repug Congress gave and forgave PPP loans without a blip or second thought late in the night and nothing was said, many of them had PPP loans themselves that were forgiven, some had balances over a million! PPP loan forgiveness was far greater than what student loans would have cost. The difference is they’re rich and want to stay that way and the young are not and they want it to stay that way.
In one year, the Supreme Court has:
— Wiped out a woman’s right to abortion.
— Effectively killed affirmative action.
— Sanctioned discrimination against a protected class.
— Gutted the Clean Water Act.
— Made it easier for corporations to sue strikers.
Looking forward to the 2024 redwave, …it’s gonna be a bloodbath, and the red’s deserve it.
The younger generations want nothing to do RWNJ futtbuckery and they are coming for them, bigly.
Without Affirmative Action (which is NOT based upon race), the “merit” that is used is based upon “How much can your daddy contribute to our sports scholarship fund or our brand new enclosed stadium that will seat 85,000 people, each of whom we can charge $45 to $100 per ticket.”
True story: As a Teaching Assistant at a major Midwest university, I had a student who neither could read nor write (was functionally illiterate). In his final quarter before graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering, he failed to do any work in my American History class. I was told, literally, “You have to give him a passing grade. His daddy pledged $750,000 to our sports program!”
When I refused, the Board of Directors sent him to 8 weeks of daily attendance in Summer School. Then, after just 3 days of futile instruction, they declared that he had ‘passed’ the Summer school class and gave him his required History distribution credit.
He’s out there somewhere, designing and building – oh, I don’t know – bridges that collapse? Apartment buildings that fall down? Roads that develop huge sinkholes or slide off the sides of mountains? Airport runways that develop heaving cracks and strip the tires off landing gear?
Once again, Lester gives us a profound lesson about his complete lack of understanding of the realities of life.
And this is quite odd. He also produces the daily cartoon strip Mike du Jour that generally is quite humorous. It’s somewhat like the former Dilbert strip by Scott Adams, but not so much restricted to business. In that strip Lester actually does portray characters (especially the lead one) who understand the absurdities of life and the clueless existences of specific types of individuals.
After 5 years of comparing these two strips I still don’t know which of three understandings to accept:
1) Mike Lester has a completely split personality.
2) Someone else draws one of these two strips.
3) Mike draws this one for the purpose of describing ridiculous situations and prodding people into agreeing with him … just so he can sit back and laugh at how completely politically stupid some (Fascist) people are.
And athletic scholarships will be the only way POCs will get admitted into colleges. Or college football will go the way of the Dodo and by extension the NFL.
The root problem needs to be attacked. Better education for inner city children. You can’t throw money at a problem without a plan. Students need smaller classes. Tutoring after school. Better reading skills. Education of the psrents on how to help their children.
Somehow all those so called academics who made a carrier of selecting people on Gender, Race, or what they identify as, are not going to just roll over and give up their jobs. The political right will when this one, it will take time.
Durak Premium Member about 1 year ago
You know the Supreme Court is broke when MLester agrees with it.
dotbup about 1 year ago
repug Congress gave and forgave PPP loans without a blip or second thought late in the night and nothing was said, many of them had PPP loans themselves that were forgiven, some had balances over a million! PPP loan forgiveness was far greater than what student loans would have cost. The difference is they’re rich and want to stay that way and the young are not and they want it to stay that way.
In one year, the Supreme Court has:
— Wiped out a woman’s right to abortion.
— Effectively killed affirmative action.
— Sanctioned discrimination against a protected class.
— Gutted the Clean Water Act.
— Made it easier for corporations to sue strikers.
Looking forward to the 2024 redwave, …it’s gonna be a bloodbath, and the red’s deserve it.
The younger generations want nothing to do RWNJ futtbuckery and they are coming for them, bigly.
braindead Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yeah, that’s exactly how Your Messiah got into Wharton, right Lester?
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I know, I know, It’s OKAY If A Republican Does It.
SrTechWriter about 1 year ago
Without Affirmative Action (which is NOT based upon race), the “merit” that is used is based upon “How much can your daddy contribute to our sports scholarship fund or our brand new enclosed stadium that will seat 85,000 people, each of whom we can charge $45 to $100 per ticket.”
True story: As a Teaching Assistant at a major Midwest university, I had a student who neither could read nor write (was functionally illiterate). In his final quarter before graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering, he failed to do any work in my American History class. I was told, literally, “You have to give him a passing grade. His daddy pledged $750,000 to our sports program!”
When I refused, the Board of Directors sent him to 8 weeks of daily attendance in Summer School. Then, after just 3 days of futile instruction, they declared that he had ‘passed’ the Summer school class and gave him his required History distribution credit.
He’s out there somewhere, designing and building – oh, I don’t know – bridges that collapse? Apartment buildings that fall down? Roads that develop huge sinkholes or slide off the sides of mountains? Airport runways that develop heaving cracks and strip the tires off landing gear?
SrTechWriter about 1 year ago
Once again, Lester gives us a profound lesson about his complete lack of understanding of the realities of life.
And this is quite odd. He also produces the daily cartoon strip Mike du Jour that generally is quite humorous. It’s somewhat like the former Dilbert strip by Scott Adams, but not so much restricted to business. In that strip Lester actually does portray characters (especially the lead one) who understand the absurdities of life and the clueless existences of specific types of individuals.
After 5 years of comparing these two strips I still don’t know which of three understandings to accept:
1) Mike Lester has a completely split personality.
2) Someone else draws one of these two strips.
3) Mike draws this one for the purpose of describing ridiculous situations and prodding people into agreeing with him … just so he can sit back and laugh at how completely politically stupid some (Fascist) people are.
Ionizer about 1 year ago
Love the projection here. As well as the knee-jerk “Fascist!!!!” label.
Rich Douglas about 1 year ago
“Merit.”
Or “Money.” Or “Athletics.” Or “Legacy Admissions.”
Don’t pretend it’s a level playing field where everyone has an equal chance. That’s a convenient lie for the privileged.
zerorest almost 1 year ago
And athletic scholarships will be the only way POCs will get admitted into colleges. Or college football will go the way of the Dodo and by extension the NFL.
NeoconMan almost 1 year ago
Snort. And no one around here has the common curtesy to wish me a happy Canada Day.
Fklimko almost 1 year ago
The root problem needs to be attacked. Better education for inner city children. You can’t throw money at a problem without a plan. Students need smaller classes. Tutoring after school. Better reading skills. Education of the psrents on how to help their children.
Jack7528 12 months ago
Somehow all those so called academics who made a carrier of selecting people on Gender, Race, or what they identify as, are not going to just roll over and give up their jobs. The political right will when this one, it will take time.
IndyW 12 months ago
YES!! Finally!