[lbo-talk] the view from capital

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Sun Sep 10 18:19:07 PDT 2006


info at pulpculture.org wrote:


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> The more people who fail to complete college, the more people who will
> blame themselves for their failure to find decent paying jobs.

Maybe. Or maybe, it will occur to some that there should be no required link between a living wage and a college degree. Maybe it will occur to them that college is just a huge justification for inequality.

You never know.

Joanna


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> In a putative democracy, however, if people recognize that it's
> because they cannot afford college, then this may cause resentments.
> e.g., my very talented and energetic social worker friend who can't
> advance into a median income position b/c she doesn't hold a degree
> and there is no foreseeable way to obtain one in her cricumstances.
> Still and all, the ideology of American individualism is so strong
> that the end result is that individuals will still blame themselves.
> It's hard not to and to turn around and see structural factors
> operating in your life. Everyone and everything wants you to engage in
> a narrative of self-blame and heroic individualism.
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