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They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone's competent to vote by educating them.

At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.