Yes! We have the right to be informed. We also have the ability to choose what serves us and what doesn’t. We must stay free, despite what may be perceived as negative influences. That is, as long as we have the mind to do so.
not just the uninformed, but the incredible amounts of BS being flung about ….you know … the art of ” if you can’t dazzle em with brilliance …. baffle em with bull shit”
Yes, that is the cheifest problem. People seem all too willing to accept any amount of BS so long as it conform with their expectations and reinforce their assumptions.
The gutting of the American education system has left us in a pretty pickle.
Yes! We have the right to be informed. We also have the ability to choose what serves us and what doesn’t. We must stay free, despite what may be perceived as negative influences. That is, as long as we have the mind to do so.
To paraphrase and contradict Mao or Lenin or one of those guys, freedom comes from education, not from the end of a gun barrel.
Huzzah!
Jack
Imagine how other countries view our ignorance?
not just the uninformed, but the incredible amounts of BS being flung about ….you know … the art of ” if you can’t dazzle em with brilliance …. baffle em with bull shit”
Howdy Francese!
Yes, that is the cheifest problem. People seem all too willing to accept any amount of BS so long as it conform with their expectations and reinforce their assumptions.
The gutting of the American education system has left us in a pretty pickle.
Huzzah!
Jack
And doesn’t it boggle one’s mind to realize the sheer and vast numbers of the uninformed?
Howdy Suze!
It sure does. This entire election cycle has been a huge civics lesson for the US. Hopefully…?
Huzzah!
Jack