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2022-08-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Do not confuse your half-ass internet research with my graduate political science degree

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Posted by badanov 2022-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Many years ago I was waiting at an ATM and overheard a conversation:
Graduate Student #1: "It's a real shame about [Frank?]..."
Graduate Student #2: "Yeah. He just graduated with a degree in Political Science specializing in Soviet Studies and..."
Graduate Student#1: "Yeah. The Berlin Wall fell and all his Soviet knowledge can't get him a government job now..."

Well, I am paraphrasing the conversation but it was a real eye opener for me. Being a specialist can be a quick road to extinction.

Posted by magpie 2022-08-17 00:50|| 2022-08-17 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Magpie...
the names may change, but the players & actions remain the same . Eg. Russian President Putin a former USSR Ltc. KGB officer.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-17 07:13|| 2022-08-17 07:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Credentialed not educated.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-17 07:42|| 2022-08-17 07:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Bozo the Clown make-up.

Credentialed not educated.

An important distinction.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-17 11:29|| 2022-08-17 11:29|| Front Page Top

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