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gulliver

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4. Real education is persuasive

Reply to JHB (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:07 PM

20 hrs ago

But it is rare as hen's teeth in political discourse. Even the word "education," like most words these days, has been seasoned with six varieties of artificial flavoring to make it taste better and sell to different palates.

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Populism need not be Right Wing. Dems can ride the wave, or be drowned by it. [View all] Tom Rinaldo 22 hrs ago OP

Dumb labels that people think are "smart" gulliver 21 hrs ago #1

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Real education is persuasive gulliver 20 hrs ago #4

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