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<blockquote data-quote="BlueMark" data-source="post: 1214938" data-attributes="member: 13298"><p>- <strong>That car culture and suburban sprawl represent "freedom" and are the only viable solution for middle class living.</strong> High-density American cities like SF and NYC do a poor job of representing the concept of modern city living. Look at Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, and Singapore for good examples. Of course we all know that the people running US cities would never do that.</p><p></p><p>- <strong>That all Schedule I drugs should remain illegal. </strong> Substances like psilocybin and cannabis can be used for positive ends. Conservatives who are ignorant about these substances but think they should be illegal are like liberals and foreigners who are ignorant about firearms but think they should be heavily restricted or banned.</p><p></p><p>- <strong>That the educational system needs to be saved by fixing liberal policies such as affirmative action and political correctness.</strong> The real problems with modern education are systemic. It's simply not a good use of time for youths to spending ages 6-22 in educational institutions run by state-certified educators rather than being taught in the real life world through mentorship and hands-on experience. Plus it just teaches people (especially men) that they need to passively receive knowledge by their overlords rather than learning to acquire knowledge by self-motivated learning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlueMark, post: 1214938, member: 13298"] - [b]That car culture and suburban sprawl represent "freedom" and are the only viable solution for middle class living.[/b] High-density American cities like SF and NYC do a poor job of representing the concept of modern city living. Look at Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, and Singapore for good examples. Of course we all know that the people running US cities would never do that. - [b]That all Schedule I drugs should remain illegal. [/b] Substances like psilocybin and cannabis can be used for positive ends. Conservatives who are ignorant about these substances but think they should be illegal are like liberals and foreigners who are ignorant about firearms but think they should be heavily restricted or banned. - [b]That the educational system needs to be saved by fixing liberal policies such as affirmative action and political correctness.[/b] The real problems with modern education are systemic. It's simply not a good use of time for youths to spending ages 6-22 in educational institutions run by state-certified educators rather than being taught in the real life world through mentorship and hands-on experience. Plus it just teaches people (especially men) that they need to passively receive knowledge by their overlords rather than learning to acquire knowledge by self-motivated learning. [/QUOTE]
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