Right on the Edge: The new conservatives

[LnGrrrR]

I only hoped to extend the conversation. Besides, at my local pub somebody would've had a comeback.

And you did, and I thanked you. That doesn't make the comment any more common in general usage.

Most people go to college.

Hm... I don't know about that. Are you saying take one college course, or get a degree?

My casual contact with sociology was neither unusual nor very deep.

Likely; however, I'm sure the amount of people in the general population who are readily familiar with the term gesellschaft is less than 10%.

[LnGrrrR]

According to wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educati..._United_States

In 2005, the proportion of the population having finished high school and the percentage of those having earned Bachelor's degrees remained at an all-time high, while the growth in both categories has slowed down over the past two decades. The vast majority of the population, 85.2%, had finished high school and over a quarter, 27.7%, had earned a Bachelor's degree. The percentage of both college and high school graduates continued to increase since 2000. Since 1983 the percentage of people graduating from high school has increased from 85% to 88%. The greatest increases in educational attainment were do ented in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. In the 1950s and much of the 1960s high school graduates cons uted about 50% of those considered adults (25 and above). The young adults aged between 25 and 29, percentage of high school graduates was roughly 50% in 1950 versus 90% today.[1]

Given this, I could believe that a slim majority take at least one college course, but not that a majority graduate. I don't know if I would call a slim majority "most", but that's just nit-picking.

[Winehole23]

I said go to college. Anyone can go to college or read.

[LnGrrrR]

I said go to college. Anyone can go to college or read.

Anyone can go to college, sure. (Assuming they have cash, obviously.) And sure, reading's easy. That in no way means they'll read about gesellschaft though. I wouldn't say it's required course work.

No big deal; I wouldn't expect people to understand the CIA triangle, or why proxy servers are useful for a defense-in-depth strategy, or even something like Maslow's Hierarchy. We all have different knowledge and skillsets we bring to the table.

[Winehole23]

Sorry. I'm still a little s -shocked by Obama bailing out foreclosure fraudsters.

[MannyIsGod]

Sorry. I'm still a little s -shocked by Obama bailing out foreclosure fraudsters.

Hmm?

[Winehole23]

You heard me.

[clambake]

You heard me.

you want him to take down these ins utions?

[MannyIsGod]

I read what you posted but I wasn't aware of the context or meaning to be quite honest. Whatever, ramble on.

[Winehole23]

That'd be ok with me.

[Winehole23]

I read what you posted but I wasn't aware of the context or meaning to be quite honest. Whatever, ramble on.

You weren't paying attention.

Thanks for playing, asshole.

[clambake]

That'd be ok with me.

maybe the timing has something to do about. you think time is up?

[MannyIsGod]

Thats not very above the fray of you, WH. I probably wasn't paying attention. Or maybe you were just being a . Who knows?

[Winehole23]

dunno.

[Winehole23]

Maybe I was.

[MannyIsGod]

This must be what WC feels like. Its not so bad.

[clambake]

one of the kids must have called their parents to complain.

[Wild Cobra]

I said go to college. Anyone can go to college or read.

Well, technically someone could have dropped out after a minute of the first day...

Or...

I never had a single day of college, but I went to college plenty of times in the 70's at friends keggers!

[LnGrrrR]

I never had a single day of college, but I went to college plenty of times in the 70's at friends keggers!

I didn't do the full-time college thing, but I've been to some great parties.

[Winehole23]

Obama hasn't bailed out the foreclosure mills...yet.

(Lame duck, coming up.)