The Oldiesfreak Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts III

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Van Badham looks just as bad as her writing.

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The RSFSR, so as to spread the revolution and possibly assist the German uprising.

I was just about to post that!

Doing woodshop at school has clearly achieved wonders in improving his intellectual ability.

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The RSFSR, so as to spread the revolution and possibly assist the German uprising.

I was just about to post that!

Doing woodshop at school has clearly achieved wonders in improving his intellectual ability.

Managing to attack a stupid post with an even stupider comment, and posting directly into the Deluge at that. Quite appropriate.

Actually what my comment insinuates is probably very close to the truth itself.

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Children ought to have a better upbringing than under a tribal Roma or Irish Traveller family.
The lack of concern among many families for the educational development of their children is a horrific indication of a backward culture which must modernise.

Is there anything specific about my post that irks you?

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When there are free and sufficient educational facilities available for your children and you refuse to allow them to take part in it then you are a backward people. Kids dont deserve that in the 21st century. This principle also applies to non-Roma families who practice this.
That includes the Amish.

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This applies to cultures, of which Irish Travellers and Roma are probably most guilty of, where sufficient educational development is denied to many children despite it being available and accessible.
I'm surprised at the lack of concern individuals here have for kids getting an education.

Religious education doesn't count.

[Hifly]

One might say that groups like the Roma and the Travellers ought to ensure that their children have access to the educational resources of the broader culture and advocate for policies to make that possible, without forcing these groups to change their cultures more than is necessary to accomplish whatever standard of access is set (and certainly without forcing them to abandon the traditional manners in which they do educate their children).

That's basically a slightly more sympathetic version of my position; I believe that education, as one of the most basic human rights, must be provided to children, regardless of what culture they belong to. It is completely unacceptable for parents to withdraw their children from school (which is exactly what Roma and Irish Traveller families are guilty of, believe it or not) and this has to change.
An important point to make is that sustaining an education for these children does not "force these groups to change their cultures more than is necessary to accomplish whatever standard of access is set" because these facilities are accessible and free. If "backward" is an inappropriate description of those who practice this, then "selfish" may be a better word.
This is also to blame for the ultra-high unemployment rates of Irish travellers and Roma, which results in such awful cases of poverty and crime within communities, which I'm sure you're aware of.

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Homeschooling is fine so long as it provides children with an equally sufficient and adequate educational development as is provided in schools. This doesn't nullify my point.

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Then it's simply a man.

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Then it's simply a man.

If 'it' is a man then why are you using the pronoun for inanimate objects and animals whose gender isn't known or relevant?

Cheeky

[Hifly]

Why is it bad if someone doesn't happen to have any friends with black skin?

[Hifly]

Written sarcasm either goes way over my head, or this was real . I suspect the former, but just to be sure...

Smith without a shadow of a doubt.

We should all be thankful that he didn't impose a South Africa style Apartheid system after Rhodesia declared her independence. It was a flourishing nation under his rule and anyone who believes that Mugabe has done a better job to help the nation thrive is delusional and/or ignorant.

No, this was real. What's the problem?

[Hifly]

Well, for one thing, I'm pretty sure that Smith very much did impose a South Africa-style apartheid system...

He didn't. What was in place was not South Africa style.

[Hifly]

Well, no surprise it happens when the police is obviously favoring the neo-fascists.

Siding with anarchist thugs destroying property and violating the law.