tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post7796068241272375206..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Community Colleges Downsize ProgramsBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-65780691196365353942012-03-22T17:23:34.323-04:002012-03-22T17:23:34.323-04:00I appreciate your posts too. I especially wanted t...I appreciate your posts too. I especially wanted to comment here that at the same time we have Santorum ranting against Obama's push for education (which was largely to increase employment preparation), we have legislation in Arizona against informing women about prenatal conditions; all of this reflects not just an anti-intellectualism (which I used to joke about when I was young, naive, and hoped I was wrong) but something even more sinister and discouraging. Education, critical thinking, and intentional living all seem to be under attack, and the economic situation is used to excuse these attacks. It is rather frightening to observe, when we put these different pieces together. A Canticle for Liebowitz seems more and more precient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-81337206364125271492012-03-22T16:49:56.029-04:002012-03-22T16:49:56.029-04:00Thanks for reading, Huey. "Bastards of the Y...Thanks for reading, Huey. "Bastards of the Young" would have been a great choice, too.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-34492862709548235112012-03-22T16:38:22.799-04:002012-03-22T16:38:22.799-04:00Funny, but I find myself leaning more towards &quo...Funny, but I find myself leaning more towards "Bastards of Young." I've come to think of the last verse as a coda, of sorts, for the "brass ring" culture of the USA that was already in its twilight when the song was written:<br /><br />"The ones who love us best<br />Are the ones we'll lay to rest<br />And visit their graves on holidays at best.<br /><br />"The ones who love us least<br />Are the ones we'll die to please<br />If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand."<br /><br />Thanks for the frequent posts, BH. This blog is an excellent resource as well as a respite from all the dreary lies and tawdry spectacles we are relentlessly bombarded with.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07775795950513629761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-71628366022615650212012-03-22T13:59:47.434-04:002012-03-22T13:59:47.434-04:00Freport CC?!?! Heh. I got an AS from RVCC. Best t...Freport CC?!?! Heh. I got an AS from RVCC. Best thing I ever did. Got me prepped to go to Purdue for engineering. With enough skills to work my way thru w/o having to take on debt.Lew Stewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138303905174273128noreply@blogger.com