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I'm an average writer trying to become a better writer. One of my core beliefs is that most writing done in the modern age (as opposed to previous ages in which only scholars knew how to write) is frivolous and self-aggrandizing, so I try to avoid that and only write things that I believe are of use in some way. Many have called this an elitist attitude, but I don't consider creating valuable content to be elitist... anything less is a waste of time and disingenuous.
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So kind of like the electoral college with a twist… š
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Haha, made me actually spit my drink a little
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lol, I don’t know whether I’d trust some of the uni students I see. Perhaps an IQ test or a pub quiz would be a better way of deciding who can vote and who can’t?
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It wouldn’t eliminate every moron in the world but it would be a move in the right direction, lol. We’d have to also reconstruct the college curriculum, making philosophy, political science, ethics, and logic courses mandatory. Haha.
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Since many see colleges/universities as indoctrination centers, I doubt everyone is going to agree to that. It WOULD be nice if voters had to at least pass an IQ test, or take required courses in logic and/or ethics.
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Those who see universities as indoctrination centers are precisely those I’d seek to bar from participating in the direction of the country, though.
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And they would seek to bar people with your opinion. So I guess we’re back to letting everyone vote. (The biggest problem with democracy/republic is that the people end up with the leaders they deserve.)
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Dare I say, bearing in mind I have two sons at university that I think knowing how little they personally know of the world and understand what makes a country work, politics etc etc that some form of unbiased education starting at school might at least start to educate them. Seems to me (a example being the behaviour of so many with regards to their response to COVID, that they are still remarkably immature and indeed studies show that part of their brains are not even fully developed until after the age of 23) … Of course there are exceptions, but so many have so little life experience, they only know their own little world in which they grew up in which is their normal. They may be heading for a first in history of art but does this really qualify them for having a say in the future of our country? Start education of politics at school. Get them reading newspapers, discussing issues. Make it compulsory. Great post and great to think about! Katie
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Forgot to add that although at home, yes, we did discuss a little bit of politics and what was going on in the world, it would be great to have this reinforced at school. We talked about everything, but some families are busy, busy, busy. Katie
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I’m mainly being sarcastic with this post but I agree, without a radical redesign of the education system in America, there’s little hope of anything ever getting better.
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Yes Iām so with you!
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Wouldn’t it be easier to just educate the public better about the election process, candidates, platforms, and all that instead of excluding a part of society?
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Would it? In seriousness, I mentioned in another comment that this was mainly satire and I do agree that education is the way to go but as far as EASIER, it’s certainly much easier to just pass a law that excludes half the country rather than redesigning and deploying an entirely new education system, ensuring children are actively engaged in it, and simultaneously figuring out a way to educate people who are already finished with school.
Easier is rarely correct, though. š
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