So should I stop working hard and bettering myself because I'm taking jobs from those who aren't willing to put in the same commitment?
That's exactly what I said, if A + 3 = squirrel.
And you're comparing someone pursuing a higher education degree to crossing a picket line?
I almost don't want to respond to your post—you'd rather throw out sensational non-sequiturs to evoke an emotional response in the third-party reader than actually read and respond logically to the things that I actually took the time to articulate.
You make a better fox than troll.
I am quite serious when I state in no uncertain terms that people need to examine—and defend—their motivations, their rationalizations, and the environment in which they exist.
Many people have a strong negative emotional response to the notion of crossing a picket line. Many others have a strong negative emotional response at the thought of a union forming at their company, and see no problem in union-busting activities. Your perspective doesn't make a behavior absolutely "right" or absolutely "wrong", no matter how strongly you hold your opinion, and this seems to be something that's very often forgotten.
It's really simple to make life black and white, but it's intellectually dishonest. Some degree of delineation is generally required to function, but insisting on solid contours is disingenuous.
I am constantly challenging and reexamining my positions, opinions, preconceptions and ideologies. I share many positions with the majority. I also go against the grain on a large number. In this case, I see the promulgation of educational requirements, the increased cost of education, and the increased requirements for punitively crippling long-term debt to achieve a functional place in society as an incredibly destructive triumvirate that is ruining a generation and destined to ruin more unless it is challenged. Anyone who participates is a de facto enabler, and as I see it, that is only defensible if someone has a good reason.
What constitutes a good reason to enable the destruction of a generation of students? That depends on the individual and their decision.
Some individuals feel that their own self-interest ("feeding the family") constitutes nicely.
Some feel that the same rationale might apply to crossing a picket line to work.
Some might argue that "feeding the family" is a natural imperative—natural law—and that it is a viable defense for any number of behaviors which, in absence of a justification, would be otherwise perceived as evil.
That you, or I, or anyone else disagrees with their rationale does not make it right or wrong. It is up to the individual in question to examine the reasons for their actions.
Almost nothing is black and white. (Even I have a bit of blue and purple)
-Fox
