As far as academia goes, I'm fucking done. At this point, what is the point of even continuing my education? Do the next six months of me not going to class and earning C- grades actually make me a more valuable member of society?
UCLA, just give me my fucking diploma. Seriously. We have both made it abundantly clear that I don't like you and that you don't like me.
If I felt at all passionate about anything this institution could offer me, I might be in a better place. But the curricula for the majors here are ridiculous. It is clear that I should not have majored in political science (though the political theory classes within the major have been intriguing, engaging, and taught by faculty members for whom I have a great deal of respect). It doesn't seem that I'd have been better off majoring in history, philosophy, or English though.
Politics... the biggest fucking joke and scam in history. As Mark Twain so eloquently put it, "If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it." And that's so true. The power structure in this country is so entirely aprat from voting that it doesn't matter at all whether we have a Democratic or Republican president in the slightest. Whichever party is in power still bows to the private individuals who fund their campaigns. And, invariably, the individuals who fund the campaigns are those who
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