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[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Gutting the education system was a terrible idea.

[–] RestrictedAccount@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was a perfect success from the perspective of the people who instigated it in the 1980’s

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Shouldn't the older people be more educated if it was only gutted in the 1980s? My impression is that they are even less educated than the younger generations.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do you figure? We have millions of ignorant voters reliant on politicians to tell them how to feel. Without this, there would be no Republican Party.

[–] shadowbert@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, there probably would be. Hopefully it would be less popular, but some people just non-ironically think that way. Disturbing, but reality.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It would be just as popular, or more, because it would be less radical.

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Why? It created a nation of blithering idiots willing to threaten people with murder over daring to mention something they refuse to understand.

its working exactly as it was intended to.

[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Only for the majority, not for those who had existing money and power. For those people it just solidified their positions in the ruling class.
No matter how short-sighted that is.