This is my sentiment exactly.
With most Americans unable to recite basic history and civics (even after college!), it’s no surprise that I’m a tiny minority in a sea of foreign graduate students. The average American just doesn’t want to put in their best effort and try to be successful on a personal/community/national scale.
The article refers to IQ tests being cut in the 60s because nobody wants to be labeled as "below average". Today, colleges are eliminating the SAT requirement and some are even refusing to be ranked in US News. We can’t compare people anymore, for it’s "too unfair". There are even the rumors about elementary schools banning tag because it’s "too competitive".
You can see the result of this anti-competitiveness today. Everyone gets in to college and they don’t learn a thing when they leave. There isn’t any incentive to do well since the end result is the same no matter the effort. Even the law student at the bottom of his class graduates and may go on to be a district court judge (that’s a scary thought).
The issues aren’t the reason I don’t want Obama to win, it’s the attitude. The attitude of entitlement and laziness, the attitude that an Obama administration will magically take care of everyone without individuals having to lift a finger. Even Michael Moore calls it the "Slacker Uprising". Nobody wants to put in the effort to compete or accomplish anything and we are witnessing a huge shift as what little remaining cash, manpower, and brainpower flows out of this country and into others. With tax policies that increase as income increases, there’s no incentive to save or invest money — just spend it. With talk of legislation and funding to "rescue" those who default on their mortgages, there’s no incentive to pay your bills. When individuals get punished for being responsible, there isn’t any reason for them to continue.
The rewards must end for those who do nothing. Instead, help should go to those who do something. Bring back the competitive drive. Bring back the effort and creative thinking that brought us the moon landings, the Empire State Building, and the Eisenhower Interstate System. Start learning stuff in college that will be useful for the good of yourself and everyone else so accomplishments like this will happen again.
Until then, we continue to flush ourselves down the toilet.
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