Uncle Werner 🇿🇦 :
The Chinese were busy inventing paper, gunpowder, and the compass while Europe was still figuring out how not to die from the plague. The Arabs gifted humanity with algebra (sorry, math haters), coffee (bless them), and the first universities, while the U.S. was still a twinkle in Britain’s eye. And let’s not forget Africa, where ancient Egyptians pioneered geometry, ink, and surgical tools—because apparently, building pyramids wasn’t impressive enough. Even the concept of zero came from India, so unless Trump’s claiming America also invented time itself (and knowing him, he might), maybe we should dial back the exceptionalism just a tiny bit. Sure, the U.S. gave us cheeseburgers and reality TV presidents, but let’s not pretend Ben Franklin was out there single-handedly inventing civilization.
2025-07-28 04:42:20