A Boring Dystopia

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[–] bazingabot@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There is a saying...

Make a mistake once and you can call it learning, make a mistake twice and you are eh... not so smart

Americans need education.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Didn't dubya say it best?

[–] a9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. A fool me can't get fooled again.

Shakespearean.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Something, something won't get fooled again?

[–] SOB_Van_Owen@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Go blank at the podium? Why not just randomly quote The Who?

[–] WhyFlip@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

And you hit the nail on the head - Americans absolutely need better education. Unfortunately, it's not a priority, nor is it funded adequately.

[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Americans absolutely need better education. Unfortunately, it's not a priority, nor is it funded adequately.

In related news:

Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean (cnn.com, Sept. 2024)

“We will drain the government education swamp and stop the abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth with all sorts of things that you don’t want to have our youth hearing,” Trump said.

[–] Minnels@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

And you know what? They will probably get less of that now. Yay!