Why I Stopped Going To College · 5:01pm Apr 16th, 2018
Growing up, it was ingrained to my head that college is a must if one is going to be successful. During my younger years in government school, I was constantly told to "go to college" by family members, church friends, school teachers and principals, fellow cadets from JROTC, and television programs, especially Boy Meets World. In every facet of my life, college was treated as a must go if I want a successful career in life. For you see, only poor and stupid people don't go to college, or so I was told.
When I graduated from government high school and made the decision to not join the military (a story for another time), I was...at a loss of what I was suppose to do, what my purpose in life was. While I was feeling indecisive, I was pushed by family and teachers to go to college. Seeing no other alternative, I went along and joined with an undecided major. While I was in Miami Dade Prison, I was engaged in political activism during my free time. I was a conservative during these times, and an American Patriot. Wanting to do my part in restoring America's constitutional republic, I decided that the best way to do that was influence the next generation into becoming patriots, who will vote for more conservative politicians in government. In order to achieve this objective, the students need to know about this country's founders and what principles they believed in. So I figured that I become an American History Teacher.
So that's what my twenties boiled down to: helping conservative candidates become politicians, virtue signaling through social media, and getting a history degree in order to create future patriots. I was even going to sneak in "A Patriot's History of the United States" and use it as a secret textbook for my "public" classes. (Took me a year to read that book by the way). For a long while, I felt good and energized, believing that I was fighting a noble and winnable cause...
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...until 2014.
(With Riku Theme from Kingdom Hearts 2)
That year was when I was disillusioned beyond reason. I will be brief here:
When the TEA Party was successful in helping the Republicans reclaim Congress, my attitude was "YES! We can finally push back against the leftist agenda, begin to reduce our national debt, cut down on government imposed taxes and regulations in the economy, and restore our constitutional republic! We now have a clear and strong opposition to Obama's goal in transforming our nation into the United Socialist States of America!"...
...what I witnessed instead was the Republicans cooperating with the Democrats to strengthen the federal government's control over the states and individual, helped Obama increase our national debt to the trillions, and even continuously funded that tyrannical piece of legislation known as Obamacare! My time and efforts in the TEA Party, and political activism in general, has been for nothing. With this in mind, I gave up on politics.
Between 2014 and 2016, while I was attending the Florida Idiot's University, I was...in a mental limbo, so to speak. One that was destroying my life purpose and friendship with God. There's more to the story, but I want to stay on topic on some...revelations I received during these three years.
Before I get to my next point, I must preface this by stating my mentality: I love the concept of self-reliance and freedom. With that in mind, I use to express my disgust and loathing for the parasites in my country. Those who deliberately choose not to work, even when they are capable of doing so. Who relish at receiving money provided by the taxpayers at gun point. And who complain like brats when their free money is about to be taken away. These lazy parasites include, but are not limited to: welfare kings and queens, social security old farts, illegal aliens who have the audacity to demand free money, and college students who still live with their parents...
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...at one point, I stopped to think about that last one. I'm alive because of my parent's generosity and the taxpayer's "donations." I never had a real job before. And I'm relying on taxpayer's money to finish college...I felt extremely ill and hated myself for my hypocrisy. I guess I was projecting myself when I criticized others for their parasitical lifestyle. My hypocrisy double-folded when I...stopped caring about everything and everyone, and just ungratefully leeched on to my parents, something I still regret as I write.
Around 2016 and early 2017, I did some reading and watching. Because of the disillusionment I stated earlier,my mind was open to new ideas. One of them was theNon-Aggression Principle. After readingEarning Freedom, I looked up a well-known libertarian and American Historian, Tom Woods. I became aware of his book,The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. Since I only knew history from a conservative point of view, I figured it was fair to give Dr. Woods a chance and read the American past from a libertarian standpoint. Let me tell you...there were...uncomfortable truths I was forced to face. I'll explain this another time, but suffice to say...this book helped me realized that almost everything I knew about American History was false.
