This seems silly. The average young adult is hardly equivalent to a Stanford student. It's like saying all cars nowadays will drive right to you or park themselves, when you only drive a Tesla.Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:14 pmThere are still a lot of people who don't pay attention to politics. But it's never been easier to be informed and keep up on issues. At university I see so many younguns who know all about complex things like marginal tax rates, superdelegates, climate policy, Israel/Palestine, Syria, guns, and many other issues.
Government shutdown
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"When we all think alike, nobody is thinking" - Walter Lippmann
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
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That is a fair point. I felt that I saw it a lot at U of Washington, too, and to some degree at the U of A. But Stanford kids are hardly median college students, I totally agree.
Re: Government shutdown
I think college students have always been more engaged in politics than the average Joe. If you grow up in North Dakota and work on a farm or on an oil rig there is a real good chance you watch FOX News like 90% of your family and friends do and don’t know anymore than the FOX talking points. If you go to Stanford you probably know a lot more about civics and the inner workings of the government and are more likely to be a Democrat.
Re: Government shutdown
It looks like they have reached a tentative budget deal to avoid a shutdown. No funding for the wall. Does include $1.3b for border security, including some 55 miles of fencing. Thoughts?
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/ ... ty-1163824
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/ ... ty-1163824
Re: Government shutdown
Trump said he is not happy with it but nonetheless is spinning it as a win at the same time and I am happy with that. If we could move on to something important next instead of this wall BS I would be happy. Then again the next emergency would probably end up being abortion, which is even further down my list of important things we need to address.