that the Republic of Ireland gained independence from the UK almost a century ago I would suggest he give up his job.”
I think most American commentators would have to give up their job using this standard.
I don’t think it’s a scandal or very embarrassing for an American to not know this.
“I think most American commentators would have to give up their job using this standard.
I don’t think it’s a scandal or very embarrassing for an American to not know this.”
Really? You think a man who puts himself forward as a knowledgeable expert on politics and finance shouldn’t be embarrassed that he appears not to have a clue about the basic history and geography of two nations that form an integral part of the founding of the United States and whose peoples are intertwined over centuries and whose culture and history are part and parcel of American culture and history.
As I say above, we’re not talking Upper/Lower Basutuland here, it’s Britain and Ireland we’re talking about, if he knows nothing about those two places then what the heck does he know about?