This, exactly.

The US entry into WWII had just as much to do with incurring minimal damage as it did with ensuring that the allied nations were sufficiently depleted that they would need to lean on the US for their recovery.

The trope that the US won WWII is ridiculous and myopic. They won the entire post-war long game.

See the parent post: prestige. Attendance at those institutions is one of the shiniest resume items that can be earned/bought/bartered.

When someone tells me that they attended an Ivy League institution, I immediately think, "Wow. You must be really smart and/or rich and/or connected."

It *should* work both ways, if we want to be honest.

We shouldn't draw conclusions about socialism from the USSR without considering present-day Northern Europe.
Similarly, the recession-inducing, wealth-consolidating potentialities of capitalism do not erase the benefits of incentive and economic mobility.

There are benefits from both systems - proven by history - available as long as there are counterbalances to the unchecked accumulation of wealth and power.

To be fair, representative democracy is a great first step in terms of avoiding absolute, termless power accumulation. The system just needs additional development.

The problem with capitalism is that it just adds more layers of corporate parasites and concentrates power in the hands of unaccountable plutocrats.

You're confusing the term "socialist" with "greedy opportunist." The latter exists in just about every political/economic system.

"Never judge a philosophy by its abuse."
    -- Saint Augustine

So... status quo?

Exactly this. Virtually all invasions are justified, at least according to the invader.

Class isn't defined by heredity.
Attaining wealth is not the same as earning it.
Wars are rarely declared by the instigators.

Certainly not. That's the easy part.

No, they think "axe" is something you do with a question.

I didn't get past the poor English in the summary.

You're being prepped for the real world.

In all seriousness, your impressions of the flipped/inverted model as a student are the same as mine as a professor. There are classes in which this can be very effective, but it relies very strongly on the motivation, work ethic, and time management skills of the students involved.

Part of the problem may be that you mistakenly believe that your institution is the best in the country. Waterloo rounds out the bottom of the top ten in most listings.

I agree though that many, if not most undergraduate programs have become rather underwhelming.

Considering that DEFCON counts *down* as danger becomes more imminent, level 11 (comatose) probably applies in her case.

Those who modded this "funny" obviously missed the options for "+1 insightful," and "+1 disturbing, but true."