• tane4@lemm.eeBanned
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    2 days ago

    So funny we are doing this to ourselves, our university system was the envy of the world even with all its issues. Not anymore lol.

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      our university system was the envy of the world

      I’ve heard a lot of USAians claim this, I’ve never heard anyone else claim it of the USA. Like literally 0 times anywhere.

      I think a large fraction of countries consider their own university system the envy of the world.

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        23 hours ago

        No one outside the US claims it because those that would were (not anymore) here and in the university system.

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          I don’t mean people outside the US. I mean people who weren’t born in or grew up in the US. Anyone who has not spent their life being indoctrinated by the US. influenced by local news and attitude.

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      It’s especially funny because the administrations/boards of these universities were totally willing to be collaborators with the administration, as long as they could save face and have the semblance of academic freedom