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The dumbing down of America
Posted by: Mish Shedlock ()
Date: February 10, 2021 09:22AM

Political correctness demands mediocrity. So expect more of it.

The Dumbing Down of America

Andrey Kessler at the Wall Street Journal accurately notes Mediocrity Is Now Mandatory

> In January the College Board announced it would eliminate the essay portion of the SAT, as well as all of the separate SAT subject tests. Their stated purpose was “reducing and simplifying demands on students.” Such a burden.

> When the University of California system did away with racial preferences in 1996, it moved to holistic admissions. Grades are only a suggestion—and SAT scores are biased, supposedly.

> Virtually all universities and now many companies have D&I departments, for diversity and inclusion. Sounds worthy. But as far as I can tell, the No. 1 job of a D&I department is to hire more people into the D&I department. No one ever mentions excellence.

> Many schools, like Hampshire College, Antioch University and Reed College, don’t even bother with meaningful grades—feelings might get hurt.

> The Biden administration constantly points out “firsts”—its gender and racially selected cabinet, vice president and other appointments. Great, but why not say “best” rather than first?

> An avowed socialist, mittens and all, is now chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, in whose hands merit will burn while mediocrity flourishes.

Political Correctness

A week ago I noted Politically Correct Educators Vote to Rename 44 SF Schools Including Washington and Lincoln.

The San Francisco school board is leading the surge in political correctness by voting to rename 44 schools.

Washington, Jefferson, McKinley, Monroe, John Muir, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daniel Webster, Herbert Hoover, Francis Scott Key, Mission, and Paul Revere are among the names targeted.

The stated cost is $10,000 per school. That's $440,000 just for new signs.

By the time they finish replacing all the statues, stationary, murals, and uniforms, I expect the board will waste double that.

A Few Politically Incorrect Points

> Changing the name on an building will not change anything going on inside.

> Eliminating the essay portion of the SAT will not improve reading ability.

> Eliminating grades does not make people smarter, nor does giving everyone an A, nor does letting students grade themselves.

> Diversity for diversity's sake does not benefit blacks or anyone else.

> It's not just black lives that matter.

> Sheltering kids does not prepare them for the real world.

Why People Voted For Trump

If you are looking for a reason why millions of people voted for Trump, look no further.

Every bit of this is a complete outrage. It is exactly why Trump got elected in 2016 and had he toned things down a bit in 2020 he probably would have gotten reelected.

Biden needs to speak out against this. But he won't. Instead he has embraced it. The dumbing down of the USA will accelerate.

Mish

https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/economics/the-dumbing-down-of-america-is-poised-to-accelerate

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Re: The dumbing down of America
Posted by: lifelong democrat ()
Date: February 10, 2021 10:59AM

As a democrat, this is what we stand for now.

The more we can indoctrinate people while failing to truly educate them, keep blacks relying on assistance and usurp power while bragging about our wokeness, the longer we will retain power.

The majority of people in this country now believe they are entitled to free shit while virtue signaling their way to pretending to love everyone and being tolerant at the same time they shit on minorities and the poor. All we are doing as a political party is selling that back to the public.

And they are fucking eating it up.

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Re: The dumbing down of America
Posted by: Voice in the Crowd ()
Date: February 10, 2021 08:03PM

Mish,

What you said is 100% correct

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Re: The dumbing down of America
Posted by: dumb AF ()
Date: February 10, 2021 09:54PM

Tommy Tuberville

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Re: The dumbing down of America
Posted by: Tardin ()
Date: February 10, 2021 11:00PM

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