by mvgulik wrote: Like "education". Although telling voters they should be educated is probably a no-no for most news media companies. (Probably due to some "conflict of interests" situation)
It's hard to say to someone that has completed 12 years of school, even completed some college or trade school, "you need to be better educated." What's wrong with the level of education they have already received? This is, of course, related to the nose dive of American Education starting in the 70s and 80s and the continued, slow decline through the 90s until we reached the "No Child Left Behind" education laws that tied federal education funds to school performance... as in the worst performing schools and districts, the ones that need funding the most, got education dollars pulled if students couldn't perform well on tests. Well, that's affected anyone of about the age 24 or younger with all their years in school, with anyone under 30 being impacted somewhat. (I'm figuring about the age of 5 for starting school. That bill was passed in 2003 if I recall right.)
Yes, people need to be better educated. It, ultimately, comes down to the failure of governments to effectively fund schools. Conspiracy there? Maybe. The worst funded schools seem to be in the reddest states, but then the reddest states are generally the poorest states as they still rely heavily on agriculture, mining, oil, or otherwise not as reliant on "higher education" workforces; low population density that comes with agriculture and mining heavy areas; etc, etc.
mvgulik wrote:MagicManICT wrote:An interesting look at US politics and the recent election by The Guardian: The US was lucky to get Trump – Biden may pave the way for a more competent autocrat
Interesting reading.
Glad someone else liked it. The decline of the Roman Republic looked much like this. The Senate was slowly frittering away their power until Caesar seized control. We can wake up and smell the covfefe, or we can just let ourselves "be great again" until nobody knows who we are.
