CCCToad on 19/7/2010 at 19:50
I don't really expect this article to be popular, because its going to clash with some people. Either way you read it, your blood is going to boil: you will decide that the man is so stupid and misinformed as to drive you into a fury, or you will agree with his points and be made furious anyway.
That said, I found it to be a fairly decent piece because it describes very well the Eugenist mentality that seems dominate American Political thought nowadays.
I'd copy-paste, but its a pretty long article
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http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/print)
june gloom on 19/7/2010 at 20:07
Your link doesn't work for me.
Rug Burn Junky on 19/7/2010 at 20:07
Quote Posted by CCCToad
I'd copy-paste, but its a pretty long article
Here, I'll summarize:
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I wish those smart people would stop running the country. If those ignorant people ever got together and took over, we'd be in GREAT shape, because inchoate rage is a fantastic way to decide major political decisions. The End.
CCCToad on 19/7/2010 at 20:18
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Your link doesn't work for me.
It works, but the site is under a pretty heavy load.
SubJeff on 19/7/2010 at 21:44
Rule 17. Don't read anything that CCC links to.
Vivian on 19/7/2010 at 22:25
That's a hefty chunk of text right there. I will say this though - homeschooling is great provided you're happy with the kids never learning anything the parents don't know. And your happy with the parents never learning anything new from the kids. Or meeting other kids. In fact, its pretty good if you're generally happy with no-one learning anything or anyone new. Maybe that's why you never meet any homeschooled people doing anything worthwhile with their lives.
CCCToad on 19/7/2010 at 22:33
A laughable claim, quite a few historically famous Americans were either homeschooled or tutored at home. Not all homeschoolers are like the Duggars.
Vivian on 19/7/2010 at 22:49
Name three born in the last 60 years.
SD on 19/7/2010 at 23:39
The Jonas Brothers?
jtr7 on 20/7/2010 at 00:11
Quote Posted by Vivian
That's a hefty chunk of text right there. I will say this though - homeschooling is great provided you're happy with the kids never learning anything the parents don't know. And your happy with the parents never learning anything new from the kids. Or meeting other kids. In fact, its pretty good if you're generally happy with no-one learning anything or anyone new. Maybe that's why you never meet any homeschooled people doing anything worthwhile with their lives.
Um. That's inflammatory and grossly ignorant coming from you. Quite asshole-ish and hypocritical. You know damned better than to go with ignorant stereotypes, what with your rants about thickos who disregard science and facts. So you're joking, then? Homeschoolers have textbooks and curriculum requirements and testing standards to meet, or else the homeschooling isn't even legal in places. Fett'll set you straight, unless you're trolling people like him to get a rise, after he and others have tackled the thicko myths time and again on this forum, and having been homeschooling his children already.
Pretending you aren't trolling, a simple Google search gives a few examples that may be true. See if you can discredit the claims for all but three of them:
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/22/mf.home.schooled/index.html)
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http://www.vineyardesigns.com/moms/homeschooling/famous_people_homeschooled.shtml)
