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May 25, 2010
Except for all the others
Elizabeth Scalia describes the Left's enthusiasm for dictatorsip. In the United States.
It is the ultimate fantasy of the narcissist. And we’ve got whole generations of them, in control of our media and our government, all intent on “remaking America.”
Here's a thought: The worst generation in the history of the world is about to retire. Now they need the retirement benefits "they paid for" I wonder how much of the bloated helping state they are willing to part with in order to fund their twilight years. Thinking of just one example among many here, if the Baby Boomers are true to form - and you know they will be - it is all too easy to imagine countless Grievance "Studies" departments shut down in the name of economy. Having gutted the natural sciences and any teaching of classical values, fat tenured salaries in the Studies departments are the only low hanging fruit remaining in the universities. Well, that and a (not so small) industry of counselling and support services. By contrast, those departments teaching skills sought by employers - and therefore by parents and students - should weather the last great crest of Western demography. Somebody has to pay for all the rest.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at May 25, 2010 09:05 AM