In a Seattle, Washington college classroom, they were discussing the qualifications to be President of the United States. It was pretty simple the candidate must be a natural born citizen of at least 35 years of age.

 

However, one girl in the class immediately started in on how unfair was the requirement to be a natural born citizen. In short, her opinion was that this requirement prevented many capable individuals from becoming president. The class was taking it in and letting her rant, but everyone's jaw hit the floor when she wrapped up her argument by stating, "What makes a natural born citizen any more qualified to lead this country than one born by C-section?"

 

Yep, these are the 18 year olds that just voted for the President of the United States.

 

These are our future leaders.

 

I think our asses are in deep trouble.

 

Doomed.

 

Doomed.

 

 

That's my line

the sad part is that they let her continue on to the end.

Oh wow.... just... wow... If I was her professor I would have given her an F for the day and asked her to google the concept of natural born citizen.

Well, realize this is indeed a democratic republic. While we would love for everyone to think one way, that wouldn't say much about democracy-- would it? With the good come the bad; the smart, the foolish; etc. As for people who think like her, we were all a bit daft in our younger years... but that does not make it "wrong."

 

I don't agree with her comments obviously... personally, I could go on for hours about what is tearing a the fabric of this country (I believe the Heinlein approach, that only service members should be allowed to run in politics)... but that is my God given right as a human to believe in whatever I want. My opinions will change, as will hers. It just really irks me that:

1. The older crowd will automatically bash younger individuals, calling them hippies or whatnot, without so much of a thought that they may be just as ignorant... and what is probably worse is they are probably ignorant, and know it, and don't care to change because they're set in their ways.

 

2. The argument in itself is hypocritical. As I stated before, this is a country of more then just one perspective. While I agree there should be more of an emphasis on the foundation of what the United States is all about, I love this country because we compromise of so many different sets of values and cultures. This range of perspectives allows us to not be so blinded by our own beliefs... allowing for the best decision to be made.

 

I know the comments weren't aggressive, and I'm not trying to come off as aggressive. It just bothers me to see this community stereotype, and then make a deal out of it when we too are stereotyped.

The root of the problem is education, or rather the lack thereof. Just today I read a post (might have been on another forum) where someone made the excuse that they were a mathematician and therefore "not good at English". This is the stupidity of the current education system - the idea that someone is good in art so they don't need to 'pass' Math, after all, what will they use it for... :roll: :roll:

 

They're an embarrassment to themselves and others, to their country and to their own existence. Enough with the touchy feely crapola. Let's get down to brass tacks and whip this country into shape, start with the young and don't let them fall behind. Supplement their education, broaden their horizons, expose them to all sorts of culture, FORCE them to learn, and get them off their corpulent buttocks and away from the boob tube and the internet.

Agreed. I think the school year should be lengthened out. People think things in Japan are bad, in South Korea during the school year (which is roughly 10.5 months), by the time children are in high school... they are in school from 0600-1700/1800. Afterward, they then go to tutoring (not everybody, but roughly 75-80%) until about 2300ish. College, even the SKY universities, ends up being far easier... reason why a lot of Koreans come to America for college because we have the opposite approach.

 

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), in my opinion, the responsibility first lies on the parents/guardians to ingrain the right mentality. Mass media will never change (unless something drastic happens), and to blame the decline on violent video games/programming and other unfiltered content is BS.

 

Or maybe its the emphasis on specialization that is a root to the matter.

Part of the main problem is the 'feel good about yourself' mentality. You're flunking - you shouldn't feel good. Get off your ass, work hard, THEN feel good about yourself. They (society) want to short circuit the process and just go right to feel good.

Stupid parents make stupid children, and then become stupid parents.

Part of the main problem is the 'feel good about yourself' mentality. You're flunking - you shouldn't feel good. Get off your a**, work hard, THEN feel good about yourself. They (society) want to short circuit the process and just go right to feel good.

 

Well said. It's disgusting! I see it every day.

well it's all about people raising their kids, if you raise them right and maybe teach them the constitution and how important it is maybe there will always be youngsters who will be raised to fight for it. your kid could very well be the next one to continue the fight to keep our constitution from being thrown in a fireplace.

Up to some point I understand the problem, I have a son in High school, had my share of fights as to why he needs history and geography when he wants to be a programmer. He laughs when he saw the mail. He feels proud to be "natural born", he was born by C-section, sorry can't be president

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Or maybe its the emphasis on specialization that is a root to the matter.

 

Now that you mentioned specialization and Heinlein in the same thread, this quote must be posted:

 

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein

wonder if she was a straight 'A' student ??? that would scare me. Although

she could fit in at Secretary of State level.....................

Since King Obama made it guess any idiot could be appointed........if he/she had the votes...............