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https://time.com/12990/africa-is-not-a-country/ https://time.com/12990/africa-is-not-a-country/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/confu

https://time.com/12990/africa-is-not-a-country/ https://time.com/12990/africa-is-not-a-country/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/confusing-country-continent-how-we-talk-about-africa/311621/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/co...

torstenvl 5y ago
> there are rumors that a former Vice Presidential candidate thinks Africa is a country Rumors, not facts. One candidate, not "a lot of Americans." Irony is making sweeping generalizations while ostensibly pushing back on generalizations.
- layoutIfNeeded 5y ago
  A candidate and a president (who’s a Yale and Harvard alumnus): “ One of the most famous blunders made by former U.S. President George W. Bush was, “Africa is a nation that suffers from terrible disease.” President Bush, like many others, misconstrued the fact that Africa is not a country, but a continent.” https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/11/23/africa-not-a-country-but-a-continent/ https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/11/23/africa-not-a-co... But surely, it must be a coincidence! :)
  - samatman 5y ago
    Joe Biden recently said "white supremacists and Nazi f*gs" while giving a speech. Should we conclude that he was referring to homosexual Nazis with a slur? Or did he mis-speak. GWB was a rich source of flubs and boners. Deciding that this one means Americans think Africa is a country is a big ol' [citation needed].
  - ordu 5y ago
    > But surely, it must be a coincidence! Coincidence of what and what? Bush is well known for his blunders, so it is not such a coincidence that this one is of his authorship. Or did you mean that it was American president who blundered this? How many other presidents had a chance to blunder in such a way that you'd notice it? It is an important question, because blunders of American presidents are carried to every corner of the world, while blunders of a president of Botswana probably isn't. > A candidate and a president I pray, America is a democratic country, anyone could become a president. ;)

torstenvl 5y ago

> there are rumors that a former Vice Presidential candidate thinks Africa is a country Rumors, not facts. One candidate, not "a lot of Americans." Irony is making sweeping generalizations while ostensibly pushing back on generalizations.

layoutIfNeeded 5y ago
A candidate and a president (who’s a Yale and Harvard alumnus): “ One of the most famous blunders made by former U.S. President George W. Bush was, “Africa is a nation that suffers from terrible disease.” President Bush, like many others, misconstrued the fact that Africa is not a country, but a continent.” https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/11/23/africa-not-a-country-but-a-continent/ https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/11/23/africa-not-a-co... But surely, it must be a coincidence! :)
- samatman 5y ago
  Joe Biden recently said "white supremacists and Nazi f*gs" while giving a speech. Should we conclude that he was referring to homosexual Nazis with a slur? Or did he mis-speak. GWB was a rich source of flubs and boners. Deciding that this one means Americans think Africa is a country is a big ol' [citation needed].
- ordu 5y ago
  > But surely, it must be a coincidence! Coincidence of what and what? Bush is well known for his blunders, so it is not such a coincidence that this one is of his authorship. Or did you mean that it was American president who blundered this? How many other presidents had a chance to blunder in such a way that you'd notice it? It is an important question, because blunders of American presidents are carried to every corner of the world, while blunders of a president of Botswana probably isn't. > A candidate and a president I pray, America is a democratic country, anyone could become a president. ;)