In Reply to: RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... posted by Palustris on July 15, 2016 at 08:29:12:
It also helps to be where the well-educated elite have their summer and weekend homes, if not year-round homes. That tends to attract artists, musicians, theater groups, etc.
Tragically, "well-educated" is fast becoming an attribute only of the elite, at least in the US.
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- RE: The dumbing down of the U.S. continues... - rbolaw 08:52:31 07/15/16 (13)
- 'Tragically, "well-educated" is fast becoming an attribute only of the elite' - Chris from Lafayette 11:38:54 07/15/16 (12)
- Can education only come from institutions? - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 14:34:05 07/15/16 (11)
- To a large extent, yes. - rbolaw 14:18:26 07/19/16 (0)
- In my post, there was an assumed understanding of what education entails - Chris from Lafayette 17:52:54 07/15/16 (8)
- RE: "Ideally, ..." - genungo 18:56:43 07/15/16 (4)
- I guess it's an aspiration, and, as rickmcinnis implied, a continuing quest! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 23:40:58 07/15/16 (3)
- Or maybe... - genungo 07:26:39 07/16/16 (2)
- You just want to puncture my faith in the human race! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:31:27 07/16/16 (1)
- Your faith in humanity seems pretty puncture-resistant... - genungo 12:00:58 07/16/16 (0)
- What??? You commie pinko! - rbolaw 18:24:28 07/15/16 (2)
- I admit, I'm stumped - Chris from Lafayette 23:48:02 07/15/16 (1)
- RE: I admit, I'm stumped - rbolaw 06:19:18 07/16/16 (0)
- RE: Can education only come from institutions? - genungo 16:28:44 07/15/16 (0)