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ParticipantTeaching people to think of a society as a collection of “groups” is very useful, because then these groups can be pitted against one another for political gain. Gay vs. straight, white vs. black, asian vs. hispanic, old vs. young, etc… ad infinitum. Every minute in school spent teaching this sort of thing is a minute not spent teaching math, science, and language skills. This is also very useful – at least if you want a dumbed-down, easily-manipulated population like we have in my home country of Kazakhstan. Jagshemash!
ParticipantTeaching people to think of a society as a collection of “groups” is very useful, because then these groups can be pitted against one another for political gain. Gay vs. straight, white vs. black, asian vs. hispanic, old vs. young, etc… ad infinitum. Every minute in school spent teaching this sort of thing is a minute not spent teaching math, science, and language skills. This is also very useful – at least if you want a dumbed-down, easily-manipulated population like we have in my home country of Kazakhstan. Jagshemash!
ParticipantTeaching people to think of a society as a collection of “groups” is very useful, because then these groups can be pitted against one another for political gain. Gay vs. straight, white vs. black, asian vs. hispanic, old vs. young, etc… ad infinitum. Every minute in school spent teaching this sort of thing is a minute not spent teaching math, science, and language skills. This is also very useful – at least if you want a dumbed-down, easily-manipulated population like we have in my home country of Kazakhstan. Jagshemash!
ParticipantTeaching people to think of a society as a collection of “groups” is very useful, because then these groups can be pitted against one another for political gain. Gay vs. straight, white vs. black, asian vs. hispanic, old vs. young, etc… ad infinitum. Every minute in school spent teaching this sort of thing is a minute not spent teaching math, science, and language skills. This is also very useful – at least if you want a dumbed-down, easily-manipulated population like we have in my home country of Kazakhstan. Jagshemash!
ParticipantAnyone ever see Pacific Heights?
ParticipantAnyone ever see Pacific Heights?
ParticipantAnyone ever see Pacific Heights?
ParticipantAnyone ever see Pacific Heights?
ParticipantAnyone ever see Pacific Heights?
ParticipantDan: Couple of other things: (1) Militarily, we did win Vietnam. Inarguable fact in that US forces never lost a single major battle in the entire war. Vietnam was lost on the home front, not on the battle field.
I always liked the story of the Vietnamese and American generals meeting at the close of the Vietnam war. The American general said, “You know, you never won a battle against us.” To this, the Vietnamese general replied — “That is true, but it is also irrelevant.”
ParticipantDan: Couple of other things: (1) Militarily, we did win Vietnam. Inarguable fact in that US forces never lost a single major battle in the entire war. Vietnam was lost on the home front, not on the battle field.
I always liked the story of the Vietnamese and American generals meeting at the close of the Vietnam war. The American general said, “You know, you never won a battle against us.” To this, the Vietnamese general replied — “That is true, but it is also irrelevant.”
ParticipantDan: Couple of other things: (1) Militarily, we did win Vietnam. Inarguable fact in that US forces never lost a single major battle in the entire war. Vietnam was lost on the home front, not on the battle field.
I always liked the story of the Vietnamese and American generals meeting at the close of the Vietnam war. The American general said, “You know, you never won a battle against us.” To this, the Vietnamese general replied — “That is true, but it is also irrelevant.”
ParticipantDan: Couple of other things: (1) Militarily, we did win Vietnam. Inarguable fact in that US forces never lost a single major battle in the entire war. Vietnam was lost on the home front, not on the battle field.
I always liked the story of the Vietnamese and American generals meeting at the close of the Vietnam war. The American general said, “You know, you never won a battle against us.” To this, the Vietnamese general replied — “That is true, but it is also irrelevant.”
ParticipantDan: Couple of other things: (1) Militarily, we did win Vietnam. Inarguable fact in that US forces never lost a single major battle in the entire war. Vietnam was lost on the home front, not on the battle field.
I always liked the story of the Vietnamese and American generals meeting at the close of the Vietnam war. The American general said, “You know, you never won a battle against us.” To this, the Vietnamese general replied — “That is true, but it is also irrelevant.”
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