College students furious after they’re tricked into rejecting socialist ideal

[Barnabas]

You think the school staff are "rich"? Can you come back to reality before you actually try to make any arguments here.

Assistant professor average pay is over 110,000 usd. Yeah they are broke.

[Deleted]

Redistribution of (some) wealth protects the interest of the nation. You really don't want an underclass of cripplingly poor. Jesus Christ, yes, it has been tried too. Just like communism, and yes, it's not the utopia pictured in your mind because it's the best we can fucking do.

So hey, yay for children missing hands because they have to work dangerous machines. The Industrial Revolution wasn't all fun and games.

[Drutt]

The fact that the video makers honestly think they have a good point in comparing grades to income is indeed hilarious.

That's the hilarious bit we're all laughing at, right?

[Nathreim]

Maybe not before college. But I'd say 90%+ of the time, it's definitely true in college. Well, maybe not just effort. There's some classes I put zero effort into because they were easy for me so maybe also include natural ability/prior knowledge along with effort.

Because daddies last name and money or your ability to throw a football has no impact whatsoever.

[Halicia]

Wealth inequality is quite a bit different from wealth distribution being a required thing.

How about we separate Wealth from Income ?

90% of wealth is owned by people with no actual "jobs". Even doctors, lawyers, and other highly educated professions are closer in wealth to a homeless war vet than to the top 10%.

Redistributing "income" is only shuffling around plates on a starving family's dinner table. Everyone still ends up hungry.

Redistributing WEALTH, is another matter entirely. But well... you need a voice to do that.

[Steelangel]

Assistant professor average pay is over 110,000 usd. Yeah they are broke.

I'm an -Associate- professor, and I don't make this much. Where are you getting this number from?

[Tack980]

They used grades to describe wealth.... ok what? Redistribution of grades, what? They should realize that GPA and Money are founded on two completely different principles, right?

[GodlyBob]

See, this is why wealth redistribution is silly. What we should be doing is allowing the student body to pay a surrogate to take their tests and complete assignments. The free market should take over academia and make education great again!

[GodlyBob]

The only thing you really have to ask in order to make a liberal go cross eyed is why they feel entitled to other peoples' labor. The stammering and false equivalency really just reveals that most liberals (or people just uninformed) are typically just envious and self-loathing.

Is that the equivalent asking a conservative why they deserve to make 200 times that of another man while putting in less total time at work?

[scmpoe]

Their experiment made no sense. You can't compare redistributing the wealth to redistributing grades. If you redistribute grades, then you would have people who are under qualified graduating and becoming a heavy burden in the job force in what ever field they went into, potentially causing thousands in damages and injuring others. Its obvious to see how redistributing grades would easily backfire and cause massive amounts of trouble. Not to mention the effort to get good grades is far greater then to get horrible grades.

You literally just described affirmative action and all the other similar ridiculous programs out there.
Luckily these aren't considered racist/sexist because they only benefit minorities and are against the evil whites!! (though ironically they hurt asians the most).

Just Liberal hypocrasy once again. They dont want equal opportunity, they want equal outcome, which leads to what you just wrote, and is actually happening today.

[niil945]

Redistributing grade points from the top 10% to the bottom 10% isn't remotely equivalent to taxation and social programs. Nice try though! Not really, I just felt you clearly want participation points from your desire to be the center of attention by trolling people with garbage

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You literally just described affirmative action and all the other similar ridiculous programs out there.
Luckily these aren't considered racist/sexist because they only benefit minorities and are against the evil whites!! (though ironically they hurt asians the most).

Just Liberal hypocrasy once again. They dont want equal opportunity, they want equal outcome, which leads to what you just wrote, and is actually happening today.

I'm not a fan of universal affirmative action personally, but your claim about what affirmative action is is laughable.

[Torto]

The only thing you really have to ask in order to make a liberal go cross eyed is why they feel entitled to other peoples' labor. The stammering and false equivalency really just reveals that most liberals (or people just uninformed) are typically just envious and self-loathing.

Nailed it, and watching all the socialist progressives in this thread tie themselves in knots is hilarious.

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Is that the equivalent asking a conservative why they deserve to make 200 times that of another man while putting in less total time at work?

If someone has the ingenuity to earn 200 times that of another man for less work, then yes they sure as hell deserve it. Nobody gives rich people money for nothing, they earn it by being smart. Poor people on the other hand, get money for doing nothing. It's called welfare.

[Saucexorzski]

Nepotism and inheritance. Wow, that was easy to disprove.

Seeing as the goal of western society has been to better ones offspring..why are these seen as a bad thing to you?

[Torto]

Nepotism and inheritance. Wow, that was easy to disprove.

Disproves nothing, we are talking about earnings not gifts. Good attempt at muddying the waters tho.

[GodlyBob]

Disproves nothing, we are talking about earnings not gifts. Good attempt at muddying the waters tho.

Do you know what nepotism is?

[scmpoe]

your claim about what affirmative action is is laughable.

Thats funny because I find your inability to explain it differently quite laughable.

[Deleted]

Seeing as the goal of western society has been to better ones offspring..why are these seen as a bad thing to you?

A culture doesn't have goals just as life isn't designed. Let's agree on some sensible axioms.

[Sky High]

all the conservative mouth breathers in this thread jeez. /wheeeeez " you leebruuls find this argument dumb... /deep inhale hahahahahah!, gotcha!"

oh wow wee I sure feel burned.

[Saucexorzski]

Do you know what nepotism is?

In essence its helping the survive of family or friends over those who are not, usually in the fashion of giving them a job. Seems like a logical out come in a society that prioritizes bettering the chance of offspring survival/tribe for the most part.

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A culture doesn't have goals just as life isn't designed. Let's agree on some sensible axioms.

You really dont think bettering ones offspring chance at surviving has been a major tenet of western society?

[Torto]

Do you know what nepotism is?

Do you? If a child chooses to work for a parent they are still earning it. The fact they may be unqualified or they sit there and do nothing is immaterial. They, and their parent are smart enough to do it. If no laws are being broken then what is the issue?

Prince William inherits the Queen's fortune. As he should because he earns it. Yes he was lucky to be born into the royal family but he still earns it.