He could start a successful Futurama hentai site.Ty wrote:
Wow. My smug sense of self-superiority just skyrocketed while reading that.Zefar wrote:
So some kids doesn't know who the first president of USA was?
Well if he's similar to me he'll be like this.
History is BORING, it really is. What use do I have of knowing who was the first at becoming President of USA? None really.
I'd rather spend my time learning about Space, computers, anime, 4chan, games, todays stuff, weapons, tanks, nano tech, evolution and so on. But normal history is boring.
I actually have a problem with history. In the way that I can't for anything remember about it. History is just so boring it slips of my mind the moment it enter it.
For Cartoons like Futurama I can remember pretty much EVERYTHING about it. This goes for all episodes too. >.> The same goes for other things I enjoy. I remember them like I just have played them.
Besides people doesn't seems to learn from history as we are STILL in war and it doesn't seems to change.
Now my school didn't have bad education, no, it was actually pretty good. Just that I didn't give a damn about history. Or that much about political stuff. I still have problem differ Right Wing from Left Wing style democratic. It's boring.
I think the attitude that something has to be entertaining to be worth anything is a real problem in students. If they're always looking to get something for nothing how can we say that they have a realistic outlook of the "real world"? I'm not saying that everyone should take classics or history or politics if that doesn't interest them, what I'm saying though is that you should never think that something which you percieve as "boring" lacks value and sometimes you should force yourself into doing things you don't enjoy because most times the value you get out of it is well worth it.
My understanding of history has given me insight into so many different things; literally everything, including Futurama. After all everything is a product of that which has preceeded it.
Anyway we'll see how far your encyclopaediac knowledge of Futurama, anime and 4chan gets you. Then see how far my Poltical Science/History degree gets me. We'll both probably end up working at McDonald's but I'll be your manager. We can swap cartoon trivia.
How do you understand half of Futurama (and the Simpsons, Family Guy, etc) if you don't know history?
Politics is important, yet many don't care. These are the people that get to determine your taxes, fix your roads, provide police, fire, and EMS services, and run your children's schools! How can you not care?!
Politics is important, yet many don't care. These are the people that get to determine your taxes, fix your roads, provide police, fire, and EMS services, and run your children's schools! How can you not care?!
This is the age of apathy, people don't know and don't care. If it's not entertaining it's not worth their time. A hollow existence maybe but at least there are fart jokes.
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You haven't shown it. Think you'll find a lot was put in by private companies.lowing wrote:
Infreastructure IS a function of OUR govt. as shown.
Were the railroads all put in by govt for example?
Again, I haven't said its a right, but its something a govt ought to provide for its citzens.So again based on your requirements, about the constitution, where is healthcare a right?
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If the states were debating it fine. Not the Fed. Remember, we are a nation of over 300 million. We are not Canada, UK, or Aus. I also don't trust our Fed, if you trust your government, fine.Dilbert_X wrote:
Again, I haven't said its a right, but its something a govt ought to provide for its citzens.
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nlsme1 wrote:
Your dad didnt pay shit towards mine nor did you. My point is that there is always someone who will complain about government spending. You complain a lot about government spending. Yet, you yourself could be the person being the "leach" in someone elses complaint. Your complaint has nothing to do with healthcare, rather more taxes you might have to pay for someone else to get what you have the luxury of having.
Here is a good analogy that fits a little more in line with healthcare then your test that most of the students who took it blew off. How is the government being in charge of our roads not socialism, yet healthcare is?
Link
Willing to give it a try?
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Actually I have proven it, or do you think private companies just stick roads wherever they see fit? The govt. contracts this work out.Dilbert_X wrote:
You haven't shown it. Think you'll find a lot was put in by private companies.lowing wrote:
Infreastructure IS a function of OUR govt. as shown.
Were the railroads all put in by govt for example?Again, I haven't said its a right, but its something a govt ought to provide for its citzens.So again based on your requirements, about the constitution, where is healthcare a right?
Nope. Not a function of govt. like or not
Because you saying it automatically makes it correctlowing wrote:
Actually I have proven it, or do you think private companies just stick roads wherever they see fit? The govt. contracts this work out.Dilbert_X wrote:
You haven't shown it. Think you'll find a lot was put in by private companies.lowing wrote:
Infreastructure IS a function of OUR govt. as shown.
Were the railroads all put in by govt for example?Again, I haven't said its a right, but its something a govt ought to provide for its citzens.So again based on your requirements, about the constitution, where is healthcare a right?
