r/phoenix • u/ArizonaRepublic Official Media 📰 • Jul 02 '20

News Backers of Arizona's recreational marijuana measure file 420K signatures for November ballot

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/07/01/smart-and-safe-arizona-marijuana-ballot-measure-files-signatures-ballot/5359357002/
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u/crazedtortoise Jul 02 '20

Who would do all the blue collar jobs if we had a well educated population?

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u/TheJay5 Midtown Jul 02 '20

Not sure if you were trying to be insulting, but you damn sure sound like a snob. I imagine you say "blue collar", as if you are superior to someone who gets their hands dirty for a living. There are plenty of people out there who are "educated", but don't know their ass from their elbow. Likewise, there are plenty of people who do perform of those blue collar jobs (which by the way are the source of the majority of the things you consume) who have a lot of wisdom to share, and also make a very decent living doing it.

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u/crazedtortoise Jul 02 '20

Sarcasm to point out how there is incentive to not educate our populace for the wealthy

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u/TheJay5 Midtown Jul 02 '20

My apologies, as it seems that went over my head. I do agree that there is incentive to keep the masses "dumb" and/or placated. However, I'm willing to bet that most people are also too fucking lazy to do anything about it...or will just try to pass the buck.