tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post3261089639112718777..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Artists Vs EngineersAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-82460341236196057452020-01-05T08:55:26.680-05:002020-01-05T08:55:26.680-05:00Ah, I actually knew that but pushed it in the back...Ah, I actually knew that but pushed it in the back of my mind shortly after learning it. Thank you.<br /><br />In discussions with people more liberal than I, I found that getting into that discussion was needlessly infuriating to them. They treated it as an insult that I was not giving her credit for a real accomplishment, or in another case, one more rejection of "elites with their fancy degrees." What I really need is a good artistic impact statement instead - and then remembering it, eh? Perhaps "She had only two econ courses" would be best.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50151184273841001402020-01-05T06:19:57.179-05:002020-01-05T06:19:57.179-05:00The belief that AOC has a degree in Economics is e...The belief that AOC has a degree in Economics is erroneous. Her degree is in International Relations; that major has only two actual Econ courses. All of the others are PC-Social Justice courses.<br /><br />I wrote about this here. <br /><br />https://bastionofliberty.blogspot.com/2019/02/ocasio-cortez-economics-major.html<br />Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-70378443892868500922019-12-19T07:29:00.607-05:002019-12-19T07:29:00.607-05:00Engineer makes a lot more sense to me, as well. Ec...Engineer makes a lot more sense to me, as well. Economists are a very odd hodge-posted lot and I don’t think they work as well for the example. GraniteDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851407860883846133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-76090194694935136362019-12-14T22:10:32.701-05:002019-12-14T22:10:32.701-05:00I think the politicians, and quite a few of the ar...I think the politicians, and quite a few of the artists, are trying to provide "impact" to compete with others of their ilk.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com