This essay contains one or two dozen great phrasings that merit high lighting or underlining.
But I will just use this one here: "While progress requires that people constantly compare the current situation with the actual alternatives in existence, ideologues compare reality to a pure vision that only exists in their heads. Reality can never compare favorably to a vision that does not exist. In visions, all trade-offs and conflicting interests disappear into the void of perfection."
Lorenzo Warby expresses a similar idea, calling it the "transformational future" where no data exists to contradict the glorious theory being offered by the leftist/Marxist/ Progressive/ Liberal/ indoctrinated wokerati proponents.
There were and are a number of success routes available to smart and disciplined poor kids - of course, the radicals typically don't like these routes. The armed services provide a valuable route - particularily if you have the foresight to prepare for the asvab test to qualify for a number of specialties. My son in law did the normal combat route through the Marines and then went into the civilian economy. A lot of ex-mil folks head into police, fire, and EMT roles when they get out. But if you do the GI bill while in the military and if your deployments and specialty allow you to take advantage of remote courses, you will be further along. A number of educational programs are very adventageous to smart and disciplined students from poor and mil backgrounds: engineering, logistics, security, ... A number of my daughters classmates in civil engineering had mil backgrounds. Many of my teachers in high school had mil backgrounds.
This essay contains one or two dozen great phrasings that merit high lighting or underlining.
But I will just use this one here: "While progress requires that people constantly compare the current situation with the actual alternatives in existence, ideologues compare reality to a pure vision that only exists in their heads. Reality can never compare favorably to a vision that does not exist. In visions, all trade-offs and conflicting interests disappear into the void of perfection."
Lorenzo Warby expresses a similar idea, calling it the "transformational future" where no data exists to contradict the glorious theory being offered by the leftist/Marxist/ Progressive/ Liberal/ indoctrinated wokerati proponents.
There were and are a number of success routes available to smart and disciplined poor kids - of course, the radicals typically don't like these routes. The armed services provide a valuable route - particularily if you have the foresight to prepare for the asvab test to qualify for a number of specialties. My son in law did the normal combat route through the Marines and then went into the civilian economy. A lot of ex-mil folks head into police, fire, and EMT roles when they get out. But if you do the GI bill while in the military and if your deployments and specialty allow you to take advantage of remote courses, you will be further along. A number of educational programs are very adventageous to smart and disciplined students from poor and mil backgrounds: engineering, logistics, security, ... A number of my daughters classmates in civil engineering had mil backgrounds. Many of my teachers in high school had mil backgrounds.