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Originally posted by Nick Micale
This appears to be a subject in which all of us should have concern. What a sad commentary on our school systems that do NOT have education as their primary goal.
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Welcome to America.
This isn't just schools - it's our entire society. We've lowered the bar in this country to the lowest common denominator in almost every aspect of our lives.
We are no longer a country that operates in the interest of the greater good - we've become a society that only pays attention to the single outspoken dissinter, instead of to the masses.
This lowering of the bar extends even to entire states. Every state is now passing laws & legislation that is effectively turning every state into every other state - we are all, states, counties, cities & people losing our identities and individuality in the name of (ironically enough) individual rights.
What we should be doing is the opposite. We should be tailoring states to certain types of people so that they can MOVE there and have everything they want, without it affecting anyone else.
Take 2 restaurants - one is a cheap all-you-can eat buffet, the other is an upscale <insert ethnicity here, i.e. Italian> restaurant. The first place, while accessable to all (due to the price), and with a wide variety of food items, usually serves very poor versions of it's 'ethnic dishes' and will give you the screaming sh*ts; while the second restaurant will probably provide you with a pleasant experience that won't cause you to walk buttock-clenched to the bathroom. You see, the first restaurant (like government) tries to cater to TOO MANY PEOPLE and therefore serves a substandard product. The second doesn't try to cater to different tastes, and can therefore excel at it's purpose - and everyone goes home happy.