2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ticked off millennials are taking on the Democrats [View all]ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)I suggest that you watch Michael Moore's CD "Where To Invade Next" because it might very well give you a different perspective on what YOU call free. I DO NOT know ion it still exists, but when I graduated from HS military dependents had access to THE G.I. Bill for College. I was all set to go to The University of Colorado, BUT what I did sounds CRAZY now except that somehow it worked out. I had a friend that I went to school with and knew since I was 14, we were always friends but I never had a romantic interest in him. About 6 months before I graduated we started dating and it turned into something more than friends. I graduated at 17 and when he came back from Korea he got orders to go to Ft. Bliss! I wanted to stay back but it wasn't an option given that my wonderful father thought that girls shouldn't leave home at that age.
So I went 600 miles across TX to El Paso, but this guy came and visited me several times. Because of circumstances that will take too long to explain, he got a DRAFT notice and I just happened to turn 18 right before it. Soooooo, he asked me to marry him because if you were married they wouldn't take you at that time. At 18 I married this guy and 50 years later we're still married!
So I didn't get to use a basically "free" college option, but there was free college back then and other options. I have two grandkids who have HUGE college loans, and my daughter & son-in-law decided to better themselves and got masters degrees in their occupational fields, so they too have loans! Way too much money for ONE family!
Too much WAR and everything else that has almost brought this country to it's knees is where we're at!!! We MUST CHANGE the course we're on and I don't know ANY Bernie supporter who doesn't understand EXACTLY what he's saying! He says it all the time... this will take ALL OF US and CAN'T be done over night! It's going to take time and the CITIZENS of this country need to stand up to the corruption and THE PEOPLE who are bleeding us dry. A seed has been planted in the minds of these kids and it MUST continue if we are going to become the NATION we ONCE were!
OLIGARCHY means NOTHING GOOD that I can see! So I'm glad they've been awakened, times change and those of us who want to see things get better support Bernie... NOT THE STATUS QUO! I can only HOPE & WISH they will push back should we get the HILLARY so many of us know right now!
For me she's a crap shoot... pray that she will FINALLY find the way! Her checkered past scares me to no end! Them that's got, don't want them to get! Just how it is right now. A country must share and share alike! NOT HAPPENING NOW!