Thread: The future of free speech
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mmurfin87 is offline mmurfin87
2010-07-07 , 04:11
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Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
mmurfin87, not every person is above average intelligence. Not every person has a good grasp of abstract thinking. Etc etc. I'd like to think education is the solution, too, but it isn't for everyone. Some people will just not get the concepts we're discussing. Even the simple ones. And I know too many, personally...
True, there are people out there who really are mentally challenged and will unfortunately probably never be able to complete high school. Its a sad but true fact.

That said, the VAST majority of people are capable of doing great things. They're just not prompted to do it for various reasons.

I almost believe a college education should be a requirement for citizenship. I'm not talking just for immigration, I'm talking for EVERYONE. Born here or not, if you're not educated you shouldn't vote.