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dofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-03 09:51 PM
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7. Probably most of the kids in your class
will barely know who * is, let alone why they should vote him out of office.

In 1976 I was attending a junior college on the east coast. On election day my psych professor said to the class: "Today is election day. It's very important that you exercise your right to vote. However, for those of you in the class who are Republicans, I want to remind you that a small voter turnout favors Republicans. So if you're a Republican, don't vote."

I was the only person in the class who laughed. The rest of them (all 19 year olds to my 28) simply looked befuddled.

And it's not as though conservative professors out there hold out on expressing their views in class, so go for it.

And report back on any reactions you get.
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