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John Poet

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15. GOP, anti-education, slaveholders

Reply to rladdi (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 09:35 PM

Jan 2015

Ironic how the attitude of the GOP towards education parallels that of the plantation owners of the South before the civil war...

Don't educate the masses, keep everyone stupid so they don't organize to oppose your slaveholder oligarchy...

It seems to me that they have become what they were founded to oppose, but they've done the old Confederacy one better-- because the wage-slaves believe themselves to be free, when in a great many ways, they really are not.

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Walker calls for steep cuts to Wisconsin university system [View all] jpak Jan 2015 OP

He's calling it "Act 10 for UW" snacker Jan 2015 #1

Keep the populace dumbed down to control them kimbutgar Jan 2015 #2

Not to worry. Everyone getting a big... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #3

I hope plenty of those people that voted for him have college age children... Bandit Jan 2015 #4

A Republican's worst fear is an educated voter. Vinca Jan 2015 #5

They want more church lernin', less fancy book lernin'. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #6

Exactly, and their work to see there are fewer of such elleng Jan 2015 #7

Wisconsin elected him. Now he will make them pay for their mistake. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #8

Wanker failed to get college degree cp Jan 2015 #9

Walker is the latest Governor to declare war on Universities/Colleges. Many GOP controlled rladdi Jan 2015 #10

GOP, anti-education, slaveholders John Poet Jan 2015 #15

Minnesota is doing the opposite greymattermom Jan 2015 #11

Probably planning lsewpershad Jan 2015 #12

99% of college profs could be replaced by a DVD machine ... quadrature Jan 2015 #13

Well yeah, we already have a lot of classes online now. I'm not sure I like that. YOHABLO Jan 2015 #14

That would just about pay for his new stadium and the budget shortfall Egnever Jan 2015 #16

Christian reconstructionism blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #17

no more fox links! weaselbit Jan 2015 #18