dougreich.blogspot.com— "there is an intense frustration that the consequences of the government's policies should be obvious to anyone who cares to think about it - yet, every day it is obvious that it is not obvious."
Apr 2, 2009View in Crawl 4
This is an excellent essay and should be read by every school child . There are simply people who cannot think independently, who cannot reason. Are schools no longer addressing this? When I went to school, the main idea was to teach a kid to THINK.I believe possibly this paragraph is the crux of the article and I agree with it wholeheartedly:People that think independently and who value reason are passionate about ideas because they understand the power of thinking in principle. No matter what their circumstances, they can abstract the implications of ideas and government actions both positive and negative. On the other hand, people who can not think in principle are docile conformists unable and unwilling to exude the slightest outrage over the most heinous abrogations of liberty.Please read essay if you haven't already ~
striker101Apr 3, 2009Submitter
Doubtful that this will wake up very many, yet this is very helpful in understanding the why's and wherefore's.
tasineApr 3, 2009
This is an excellent essay and should be read by every school child . There are simply people who cannot think independently, who cannot reason. Are schools no longer addressing this? When I went to school, the main idea was to teach a kid to THINK.I believe possibly this paragraph is the crux of the article and I agree with it wholeheartedly:People that think independently and who value reason are passionate about ideas because they understand the power of thinking in principle. No matter what their circumstances, they can abstract the implications of ideas and government actions both positive and negative. On the other hand, people who can not think in principle are docile conformists unable and unwilling to exude the slightest outrage over the most heinous abrogations of liberty.Please read essay if you haven't already ~
Closed AccountApr 3, 2009
Make sure to check out the link about Reich at the end. That video should scare the living crap out of any sane American.