Charlie StrossNov 8, 2024

This is not the first time this happened: look to the early 19th century "know-nothings" for a previous example.

Universal schooling and free access to higher education is a prophylactic against fascism.
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The uneducated and stupid are part of the problem. Just wait until Dept of Education is shuttered and there are no national curriculum standards. We will have no shared understanding. America's diploma divide: States with fewer grads went for Trump https://www.axios.com/2024/11/07/college-degree-voters-split-harris-trump #ResistFascism #SupportPeopleInPain #NaziTrump #GOPWeirdos #DonaldTrump #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlueUpAndDown #USPol

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@cstross Part of the story is also that those without the "right" diplomas feel less and less heard and also socialise less with those whoe have them. Compare the number of people without a university degree in any Western parliament with, say, forty years ago.
Nov 11, 2024 at 9:00amWeb