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Okay, I will quit ranting now.
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Hehe, no problem...
As far as stereotyping... I'm stereotyping the specific types of students that attend the "peace" marches, not the ones that are actually interested in furthering their education.
Back when I was in high school, you got punished for walking out of class. There is a time and a place for these things, and with minors the time and place for things such as that is not during school hours (of which I fund).
I never thought that ALL students and ALL professors are left-wing nuts.... I just can't preface every statement with: Overlooking the exceptions...
Now as far as college is concerned, the universities have ALWAYS been a hot-bed of socialism. I'm not saying that every student and professor is a socialist, but many colleges are breeding grounds for these groups.
And as far as professors are concerned, it is well known that certain segments of academia harbour alternative "views", with many of the believers spouting this stuff to college attendees. A PHD does not make someone worldly. A college degree does not give someone "common" sense. I have 2 family members who have doctorates and are tenured at their respective Universities. And they are the first to tell me that while there are some challenges, it certainly beats "working" for a living. While I care a lot for my family, both of these men have spent an entire 6 years put together at "real" 9-5 jobs. The men are in their 40s and have spent 90% of their lives in one form of Academia or another. While I have no personal problem with that, you can't tell me that fact is not going to "color" someone's opinions about the world and how it runs.
In my opinion, this "colored" reality that SOME academics spew is just plain wrong. I don't care how many PHDs you have, if something coming out of your mouth sounds like a bunch of bull crap, it very well may be something coming out of the back end of a bovine.
As far as young people in general are concerned.... I know darn well that there are MANY views among young people... not just what they show on CNN. So don't presume that I judge them. And I know DARN well that that a good majority of our military is between the ages of 18-26. (I was between those ages when I fought during the Gulf War).
BUT....
In general, there are BIG differences between the realities of an 18 year old and a 40 year old. They look at the world and the people around them differently.
I'm sorry, but most 18-23 year olds do not have the experience to REALLY know how things work in this world. Most 18-23 year olds have not yet had to stare death in the face (although many of them will soon get that experience).
Until someone has been on this planet for a few orbits, in my opinion, they may not see things for what they really are.
Personally, many of the things I believed were GOSPEL at 21 I know as absolute crap in my 30s. Experience and an open mind is key...
That's why I snicker when 15 year old kids yell "Books Not War" as they skip classes while yelling it....
Children should always have a voice, but many times it is misinformed.
College folks are adults in my opinion, able to make their own decisions. For many of us, including myself, those decisions and views are often wrong during those years. We calculate what we did right and what we screwed up during the young adult years. Hence gaining experience. We all go through it. I believe the best lessons are taught when it stings us in the rear. The good lessons are always learned the hard way. Some learn faster than others. And not all of us come to the same conclusion....
Just my opinion....