With this revelation, came an excruciating dilemma: My future teaching career. With all of the schools in my area pushing either the Progressive or Conservative agenda, I was going to be facing two choices:
A) Forget about what I discovered, pretend ignorance, and teach my students the official history. I would make good money and eat well, but my sleep and health will decrease dramatically. My conscience will constantly bother me and God will be disappointed in me.
B) Go against the system. Tell my students the truth about this country and teach them about liberty, but at the constant risk of being discovered and fired for following my conscience. And in my unemployment, I will have to make a different career choice and start all over again.
Two choices. Two painful consequences. Before I can meditate on this crossroad further, I stumbled upon a video by Stefan Molyneux called:DON'T GO TO COLLEGE. I basically learned more than a few truths from this, including:
1) Most of the college degrees are useless and the courses do not prepare you for the workforce. No skills, no practical uses, no work ethics, no business or entrepreneur talents, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! The worst kind of degree a student can take is an arts degree, making me question: "what practical use will it have once I'm looking for a real job?!" There are only four fields that students can benefit from, and the only reason these are recommended is because the government REQUIRES you to get a college education before you get these careers: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine. Everything else is useless, including what I'm pursuing!
2) A history degree is useless, because I have learned more history in six months online than twenty years in government school. Nuff said about that.
3) The purpose of College is not to educate us, but mold and indoctrinate us to either become dependent on the state or work for them, like I once did in a government after school program. If I become a government teacher, I will only continue the cycle of teaching the next generation to love and serve the state, while I get paid with money taken from the taxpayers at gun point.
4) Since college is "free" and easy to access for everyone to join, that means that the majority of students are self-entitled, stupid people who have no hope in getting a real job. I was sadly told that morons don't go to college, when the opposite is actually true. I have great resentment for those who persuaded me to make this colossal mistake. I'm only thankful to God I had the foresight to never accept student loans, especially when I was told by a couple of idiots that "student debt is good debt."
So, in May 2017, when I had twenty credits left to get my bachelor's degree, I made an unpopular decision: I quit college. As a follower of the Non-Aggression Principle, who believes in free markets, private property rights, self-reliance, work ethics, and voluntary contracts, I figured it was time to practice what I preach and pursue work in the private sector. To actually contribute to society and provide my services to those who want it. And most importantly, to earn my pay, rather than receiving handouts or stolen money. This new road I'm traveling on is...pretty scary, to be honest. But one thing is clear: I'm sticking this to the end and never going back.
You know they paid into the system, right?
And let me guess, you are one of those Hoover-era people who want nothing more than to see the poor, elderly and disabled die because they can't afford their medications. People like you are probably ones who idolize big pharma and their sleazy ways. Hey I'm all for self-reliance on people when it comes to the ones who are able bodied and earning a decent income. Sometimes even the working poor can't make it on whatever the hell it is they are earning and need government assistance to make it....but it seems like you would throw anyone who fits your mold of a parasite (probably 60%+ of the poulation) to the wolves and not care if they are homeless, not care if they can afford food or not, not care if they they can get medical care, etc. You seem to support those who are the embodiment of the sin of greed....kind of odd given your user name. To be honest, atheist progressives seem more caring than "Christian" regressives.
You talk about increasing the debt, Trump is doing a damn good job of increasing that by giving the least deserving scum of this society massive, permanent tax cuts, all under the guise of thinking they will hire more people. You know as much as I do that that is bullshit, it will result in further automation and more money being put in tax shelters. With everything I have read in your rant, you seem to think that an antiquated, greed loving system is the best way to go.
I will admit i agree with you on the illegals although I think the best system for them is execution but I have no problems with helping needy citizens. I suppose if you ever have children, you better not send them to the big, bad public schools, eh? This is 2018 and an 18th century way of thinking simply ain't going to work, not with our nations bloated population.
I have one question for you: What would Jesus Do? I'm quite sure he wouldn't agree with hateful, greedy tea party beliefs.
I don't think God would be OK with many aspects of libertarianism. It doesn't take a strong enough stance on moral issues like abortion. It is also far too permissive on degenerate lifestyles like homosexuality. Some libertarians even go so far as to be OK with pedophilia and say things like "What if the child consents, tho?"
