I mean that test is from rural KY. Youd be surprised.
Considering the amount of high school graduates was around 10% at the time I think it’s a safe bet that a lot of kids didn’t take that exam.
If we only educated our brightest students our test scores would go through the roof. Probably pesky ass liberals thinking education shouldn’t just be for the rich.
Just throw out Florida and Alabama and we’d be Finland.
That’s not consistent with history at all. Private doesn’t equal rich. Thinks back two generations. All those kids going to cathlic schools were rich? Far from it.
Anyway, getting way off topic. I’d love to have a discussion about how the proliferation of public schools has effectively turned us into “Idiocracy.” Should i start a thread?
Did you go to public school?
No. But access to the best services? Yep. Access to all services they need? Yep.
If you think private everything would work out well in modern times for everyone we see the world so differently I wouldn’t know how to even discuss it.
Public schools have no shortage of issues. But they take all kids no matter how rich, poor, unclean, or special needs. They feed kids breakfast and lunch. Give them opportunities they could never get at home.
Going to guess the vast majority of t-nation writers and doctors/nurses went to public school. And the ones who didn’t were born into a situation where they had little need to go to school with the “commoners.” They could afford better services if they needed it.
Privatization of everything works really well for those born rich. If I was born rich or didn’t work with poor families I’d be all for getting rid of many government services. Or if I was Ben Carson who talked about how much those services helped him as a poor child but now that he was old and rich we needed to get rid of them.
Well no, not everything. A private military is difficult to keep loyal. But then again im a big proponent of militias, so little from column A little from column B on that front.
Biden 4.years ago was sharp and clear. Now he mumbles, forgets where he is, confuses his wife and sister, etc.
Trump has no degradation. He is the same now as 4 years ago. What ever you don’t like about Trump, he has not changed. With Biden there is a stark contrast. Clear, visible degradation.
You can hate Trump for the same reasons as you did 4 years ago. Biden you could hate 4 years ago, but now he is pitiable. I don’t want to hate him because I feel bad for him.
This is beyond obvious. His campaign won’t let him do a speech over 10 minutes. The concern for his mental acuity is bipartisan. There are zillions of example of this. If he made an occasional mistake it could be over looked. Every time he talks it’s a disaster.
You can hate Trump for the same reasons you did 4 years ago because he is the same. Biden was lucid 4 years ago, now he does not know where he is, what year it is, does not know what he is running for, does not know what day the primary is on the day of the primary, cannot remember the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, etc, etc, etc.
That is the difference.
If you dont notice, then you simply are not paying attention. It’s obvious to the rest of the nation.
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If true…Biden should, and hopefully will, lose big to Trump.
If he wins, then Americans haven’t learned a damn thing from the awful decision that was made in 2016.
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Given that you suffer from the same cognitive issues, why should anyone believe you?
Are you saying that since Trump’s mental deficiencies have seemed to be stable (not increased) that he is a better choice? What if his stable mental deficiencies are worse than the current state of one in decline?
Pat only cares about abortion and killing people who don’t look like him. Don’t expect a coherent, logical or intelligent response from him.
Lots of mental health professionals say he has significant issues. Pure logic and reason and examining his behavior says the same thing. You should really read the article I linked to you. It has numerous examples for concern.
I have no idea if he is the exact same or not. It isn’t even remotely relevant. 4 years ago mental health professionals were concerned about his behavior. If he is in the same boat now as then how is it ok? If you’re mentally an issue before and you haven’t “degraded” how is that ok. Not that you can’t find evidence that he has degraded.
We’re not talking about hating Trump. We’re talking about loads of evidence that he has mental issues. Significant ones.
Trump can’t control his emotions, can’t control his speech structure, doesn’t listen to experts frequently, lies constantly.
For what seems like the millionth time none of us are saying Biden is sharp as a tack. But you aren’t even entertaining the idea that Trump has issues. You don’t want to read what we’re saying about him. You don’t want to read what others are. You want to just talk about Biden because you don’t want to entertain the idea that Trump could be just as bad or worse.
For some reason a conversation about Trump’s mental health and reading about his mental health are not things you are willing to do. You keep telling everyone Biden has issues which no one is denying. But everyone is telling you that Trump has significant issues which you are unwilling to talk about.
If true? It’s mean to make fun of a guy who is suffering like that, but people are doing it. And some of it is kinda funny I got to admit, but he once was found and now is lost. Just look at how his campaign is trying to limit his face time and public appearances.
Of course now, no one can go out in public, but before kung flu, it was sad.
He’s the better choice regardless IMO. Who talks about open borders during a national health crisis? Biden and Bernie, that’s who.
I know you support no boarders anywhere, but that’s not realistic. We’re all hunkered down, what we need the least is viruses walking unchecked across the boarders.
You are mentally handicapped. They never said they were for open borders. I thought you lied out of ignorance but I now believe you lie because of cognitive issues. Or maybe you are simply a moron.
It’s the thing that is most relevant, absolutely. For all of Trumps faults he has not degraded. Biden clearly has.
Physician, heal thyself.
Think logically about what you’re saying. If someone is nuts 10 years ago lack of degradation doesn’t matter. You’re saying Trump is nuts doesn’t matter as long as it stays the same. That doesn’t make a lick of sense and you know it.
If Biden mentally can’t be President once elected I have more faith he would step down than Trump would. One could argue Trump is already there and refusing.
The only thing relevant in this whole discussion is your inability to even look into Trump’s mental health. You’re so busy convincing everyone Biden has issues which no one is arguing against. Trumps at the floor and can’t go lower so don’t worry about it is possibly the dumbest take in the history of PWI.
You’re so tied to Trump that even the possibility that he has an issue isn’t something you will allow yourself to consider. I would say that’s a sign of a mental issue you have. Perhaps you weren’t always there and you have degraded.