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posted by jenni on August 9th, 2012 at 4:12PM
posted by jenni on August 9th, 2012 at 4:12PM
First, what I don't understand is his debasing of people in the countryside. The lack of access to proper education and resources is what he is stating is the root of the problem of why country folk are not as cultured or autonomous as those who live in an urban area, yet the problem with education is or has not been the lack of it, its the lack of curiosity in the individuals to educate themselves outside of the designated education systems. Which happens in urban areas just as frequently so this idea to 'debarbarize' the countryside confuses me.
He states that early childhood education is one of the best possible ways to logically explain to people right from wrong, to learn from the start to question authority and to reflect on what has been taught. This idea seems only logical to most yet this is basically what lacks in society is that we are not taught how to be good human beings, how to be rational, how to think for ourselves. We are taught anything but the basic and fundamental aspects of humanity. Why, we can answer that with many things, for one, people who are rational tend to be dangerous to those in power, those who want us to comply and do evil deeds amongst ourselves to benefit their ideologies.
The lack of a concrete solution seems to be the general fact for many philosophies, we know things are not right, change is necessary yet how that change comes about is a question of trial and error, in my opinion, to evolve. History has shown that those with concrete solutions seem to use their 'solutions' for harm and personal gain, rarely for the benefit of the masses.
History is filled with trial and error events and ideas, good and bad. Sadly the bad makes a much larger impact for most of the world, but the good trials that have been done by those who truly believe/know they are right have endlessly saved humanity from being truly brutal.
He states that early childhood education is one of the best possible ways to logically explain to people right from wrong, to learn from the start to question authority and to reflect on what has been taught. This idea seems only logical to most yet this is basically what lacks in society is that we are not taught how to be good human beings, how to be rational, how to think for ourselves. We are taught anything but the basic and fundamental aspects of humanity. Why, we can answer that with many things, for one, people who are rational tend to be dangerous to those in power, those who want us to comply and do evil deeds amongst ourselves to benefit their ideologies.
The lack of a concrete solution seems to be the general fact for many philosophies, we know things are not right, change is necessary yet how that change comes about is a question of trial and error, in my opinion, to evolve. History has shown that those with concrete solutions seem to use their 'solutions' for harm and personal gain, rarely for the benefit of the masses.
History is filled with trial and error events and ideas, good and bad. Sadly the bad makes a much larger impact for most of the world, but the good trials that have been done by those who truly believe/know they are right have endlessly saved humanity from being truly brutal.
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I -heart-
posted by jenni on August 9th, 2012 at 4:23PM The rant on 'love' seems almost neurotic to me. He speaks of it as if it is only imperative and not a basic human emotion, that people actually do want to love each other seems to be out of the question. "Love is something immediate and in essence contradicts mediated relationships." What makes a great teacher/doctor/lawyer is their love for people and the unbearable need to not only help but be a part of the lives of others. If there was more love there would be less war (I feel like Bob Marley probably said this).
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