Thanks to Breaking Bad I knew about the last one!!

I friggin loooooove this movie!

You are right on the money. Yet I think some of the other ideologies that have informed the way capitalism works has actually helped universities, all in all the economic rationalist ideology (I think they call it neo-liberal in the US, or is it noe-classical, I cant remember) currently holding sway will do nothing but continue to ruin universities, and health care, and public amenities like roads, etc.

Well you're half right! Thats a step forward!!

You're absolutely correct! And considering that because of the state of america today, those with money have the power to gauge what information is acredited, and controls most avenues of interpreting "quality" it only furthers my point! It's a system where actual freedom of growth and learning is stiffled by the agenda of politics, and thats scary. Religion held back science for a thousand years, now it's capitalisms turn!!

The education system as a whole may not be the best around but there are a few ivy league universities that consistently rank in the top ten in the world. The main trouble with the rankings though is how it works; its essentially driven from the US, and essentially ranks the performance of universities, and academics, not on the quality of their work but on the quantity of, for universities, academics on staff that are cited in publications, and for the academics, on the quantity of publications they make each year. Its obviously a bit more complicated, and they have things in it that are supposedly supposed to add some qualitative aspects, like the ranking of the publications (like the ranking of the journals that publications are made in), but essentially its still about volume over quality, so the bigger the university the better it generally appears to be; while staff are forced to forgo quality and pump out a heap of publications of be in danger of not having contracts renewed, which lowers the quality of work and teaching over time while making it look like the university is the best in the world.

I like your big words ^^

LOL wow!! As I read what you're saying, it's even more and more apparent that your spoonfed ideology of truth is typically egocentric and American! I'd try to broaden you're intellect but you are clearly missing, and reaffirming the point of this post at the same time.

Actually america has never been rated anywhere near the top in quality of education, and is in fact now rated one of the poorest in first world countries. Also, there are many places in America where people are living in second and even 3rd world conditions, so if a society is judged by the quality of life it affords its citizens, then free market capitalism is not working. Your system has brought your country to a way of life where few are in the palace, and most are in the streets. Lords and beggers. I pity those with the inability to learn from history, but perhaps it's you're education system.

I smoked for 20 years and I've never had a cavity.

It was very apparent that she was not going to give this guy any rope to hang her with, therefore would not answer any of his questions..... However, it's apparent that to intelligently answer any of them, would be to admit that pot is less harmful, and in fact beneficial.... You'd think she would be able to at least muster something coherant though, given her position.

Gotcha!

`LOL!! Awesome!!! Thats my home team!!!! Aaaaaaaaaand I was at this game!!

Well the holiday inn in my city has........ um........ fruitloops!!! Every morning in this big tub! So......... yeah.....

Oh my god will you deal already!!! Who invited this guy to poker night? Honestly I'm just jealous....

And on the other side of that door.......... Rocket ship!!

I hate cats....

Too cute...hats off and give 'em a 10!

It's sad, but it's a story that needs to be told. I was one of those kids who didn't quite "fit in". But, I wouldn't change a bit of it to this day. It made me who I am today. And I think I'm okay...not everybody does, but that's something they have to deal with. I've learned that to teach compassion doesn't make me a wuss, it makes me a better person. And for those who feel the need to demean others to make themselves look better...those are the ones to feel sorry for. They have truly missed out on a beautiful world.

Very cool, love seeing stuff that shows the different outlooks of other countries during different eras! Great post!!

For sure there are things that will come naturally to children that we don't approve of, that were neither taught, or percieved. My son, when 4(now 6) didn't like black people. All he saw was a difference. I tried explaining that we were all the same, that all people are different but we are all people, but he just didn't like em. However, when he began school he ended up being best friends with the one black child in his class, and when he got home from his first day, he said you're right dad!! We're the same!! For sure their are conclusions children will draw on their own, but I believe it's our job as parents to trust that, given the right information, will develop into better people than we are. Now my son is the furthest thing from racist, yet I'm still a racist driver......LOL!

I agree with you in part. The part I agree with is that indeed, racism, predjudice, intolerance are acquired and we do not born with them.

But they are the result of multiple factors and humans can be more receptive to some influences and less to others. And most of these I believe parents cannot fully control because like I said they are a sum of things.

I will give you my personal experience, my 3 and 1/2yo son is highly intolerable with his 1 1/2 yo sister. He doesn't let her play with his toys, let her in his room, etc And it is not something we have taught him. We have tried everything to correct the situation, with no positive result

Think about teaching love. To the extreme it is the same thing.

We'll try not to hold that against them (Canadian) they have a great Folk sound.Hopefully they dont sell out like todays Countyr music.

LOL, their parents are both country musicians. The family now lives in Nashville but are originally from a large farm outside of Toronto, Canada.

I completely disagree... saying that things like tolerance and understanding cannot be taught to our children is the same as saying you can't teach a child predjudice or racism. No school system will ever be a replacement for the examples of good and bad, love and hate, that are considered undeniable truth to a child watching a parent.

not a lot of "music" speaks to me these days but this chicks got my attention. amazing