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  • There is an excellent book called "Alaric the Goth" by Douglas Boin that goes into a great amount of detail into the cultural shift. A big shift was when Honorius stripped freedom of religion away, this served to move Roman society towards Christianity and reinforced the view of the tribes as barbarians.

    And correct, actually incorporating non-Romans into the military was a great way for those tribes to attain a stable life after since they enjoyed the same benefits as Roman soldiers for their service. When that was stripped away, they also would be subjected to terrible treatment and often had poor provisions.

  • This was not the Vandals, it was the Visigoths led by Alaric I. The sacking of Rome followed years of rights being stripped away from tribal peoples as a new Cesar transitioned from a period of equality where the tribes enjoyed Roman status, to Emporer Honorius who stripped all that away. This also led to a period of famine and terrible treatment where they were viewed as barbarians, when in fact many left their Pagan ways behind to become Christians.

    Alaric I himself was denied a generalship in the regular Roman army, an accomplishment that would have been granted before Horonius.

    So, no, comparing this sniveling group of Trump Terds to the Visigoths is wholly inaccurate. It would be more correct to compare it to Native A.erican wars that followed the Trail of Tears, or any of the many atrocities we committed against native peoples.

    https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1449/sack-of-rome-410-ce/#:~:text=In%20August%20of%20410%20CE,Rome%20and%20sacked%20the%20city.

  • It matters a lot if you're not in a situation to raise a child. It matters a lot if you're forced to carry a child to term that is already dead or will die at birth. It matters a lot if you were raped and got pregnant.

    Body autonomy is an economic issue. It should have been codified into law, but decades of legal precedent seemed sufficient until the Supreme Court was packed with zealots.

    The vast majority of the country supports this, if a politician doesn't they should be raked over the coals for it.

  • Ok, math is hard, but lower turn out is the only way Trump wins. So you should vote and not wanting Trump to win means you should vote for Biden. Third party votes are unfortunately a waste and actually help Trump by lowering the hurdle to win a majority in the state.

  • There is no empirical data to support that at all. If you have some we'd love to see it.

    While it is not unheard of for someone to do poorly in school and still be smart, education is a clear predictive variable for future success. Period.

    Also too, studies have shown that a direct outcome of improving starting wages and reducing unemployment is a reduction in violent crime. Also better median income in the state also results in better taxes for the state.

    This is by no means a giveaway. This is an investment in the state that pays many dividends. By the way Tennessee did this several years ago. It's a net benefit for society.

  • https://www.oaklandcc.edu/admissions/open-door/#:~:text=Though%20the%20College%20generally%20does,may%20have%20unique%20admissions%20requirements.

    "Admission is open to all high school graduates, GED recipients, college transfer students and persons 18 years of age or older."

    Note it says "and persons 18 years or older" and not "or." This means you have to be both 18 or older and a high school graduate or a GED recipient and 18 years or older.

    My initial point stands and you're still lazy and incorrect.

  • That's an oddly specific whataboutism. Your premise is bullshit. More education, especially in trades which CC specialize in, is a huge benefit that improves employment outcomes. A better educated workforce also attracts employers. The classic econometrics formula (actually documented in textbooks written by Dr. Jeffrey Woolrich at MSU) is literally: Salary = Education + Ability. Education has a clear positive impact, ability is much harder to measure

    In fact it could upskill nearly half the state: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588922/educational-attainment-michigan/#:~:text=Educational%20attainment%20in%20Michigan%202021&text=In%202021%2C%20about%2019.2%20percent,their%20highest%20level%20of%20education.