College student fail…

American University is supposed to be a  “good” college.   It is located n the District of Columbia.   But when MRCTV’s Dan Joseph went there and  asked students  to name a SINGLE U.S. senator,  they blanked.   Very few knew that each state has two senators,  with some guessing as many as thirteen.   Even worse,  some of the students were majoring in political science. Almost everyone could name the Academy Award winner for Best Original Song: “Let It Go” from the movie “Frozen.”

In America today,  it is possible to have graduated from high school without knowing that every state has two senators, a fact I learned in grammar school.   If you don’t understand why every state has the same number of senators,  how can you understand how Congress is set up?   You can’t,  of course,  which is why college students routinely belong to the no-information,  high stupidity classes,  voting for whoever looks cool and sounds good and seems likely to make them feel good about themselves.   That is why they voted in such numbers for His Oneness,  the cool,  slick guy.  More than a few of them now regret their choice,  their eagerness to be fooled.   The best thing you can do for you young kith and kin is to show them the truth and to make them think.   They won’t like it.   They will whine and complain and chafe like ponies with ill-fitting saddles,  but eventually those who referred to you as the mean aunt will thank you.   I know because this has happened to me.   Those who haven’t won’t discuss politics with me because they always lose,  having an abundance of emotion on their side,  but few facts and a dearth of logic.

Earth Hour 2014…

Darkness  does not  enlighten.   Much better to leave the lights on and  celebrate human  achievement.   The usual suspects will  be celebrating  Earth Hour and feeling good about themselves,  but I agree with Bjorn Lomberg that it’s just  a means   of self-praise,  and   time wasted  for the world

How much better if people like  this 14-year old  stayed awake and in the light to think creatively.   Perhaps next he can design a damper system to solve the problems created by so many people acting stupidly.