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"The Trap"
Are young Americans more interested in selling out than changing the world? Daniel Brook's new book argues that 20-somethings are forced to choose between living by their ideals or making a living.
By Astra Taylor [2007-07-10]

  • Curious Coincidences

    I graduated a state college in 1971. Cost my father about $5000 for 4 years including room and board.

    One semester costs about that much now

    When I was there, I only knew of one black student on the whole campus, today it has a large minority population

    I agree that Reagan (and the right in general) went after education after the 60s

    and the racists too

    Why educate a bunch of trouble makers and members of groups that aren't well liked

    Since the average college graduate (even ones on the 6 year plan like my son) will live 50 or more years after college

    it is possible to think of the incrementalist approach

    When I was young, civil rights acts were passed, Medicare and Medicaid came in, Social Security was expanded, the draft was ended

    Under the current administration, it is all wars and prison camps and secret police but voting may change that

    as someone who swore off voting after 1984 and didn't pick it up again until 2000, I know that voting often seems to be a fraudulent exercise, but 'regime change' in the US is possible

    The younger citizens do not vote in high percentages

    but they could if they wanted to

    This presents a middle ground between the duality of 'the trap'

    and it wuld be easier to push Hillary or Barack or John than it is to push George

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    -- andycher
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    Tuesday, July 10, 2007 08:08 AM
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