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iamacoyfish:

goodnightt1m:

urdchama:

delirieuse:

cryptoscience:

petitedeath:

babbybunnybutts:

THANK YOU

Thank you. This is why I never really pursued higher education although I want it so desperately. This is no way to run a country.

w o r d

Yep. This is why I’m enraged that Australia is moving increasingly towards full-fees for university, and away from HECS. HECS (a government loan scheme, essentially) is better than what Americans undergo, but is a far cry from the free education we used to have in the 70s.

Native Americans have a word to describe this desire to take more than what one needs — wetiko. Literally means cannibalism; figuratively it means consumption of another human being for profit. It is considered a form of mental illness. :| (This is also where term wendigo comes from!)

I actually really hate it when people use the rhetoric of “X nation does it, why the fuck can’t you do it, America?”  I mean, I’m glad that some parts of the world have their shit figured out and have nice, stable systems that allow their citizens a good quality of life and fairness, but there is no such “one-size-fits-all” solution for America.  We can’t just drop everything and invest buttfuckingbillions of dollars that we don’t currently have into education. Not everyone in America fits into this neat little mold that allows education to work its miracle magic on people, turning them into productive model citizens (I also like how this comic uses the example of the fairly culturally homogenous Nordic region. “Homogenous” is everything America is not).  We don’t have the resources to afford everyone an education that would benefit them the most (and there are a lot of different ways that people need to be educated). People would lose their shit over having to pay more taxes for someone else’s education. Call those people bigoted and narrowminded all you want- they are still allowed to criticize and even contest where their money is being spent.

I was taught to value education, and I do think it is the best solution to an ailing country, but I don’t think that comparing one vastly flawed, and vastly different country to a smaller, probably more efficient region really does much to outline the problems in America, much less suggest a viable solution for it.

I think that the cost of education is a huge problem at the moment. America’s people, culture, size, varying population densities, political beliefs regarding state and federal government, and diversity all contribute to the fact that implementing a free education, a better health care system, or any form of socialism is a lot more complicated than it would be in a smaller, less diverse nation. I see the argument, “Hey! X Country in Europe is doing it, why can’t you, America?” a lot, and it’s used regarding several issues, but it doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me, because one, both countries are usually completely different, and two, we should all take some time and consider the state of most European countries’ finances at the moment. 

It’s not a simple solution, because Europe’s solution isn’t really working either. However, the cost of education in our country is very problematic and we are overburdening parents and crippling a generation with debt. So, when you factor all of the variables in, we have a complex problem that brilliant minds have yet to solve, so please don’t oversimplify the hurdles that we’re facing. It only serves to make Americans seem incompetent, when in reality, we’re just dealing with a very difficult, multi-faceted issue. 

(Source: triomni)

thesassylorax:

urainiumbombs:

metropoliskingdom:

osamhungergames:

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wolfstar-thunderfrost:

cairothelittlemermaid:

psifreezeomega:

buttassassino:

theslackerhero:

Remember when Nickelodeon had attempted suicide?

Remember when Nickelodeon had actual suicide?

Remmeber when they had Mpreg

remember when they had a gay couple

Nickelodeon:Pushing the boundaries since 1977

they put squidward in hell

remember when nickelodeon had spongebob watching porn

Spongebob seems to be the culprit in much of this…

Remember when Spongebob had an anal rape joke? 

Remember Rocko’s Modern Life?

Just. Rocko’s Modern Life. In it’s entirety.

(Source: redsuspenders)

fknwkd:

I bumped into an old friend in Halifax one morning. She was entering a bodybuilding competition and needed shots for entry. Bridget is now a WBFF model.