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another_liberal

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37. In most truly civilized countries . . .

Reply to boilerbabe (Reply #36)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 06:25 AM

Jul 2013

Education is relatively free in most truly civilized countries. They see education as one of their most important investments, not as an opportunity for bankers and financiers to milk families and the younger generation. We need to be more like them.

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Pic Of The Moment: Won't Somebody Think Of The Top 1%? [View all] EarlG Jul 2013 OP

The Republicans are a bunch of sick fucks! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1

I visit DU just about every day Whoopdedoo Jul 2013 #5

Thank you! I appreciate your very kind comments. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #6

"sick fucks", "spiritually bereft assholes". both got it... all students..ought to know this.. Stuart G Jul 2013 #18

Students were once the vanguard of many major changes boilerbabe Jul 2013 #33

such language hibbing Jul 2013 #8

I'm sorry, my dear hibbing! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #9

I know.....right?? thelordofhell Jul 2013 #20

+1 Incitatus Jul 2013 #27

Just part of the Republican War on Education? Coyotl Jul 2013 #2

Irony, since the Stafford Loan is named after a Republican Senator. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #3

True boilerbabe Jul 2013 #35

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2013 #4

I am scheduling a .001 percent of a nano-second oldandhappy Jul 2013 #7

10 femtoseconds? Still too much for me. n/t VWolf Jul 2013 #12

LOL Is that a real word? femtoseconds? I did not know!! oldandhappy Jul 2013 #24

Yep! Metric prefix. kentauros Jul 2013 #39

ha! Cool oldandhappy Jul 2013 #41

that's about how much time the GOP Toadies of M$M will devote to this obscene behavior .. but then Bill USA Jul 2013 #29

this is consistent with the GOP's anti-education stance gristy Jul 2013 #10

Actually, you have a more factual sentence after just the first five words: kentauros Jul 2013 #40

Most of the MSM reported it as "Congress" failing to pass it. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #11

keep heaven05 Jul 2013 #13

Damn them to hell!!! Initech Jul 2013 #14

Most people who vote Republican . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #15

Maybe so! boilerbabe Jul 2013 #36

In most truly civilized countries . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #37

Needs to be remembered for the next election cycles dickthegrouch Jul 2013 #16

K and R nt. thanks to EarlG... for posting Stuart G Jul 2013 #17

Think back just as hard as you can think... Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #19

There's a winning national campaign slogan. Octafish Jul 2013 #22

Health care and education should be totally free for all. santamargarita Jul 2013 #21

Traitors, terrorists, greedy capitalist Republicans and those who adopt jtuck004 Jul 2013 #23

Ptoooey Berlum Jul 2013 #25

They're going for the youth vote felix_numinous Jul 2013 #26

Repugnance in the extreme. Bill USA Jul 2013 #28

And Sen Reid just smiled thinking, "nice they blame the Republicans. I could have fixed that rhett o rick Jul 2013 #30

I really need to learn to control my thoughts ... Kennah Jul 2013 #31

The Repukes are just doing their job ... Martin Eden Jul 2013 #32

Just saw this reported on Fox News Midnight Writer Jul 2013 #34

The GOPee is insane. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #38