What difference does education make?

[cbrer]

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Hey if we can afford to give the Iraqis, Afghanis, and Egyptians free education, might we be able to squeeze it into the domestic budget?

[Fumesucker]

1. Your picture shows why education is not particularly valued by the powers that be in the USA

The guy standing on the books sees things as they really are rather than the pretty pictures.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable...” HL Mencken

[JDPriestly]

2. +1000

[Skittles]

3. I have known many very educated people who are very, very stupid

[cbrer]

4. Right, there are no magic potions or classes

That can cure the stupid in some folks.

Is this when PHD stands for Piled Higher and Deeper?

[Skittles]

5. only the stupid think education = intelligence

it is a very common misconception

[cbrer]

6. The other side of the coin being

The extreme enlightenment that education brings some people.

And that opens its own cans of worms too. Educations based solely on employment. No philosophy, no arts. Educations that leave no one behind...

[hifiguy]

7. I am not sure.

I met a guy in the dorms when I was at Harvard Law who wanted to become an FBI agent because he "want(ed) to kill people legally." Naturally enough he was from a "Christian" affiliated "university". After that little disclosure I don't think anyone on the floor ever spoke to him again. Gee, I wonder why.

Somehow I doubt he made it to the FBI. Fucking psycho.

[Skittles]

8. but bush made it to be president

didn't he?