The notion of the "American Dream" has always been very effective propaganda.

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Originally posted by Project-K If you look at 1950s propaganda about how evil communists are out to get you, then look at what gets broadcasted on CNN on a daily basis, they're not all that different.

True. To this day academics get accused of being communists and terrorist-sympathizers.

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Originally posted by Lira Funny how I get that same impression from Hollywood films. I don't know how that compares to Brazil, though, because our former president is one of the world's leading sociologists (Fernando Henrique Cardoso) and the current president is... well, a union guy. Still, it took this union guy a lot of work to convince the people he had a brain. Kinda ironic, if you think about it

well, isn't education in brazil reserved for the upper-crust? good education, that is...

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Originally posted by walcott well, isn't education in brazil reserved for the upper-crust? good education, that is...

Kinda. The best higher education institutions are free but, if you want to study there, going to private institutions in elementary/middle/high school will definitely give you a good headstart. This is a recent change, however, as the best institutions - in all levels - were public until the 70's.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles The anti-intellectualism comes about because people in America associate "intellectuals" with physical and emotional weakness, impracticality, resentfulness of popularity and wealth, and other things that they see as detrimental to a satisfying life

yeah this about sums it all up, atleast for people born before the year 1980.

oh yeah for all of us born between 1980 and 1986, we are the next great generation and i hope you are all working hard to make sure we maintain the political and economic, social and militaristic hegemony that everyone around the world has come to love and rely on to keep up net exports

US $$$$$dollar bills$$$$$ for eternity!#%%!

WHY NOT US?!

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Originally posted by josh rising i'm from florida. and i'm not thick, i'm only 120 pounds...

You are?! where in FL?

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Originally posted by AustralianGQ im a failure with females...i will be the real 40 year old virgin i guarentee you

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Originally posted by josh rising i'm from florida. and i'm not thick, i'm only 120 pounds...

*sigh*

Point proven

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Originally posted by josh rising i'm from florida. and i'm not thick, i'm only 120 pounds...

Josh you are definitely an exception to the rule. But you KNOW that Florida is FULL of fucking retards and fat-asses. Here's my interaction with a Floridian.

*at the hotel computers*

Middle-aged lady to me: "How do you get on the internet?"
Me: "click on the icon."
Lady: "what icon?"
Me: "umm...the only one that's there."
(Lady clicks on it. Window pops up. She closes it.)
Lady: "where is this icon?"
Me: "What?? You just clicked it. Why did you close the window?"
Lady: "I can't find the internet."
Me: "That WAS the internet! wow...click on the icon again."
Lady: "Don't make fun. I'm new to this."
Me: "New? Where are you from?"
Lady: "Florida" (clicks on icon again)
Me: (laughs out loud) "There. That's the internet"
Lady: "But where is AOL?"
Me: "See that space up on top. Type in the aol.com there."

I can understand if she was over 70. But she looked no older than 45. I didn't feel bad at all either laughing at her in front of her face. One fucking icon on the whole fucking computer and she didn't get it. Either she didn't advance past the age of 4, or she was stuck in the year 1988. Either way, typical Floridian.

Anyway back to subject, I pride myself in being a deviant in the American way of thinking, especially here on the West Coast where social retardation and being chill (i.e. lazy as fuck) is the norm. I think companies in America, which focus on convincing people they need some stupid products at the cheapest way possible, rather than focusing on what is actually psychologically and physically best for people, is fucking up America a lot. My philosophical standpoints are: do what's best for your psychological and physical well-being even at a higher cost, and learn for the sake of knowledge, not just for the sake of it's applicability.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson Josh you are definitely an exception to the rule. But you KNOW that Florida is FULL of fucking retards and fat-asses. Here's my interaction with a Floridian. *at the hotel computers* Middle-aged lady to me: "How do you get on the internet?" Me: "click on the icon." Lady: "what icon?" Me: "umm...the only one that's there." (Lady clicks on it. Window pops up. She closes it.) Lady: "where is this icon?" Me: "What?? You just clicked it. Why did you close the window?" Lady: "I can't find the internet." Me: "That WAS the internet! wow...click on the icon again." Lady: "Don't make fun. I'm new to this." Me: "New? Where are you from?" Lady: "Florida" (clicks on icon again) Me: (laughs out loud) "There. That's the internet" Lady: "But where is AOL?" Me: "See that space up on top. Type in the aol.com there." I can understand if she was over 70. But she looked no older than 45. I didn't feel bad at all either laughing at her in front of her face. One fucking icon on the whole fucking computer and she didn't get it. Either she didn't advance past the age of 4, or she was stuck in the year 1988. Either way, typical Floridian. Anyway back to subject, I pride myself in being a deviant in the American way of thinking, especially here on the West Coast where social retardation and being chill (i.e. lazy as fuck) is the norm. I think companies in America, which focus on convincing people they need some stupid products at the cheapest way possible, rather than focusing on what is actually psychologically and physically best for people, is fucking up America a lot. My philosophical standpoints are: do what's best for your psychological and physical well-being even at a higher cost, and learn for the sake of knowledge, not just for the sake of it's applicability.

I shit you not, I get this too fucking often at my job.

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson My philosophical standpoints are: do what's best for your psychological and physical well-being even at a higher cost, and learn for the sake of knowledge, not just for the sake of it's applicability.

I like that.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles True. To this day academics get accused of being communists and terrorist-sympathizers.

That's because a lot of college campuses like UC Berkeley, Harvard, etc tend to be very liberal. The stereotypes for liberals are that they are communists/socialists, kind of like the stereotype for conservatives are they're redneck gun-toting bible thumpers. You hear about all those 1960s era radicals like Bill Ayers and Huey Newton? Ayers was on the board at UofIllinois and Huey Newton the Black Panthers founder got a degree from UC Santa Cruz.

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Originally posted by Lira Funny how I get that same impression from Hollywood films. I don't know how that compares to Brazil, though, because our former president is one of the world's leading sociologists (Fernando Henrique Cardoso) and the current president is... well, a union guy. Still, it took this union guy a lot of work to convince the people he had a brain. Kinda ironic, if you think about it

Is it sad that I know Cardoso as a sociologist but not as your former president?