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37. De-education is the root cause beginning with underpaid teachers having to buy their own supplies.

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 02:56 PM

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Now many students don’t even use textbooks, can’t tell time on analog clocks or even cursive write. Forget reading comprehension and critical thinking skills altogether. Education is critical for a free society.

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'When the American empire finally collapses, historians won't be stunned by the greed of the elite' [View all] Joinfortmill Jan 24 OP

Not this poor working class............. Lovie777 Jan 24 #1

Well said, Shawn Ryan UpInArms Jan 24 #2

It is a basic premise of hegemony theory that the upper class creates the values and norms ... Intractable Jan 24 #3

Patriotism is used for shame. twodogsbarking Jan 24 #4

I hope Greenland takes over the United States of Anarchy. twodogsbarking Jan 24 #5

their weather is attacking us right now LymphocyteLover Jan 24 #14

Colder than a witch's back porch. twodogsbarking Jan 24 #28

Or worse yet, those poor people think they are going to be that rich someday as well. Crowman2009 Jan 24 #6

Faux News convinced a former coworker that he was rich. Dr. T Jan 24 #17

Well, he is "rich" compared to 1950's simple rural working class haele Jan 24 #33

Or the elite got rid of the votes against them.... n/t Chemical Bill Jan 24 #7

Since they manufacture the machines that count the votes, it's not difficult questionseverything Jan 24 #38

Yup. yellow dahlia Jan 24 #48

I'm glad he is seeing the light; He was after all part of the problem tulipsandroses Jan 24 #8

Our message for the mid-terms needs to have a poor vs rich theme KS Toronado Jan 24 #9

Trump said Elon hacked the vote counting. Blues Heron Jan 24 #10

Yup! yellow dahlia Jan 24 #47

All great empires in history fell SocialDemocrat61 Jan 24 #11

I think I would say that all great empires fell due to a lack of oversight by the masses. OldBaldy1701E Jan 24 #12

that's what FoxNews has done a brilliant job of-- working class fascist propaganda LymphocyteLover Jan 24 #13

Propaganda plus illiteracy is a lethal combination as we're seeing. live love laugh Jan 24 #45

Shakespeare amended: lastlib Jan 24 #15

Well bdamomma Jan 24 #42

let it go down. llet i all go down and then they will whine and pine on how good they had it. my late mom. AllaN01Bear Jan 24 #16

J P Morgan building x 100 talking-liberally Jan 24 #18

Well, Shawn, YOU helped put him in office. Not ME. Callie1979 Jan 24 #19

Exactly!! I do find him more genuine in his disgust for trump tulipsandroses Jan 24 #32

And I'm glad to see that too. You should read comments under some of those. Callie1979 Jan 24 #34

It will be the leading example of... WestMichRad Jan 24 #20

Your post brought to mind something Aldous Huxley said: sop Jan 24 #21

Despite the truth of that, soldierant Jan 24 #43

Shawn Ryan is a right wing podcaster SouthBayDem Jan 24 #22

In this case he's right. Go figure. Joinfortmill Jan 24 #26

Further down thread irisblue Jan 24 #23

com·pla·cen·cy Mr.Bee Jan 24 #24

My children and grandchildren will know barbtries Jan 24 #25

Even after it happens, IF it does, only a slim majority of the 74,000,000 will know who caused that collapse. ancianita Jan 24 #27

The only disagreement I have with this is that laws are often broken Bristlecone Jan 24 #29

At long last the BS of calling us a nation, not an Empire, s exposed. GreenWave Jan 24 #30

The noticing MenloParque Jan 24 #31

The legacy of Rush Limbaugh Glaisne Jan 24 #35

Hasn't this same explanation been given for the confederacy? BadgerMom Jan 24 #36

De-education is the root cause beginning with underpaid teachers having to buy their own supplies. live love laugh Jan 24 #37

When the autopsy on the US is written, the whore media will be found as the cause of death. OMGWTF Jan 24 #39

Loyalty Of The Poor gfarber Jan 24 #40

a percentage of that mystifying set of 'poor' Quanto Magnus Jan 24 #41

Americans worship money too much. In this society, money is the measure of all things. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 24 #44

Yep. Aussie105 Jan 25 #49

They didn't vote against their interest. For some racism, misogyny JI7 Jan 24 #46