Nope. Not a function of govt. like or not
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
According to lowing logic
Putting people on the moon is a govt function. NASA exists, therefore its a govt function.
Sending money to foreign countries is a govt function. The State Dept exists, therefore its a govt function.
Paying farmers not to farm is a govt function. The Dept of Agriculture exist, therefore its a govt function.
Putting people on the moon is a govt function. NASA exists, therefore its a govt function.
Sending money to foreign countries is a govt function. The State Dept exists, therefore its a govt function.
Paying farmers not to farm is a govt function. The Dept of Agriculture exist, therefore its a govt function.
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Nope, I say it because it is a fact, not because I wish it.Spark wrote:
Because you saying it automatically makes it correctlowing wrote:
Actually I have proven it, or do you think private companies just stick roads wherever they see fit? The govt. contracts this work out.Dilbert_X wrote:
You haven't shown it. Think you'll find a lot was put in by private companies.lowing wrote:
Infreastructure IS a function of OUR govt. as shown.
Were the railroads all put in by govt for example?
Again, I haven't said its a right, but its something a govt ought to provide for its citzens.
Nope. Not a function of govt. like or not
exploration for R and D or national security yup govt. functionDilbert_X wrote:
According to lowing logic
Putting people on the moon is a govt function. NASA exists, therefore its a govt function.
Sending money to foreign countries is a govt function. The State Dept exists, therefore its a govt function.
Paying farmers not to farm is a govt function. The Dept of Agriculture exist, therefore its a govt function.
diplomacy, yup govt. function
manage resources, yup govt. function
baby sit you and your eating habits, nope NOT a function of govt.
I find it interesting that we don't have those "problems" in eastern Europe.
i heard that if we got rid of the department of education we could give each kid 10K per year instead. dunno if that is true. either way, it needs to go. our education system fails because of the lazy ass teachers and bureaucratic nonsense.
one more thing. it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal. thats well known. why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
Correlates with intelligence TBH.it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal
Well they have, you have a govt, it taxes and spends as it sees fit.why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
The US is far more socialist than it was, you have a social-democrat in charge right now for example..
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idk, most of my lecturers are pretty right wing. maybe this is a US thing?Red Forman wrote:
one more thing. it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal. thats well known. why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
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Always raining and foggy
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Use an umbrella
The economics lecturers I have had, learn more towards the left, because they are strong believers in Keynesian economics.
And I agree with them in that respect.
And I agree with them in that respect.
Maybe more of a perceptions thing...FatherTed wrote:
idk, most of my lecturers are pretty right wing. maybe this is a US thing?Red Forman wrote:
one more thing. it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal. thats well known. why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
Your "right wing" might be more like our "left wing"
It happens.
Because no one was listening?Red Forman wrote:
one more thing. it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal. thats well known. why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Roles of government include (but not limited to):lowing wrote:
exploration for R and D or national security yup govt. functionDilbert_X wrote:
According to lowing logic
Putting people on the moon is a govt function. NASA exists, therefore its a govt function.
Sending money to foreign countries is a govt function. The State Dept exists, therefore its a govt function.
Paying farmers not to farm is a govt function. The Dept of Agriculture exist, therefore its a govt function.
diplomacy, yup govt. function
manage resources, yup govt. function
baby sit you and your eating habits, nope NOT a function of govt.
- Military defence
- Economic security
- Social security
- Healthcare
- Environmental security
- Education
- Law and Order
- Infrastructure
In the real worldDrunkface wrote:
Roles of government include (but not limited to):
- Military defence
- Economic security
- Social security
- Healthcare
- Environmental security
- Education
- Law and Order
- Infrastructure
In lowing world
- Checking for water on other planets
- Paying some farmers not to farm at all, paying other farmers to grow addictive poisons.
- Sending tax dollars to theocratic apartheid states to buy weapons
- Healthcare Because that would bring satan into this dimension
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or perhaps they did listen?Spark wrote:
Because no one was listening?Red Forman wrote:
one more thing. it is no secret college proffs slant left and are fairly liberal. thats well known. why havent their teachings and ideas worked at all over the years?
Maybe they didn't understand then?
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then why did they receive a passing grade and graduate if they didnt understand?Dilbert_X wrote:
Maybe they didn't understand then?
If George Bush can get a C you have your answer.then why did they receive a passing grade and graduate if they didnt understand?
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