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In reply to the discussion: Nearly Two-Thirds of US Young Adults Unaware 6m Jews Killed in the Holocaust [View all]ancianita
(36,023 posts)That's when you divide 48.2 million degrees with the total population (330,000, 000) and you get only 25%. But since these college degree figures are from the last Census (2010), I'd conservatively throw in a 5% increase if I exclude the US's 74 million under age 18.
Granted, (since new Census figures aren't out yet) that makes an estimated 50.6 million Americans with 4-year degrees or higher, which is 15% of the full population.
Figuring in another 36 million have some college, we could liberally say that 86.6 million Americans are "college educated," which dilutes the quality but increases the number of Americans with college "exposure." Which then is 26% of the full population (300,000,000 est).
Not good. Not good by design. We've been fucked from the founding.
Which is one of the reasons I don't hold those ignorant of the Holocaust fully responsible, since we were all born into these systems of exclusion at all levels, and have had to both figure them out and cope with them.
Fascists won't ever help the immiserated poor get ahead, or know their systems, but will just beat Americans down, then point to some individuals for them to blame.
Who are the fascists in control of higher education? We can dig into that. I bet Bernie's people have a whole long list.