spntrxi wrote:
slowguy wrote:
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Umm,.....
Definition of dropout
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a: one who
drops out of school
an act or instance of dropping out.
a student who withdraws before completing a course of instruction.
a student who withdraws from high school after having reached the legal age to do so.
hmmm figures you would only choose the part that makes your point... there is also :
one who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle.
First, it wasn’t my point.
Second, if you’re going to be snarky and suggest someone look up a definition, you don’t also get to be snarky when the obvious common definition is repeated back for you. If you ask any ten random Americans what a ”dropout” in reference to a person, at least 9 of them are going to mention leaving school early.
Third, Rep Tlaib went to college, then law school, then worked in State congress and now is a US Congresswoman. Rep Omar’s story is very similar, except that she started as an immigrant before going to college and then into politics, including State House and then Congress. Exactly what conventional society have these two “dropped out of?”
Im not a particular fan of either woman, but just because you don’t like their politics doesn’t mean they’re pursuing an alternative lifestyle.
Let’s face it, you said something stupid. Just own it.
Slowguy
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