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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
the point isn't that there is nothing to fix, the point is that this information is worthless. if we are to fix the problems we must demand real statistics with real analytical weight behind them.
i dislike it when the blatantly obvious gets cast into the realm of personal opinion. it's not that i don't see value in these statistics, it's that there ISN'T value in the statistics. who among us would make any decision in life with this type of information? would you shop for a car or buy a house with a similar collection of data? of course not. how then could we begin to have a meaningful discussion about infinitely more serious and complex issues? there is no doubting your sincerity pan, but you must demand a better starting point for discussing the issue.
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Irate, you have to understand the meaning of this article and the susequent posts. It's not about problem solving, it's about bashing this country. It's what liberals do. They take the opp every chance they get to take this nation down a peg or two. They offer a litney of complaints, compare our literacy rate to Cuba, and then proclaim that we're not doing enough.
Do we have issues to deal with in this country? Of course we do, but that in no way takes away from how great this country is. Just pray that they don't love their children like they love their country.