I also don't think God would be OK with libertarianism's anti-government stance, which is in clear violation of biblical teachings about submitting to the governing authorities (Romans 13:1-7, Proverbs 24:21-22, 1 Peter 2:13-17, and others) That means "going against the system" is wrong for anyone who claims to be a Christian.
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There is a divide among libertarians on this issue. Christian libertarians rightly argue that since abortion is taking away an innocent life, it's not justified and violates the Non-Aggression Principle.
A homosexual may be free to be a homosexual, but I do not have to condone the act nor accept him/her into my house. In a privately owned community, the property owners can set up rules among themselves and for new-comers, including "Only heterosexual marriages are allowed here". If the individual violates the rules after being informed of it, the property owners will be justified in kicking the offender out.
No self-respecting libertarian of the Rothbardian tradition will condone pedophilia, because a minor cannot legitimately consent to sex with an adult. The ones you came across are probably the left-leaning libertarians who prioritize multi-culturalism, diversity and degeneracy over private property rights.
Two points:
1) You must remember that for the first three hundred years of Christian history, the church was very anarchistic in the natural sense, because their allegiance was to no king but God himself. When the church and state became one is when the church became corrupted by the government's poison.
And between Abraham and Samuel's time, the Hebrews/Israel were pretty anarchist in the natural sense, or close to it, because they were not governed by a human state but God Himself. Was there evil committed by the Israelites during those times, yeah, they were. Especially in the book of judges. But when the Israelites submitted themselves to a human king, the problems just compounded as Samuel warned them of what would happen if they accept a human king to rule over them rather than God.
So it is no contradiction to say, I owe no allegiance to any governing authority but God Himself.
2) Tom Woods and Pastor Larry Beane can articulate the opposing argument than I can.
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That's not really an excuse to act against the authorities. When Paul and Peter wrote about submitting to the authorities, Christians in the Roman Empire were living under the reign of Nero, who would have many Christians killed (eventually killing Paul and Peter).
And yet, Chrisitians were told to submit to the governing authorities, and there weren't any exceptions, no "obey them unless" situations given by Jesus or the Apostles, except when the authorities tried to make them act against God's commands. Even then, they didn't revolt: they engaged in civil disobedience.
This is a passage that is often taken out of context by people who have anarchist leanings or anti-monarchy views. This is an Old Testament passage about people under the old covenant and the Mosaic system. It does not apply to those living under the New Covenant.
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https://www.gotquestions.org/pledge-of-allegiance.html
https://billmuehlenberg.com/2014/02/19/christianity-or-libertarianism/
I'm glad to say that I go to a college that has helped me gain a greater understanding (at least I think it has) of the Bible and what it means. The teachers are enthusiastic and want to help students. They're lax enough to make an occasional joke in class while wielding just the right amount of authority to maintain control. I've had to go through algebra this semester and it was a pain, but it would have been much harder without the hard working teacher and tutor.
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Does that mean Christian Studies is useless? :( I've been taking Survey of the Old Testament alongside algebra this semester, and I'll need to take the New Testament sometime in the near future (i.e. next few years).
I'm not trying to be a pain. I just think that not all college (or history, for that matter) is useless. I apologize if my reply has caused you any distress.
Sounds like your having fun.
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Nope. *turns around* I will not be swayed by puppy eyes.
*thinks hard about this* ...
...you voluntarily chose to be in this private college and seem to be getting your money’s worth. Sometimes, increasing knowledge and wisdom is not free. No complaints here.
What I am curious to know is what are you going to do with the degree you’re pursuing? and is it really necessary to have that piece of paper to get that line of work you’re pursuing?
Nah. *waves dismissively* Compared to the keyboard warriors I deal with, you and I are just exchanging ideas peacefully and agreeing to disagree. I don’t take these things personally. I either consider serious arguments or be amused at insults and shills. Then I move on to more productive things in life, like my job that I’m enjoying.
(If you wish to talk further, pm me)