More men are abandoning college. Professor explains why this is dangerous

[Dutch Uncle]

How many of you "Pro Union" liberals/democrats are actually union labor? Or hire union labor? Or are a signatory Union company? You know, actually pay the wage and benefits. I am sure I will here crickets on this question.

I was in an airline pilot union. A rare white-collar union with members who lean Right. The primary reason for an airline union is to prevent accident since accidents often kill pilots or their careers regardless of fault. Airlines push their pilots on sleep issues and many accidents were fatigue related.

It's impossible to say how many lives were saved by my union's safety actions, but over the decades, I'm sure it was many. Same goes for saving pilots and their careers. Nobody except the pilot's families care when a cargo plane crashes. The planes are insured and they can hire another pilot.

I'm not a big union guy and,yes, there is a darkside to unions just like there's a darkside to corporate domination over every working American. I am a big fan of balance. Too much domination by one side or the other usually falters as we are seeing happen in America today and with the UAW in the 70s/80s.

After being a military brat for 18 years then signing up myself for another 13 years*, being dumped into the civilian marketplace came as a shock. First, there were shitload more dumbasses out there than I believed could have existed. Literally people with more money than brains. There was also a lot of backstabbing, lying and cheating going on at all levels of employment.

I became truly surprised these assholes were actually making money with an airline when I saw money leaking daily due to incompetent leadership and policies. I became a "unionist" because my life and career literally depended upon stopping the excesses of an incompetent leadership which didn't even know how to fly.

Sorry for the rant. Becoming a union worker was really the lesser of two evils in that scenario and, IMO, I did a lot of good working in safety. Unions may be a pain in the ass, but they are a necessity in the transportation business. Find another way to maintain balance between labor and management/politicians.


*Active duty. Fucking Russians pussied out and I became another Cold War casualty in 1991. I immediately became drilling Reservist.

 

[Stringfellow Hawk]

You think empowering the Federal government can be controlled to never hurt your own beliefs or goals. You are wrong.

It's like Pastor Niemöller's famous poem updated for the our Era of Extreme Politics:

First they came for the abortionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not an abortionist.

Then they came for the non-Christians, and I did not speak out—because I was a Christian.

Then they came for the gun-owners, and I did not speak out— because I was not a gun-owner.

Then they came for me because I disagreed—and there was no one left to speak for me.

I never said I was in favor of empowering the government, so again, are you on crack?

 

[Celticguy]

this is good for the country, bad for academia.

 

[Stringfellow Hawk]

this is good for the country, bad for academia.

I think that is the key point, universities are worried about enrollment

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I never said I was in favor of empowering the government, so again, are you on crack?

You support Trump. You're drinking the Kool-Aid, son.

 

[Stringfellow Hawk]

You support Trump. You're drinking the Kool-Aid, son.

and you support the party of big government crackhead

 

[Dutch Uncle]

and you support the party of big government crackhead

Lies only make you a liar, son. I don't support "the party of big government ".

 

[SmarterthanYou]

wow, such a shame you spent 27 yrs sucking up gravy in the chow hall instead of working those equations and splitting atoms, eh slugger?

and there it is.....the 'eliteness' comes shining through as they expose their hatred for those that volunteer to protect their freedom.........I wonder if it has to do with exposing your cowardice?

 

[cawacko]

I think it is certain "elements" of the male population

I was honestly shocked to see that Occupy Democrats posted this meme on its Facebook page and stated not every kid is cut out for college and that a couple of liberal teachers I know posted this on Facebook as well. You go back several decades and I would expect it. Not today though.

 

[danielpalos]

NYU Professor Scott Galloway says the drop in men going to college is part of a growing mating crisis in the US and that the country runs the risk of producing "too many of the most dangerous cohort in the world" if the trend isn't reversed.

https://tylerpaper.com/news/busines...deo_523f30fa-fd19-5bb8-90be-b21bbe05a178.html

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I believe equal protection of our own at-will employment laws for unemployment compensation in our own at-will employment States can help solve this dilemma as well under our form of Capitalism. It would enable more guys to pursue an education instead of an income under any form of Capitalism.