[nixpulvis]

Well said.

One of the USA's greatest exports is intelligence and higher education, and what has been happening with that and the general anti-intellectual atmosphere is to me the most concerning as an american. Ironically, public education in america has been pretty bad for a while. But I'm going to start rambling here... way too many problems, and no damn leadership.

[netfortius]

A country were a lot of its citizens don't have access to basic human or social needs, and equate a demand for that, already available in the rest of developed world, to "far left political activism" - that is really ironic. There is nothing left on the left (pun intended) in today's America.

[jonnybgood]

What is the American spirit to you? It seems to not include political activism. Or at the very least political activism you disagree with.

[gchamonlive]

Could you elaborate on what constitutes far-left political activism?

[Henchman21]

Sports teams and "after school activitie" are a much much higher priority than teaching. It isn't even close. It seems the only thing we prioritize in education is... entertainment? I'm sure that will be GREAT in a few generations?

[monkey_monkey]

Couching nonsense in faux-politeness just makes you look even more googly-eyed.