Cenk: Repug State governors deliberately destroying public education for their own purposes

[Brigid]

His theory seems to be that if our kids' education is hamstrung, it reduces their opportunities and increases the pool of poorly educated cheap labor. Could he be right? Discuss.

[tabatha]

1. Yes, they want private education

where they can teach creationism, and turn the country into a theocracy.

[L. Coyote]

3. Not just private, but "for profit" so they can make money at the same time

[PA Democrat]

11. ZPZenger posted this in PA forum about Corbett's transition team on education

His team was packed with people who want to privatize public education.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=175x18189

[MichiganVote]

2. First they want the WH, then Facism, then they want the US to split up

[RKP5637]

4. It's incredible. I absolutely agree, none of this is happening by chance, it's a

plan being executed to eventually bring the masses down with cheap labor and a low standard of living working for minimal wages. They look at China with their cheap labor, for example, and think that's great. They also would like labor laws and things like OSHA, the EPA and similar gone. It's absolutely incredible and even more amazing Americans vote these people into office. I get soooooooooooooo damn disgusted with all of it ...

We basically have a plot going on working to make this a one party country, GOP, and many Americans seem so damn clueless. We are well into a plutocracy and many are still DUH!

[FiveGoodMen]

5. That is PRECISELY what I think is going on.

They want slavery back.

If we don't wake up soon, they're going to get it.

[WinkyDink]

6. Part of Master Plan: Globalize U.S. workers. REDUCE salaries, healthcare, educational opportunities,

entire living standard.

THEN, the corporations can re-locate and their CEO's can return to live in their luxurious gated communities in America, AKA, West China.

WEST CHINA.

[RKP5637]

10. Exactly!!! n/t

[hifiguy]

7. As usual, Cenk hits the nail

squarely on the head.

Keep 'em dumb because the military needs cannon fodder, the uberclass needs serfs and the Jeebus indoctrination centers don't need 'em asking questions. The uneducated and stupid are much more easily controlled.

[hifiguy]

8. The modern republican utopia, a recipe:

2 parts plutocracy a la Mexico (1-2% of population with control over 90%+ of the nation's wealth and another 2-4% - their functionar­ies and enablers - with all the rest, the remainder of the population in virtual serfdom or slavery).

Add 1 part the sort of effective government found in Somalia as far as serving the interests of the majority of the people goes.

Finish with 2 parts Chinese-st­yle wages and working conditions­.

Spice generously with private armies to keep the sheeple in line (by gunning them down if they complain) and a big pinch of religulous insanity to fool the gullible.

A dumbed down populace makes this all much easier.

[MrSlayer]

9. Yes. George Carlin was all over this years ago.

"They want you just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork for them and just dumb enough to passively accept the increasingly shitty jobs with reduced benefits......."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWzSwZ_wPs

[Brigid]

12. Wow.

I always did like George Carlin, but turns out he's a prophet. Who'da thunk it?

[Hannah Bell]

13. it's not only republicans doing it.

and it's not just to dumb down kids; it's to divert the money streams that presently go to teachers' (and other employees) salaries, benefits & pensions to the top.

[upstatecajun]

14. BINGO

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