Comments on: Hooray for Soviet education system! http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/10/17/397/ A graduate student in mathematics and a modern languages major take on politics and culture with the following aspirational motto: ‘Deregulate your mind.’ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Curt http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/10/17/397/#comment-1314 Curt Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:27:08 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/10/17/397/#comment-1314 <p>And, amidst a pretty disgusting show of resigned cultural self-flagellation <a href="http://www.signandsight.com/features/353.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> emeges at least one probably true observation: "It is said that the USA can now only maintain its economic leadership because 40 percent of its hi-tech sector is being run by Asian immigrants."</p> And, amidst a pretty disgusting show of resigned cultural self-flagellation here emeges at least one probably true observation: “It is said that the USA can now only maintain its economic leadership because 40 percent of its hi-tech sector is being run by Asian immigrants.”

]]> By: shonk http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/10/17/397/#comment-1312 shonk Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:06:09 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/10/17/397/#comment-1312 <p>In Soviet Russia, system educates you!</p> <p>Seriously, though, yes, I was nodding in agreement, though it should be noted that you could replace "Russian" with virtually any other nationality in that statement and it would still be true. Being better at math than Americans ain't exactly hard.</p> <p>Oh, and I think you were intending this link in your addendum: http://www.fredoneverything.net/Clowns.shtml</p> In Soviet Russia, system educates you!

Seriously, though, yes, I was nodding in agreement, though it should be noted that you could replace “Russian” with virtually any other nationality in that statement and it would still be true. Being better at math than Americans ain’t exactly hard.

Oh, and I think you were intending this link in your addendum: http://www.fredoneverything.net/Clowns.shtml

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