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I have, for better or for worse, tried to justify my country’s actions on a number of occasions.
My explanation for our tyrannical and despotic actions is that the education system in the united states of america is fundamentally flawed. For years, I have tried to do something, whethere undividedproductions with alex, steve and others, or directly with Eyebeam, first at the DDC and the New Media Collaborative
While rewarding, it is difficult to not be discouraged–it all seems to do so little good, and I am often frustrated.
Though I am loathe to place this video of CNN on my blog, I think this report about the poll of USA residents regarding the non-connection between al qaeda and the war in Iraq is, at least, representative of a trend to look at Americans as, effectively, ignorant of global and national politics. This comes via crooks and liars
(interestingly, bbc has this report today which resubstantiates the total separation of Iraq from the events of September 11, 2001 )
formal education = criticality? at the very least, formal education = scepticism
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So, if someone has an opinion that you disagree with, or takes a position that bothers you, would you then conclude that this person is uneducated?
Are you willing to doubt your own position?
Have you heard of John von Neumann? Even though he was not as well known as Einstein he was considered one of the most intelligent men of the 20th Century. Well, he argued soon after WWII that it would make strategic sense if the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Soviet Union before they developed nuclear weapons. Was this an uneducated thing for him to say?
Maybe you mean “indoctrination” NOT “education.”
Comment by no 10.27.06 @ 7:56 pm