Dear Editor,
Elections today pit high school grads (Republicans) against college grads (Democrats). Democracy historically needs the more educated class to win.
High schoolers are winning for two reasons: there are more of them and politicians can manipulate them more easily than college grads.
However, college grads have become a lot like high school grads. When they get out of school they stop learning and dedicate their lives to one goal and one goal only — making a ton of money the rest of their lives.
In a true republic, all citizens must be devoted to life-long learning to avoid being oppressed by bad people. College grads are not taught this and so are ultimately as big a part of the problem as high schoolers.
We must read serious books and once again regulate money and power if we hope to live balanced, happy lives.
Kimball Shinkoskey
