> I think it is the job of the US government to produce citizens that
> satisfy both of those qualities ( or at least try to), but it is failing
> miserably in both areas -- especially in emotional education.
Pardon me?
Did I read this right?
The US government's job is to educate people emotionally. (????????????)
wow.
Most of my best work has come from my dialogue with emotional unbalance
and the fact that I probably drink too much.
Would that make my work unacceptable to the citizens of a country whose
government is undertaking this goal?
I have not read this section of the thread with as much detail as I
would like, and I am about to leave on a four day vacation. (Darn,
sounds like it will be good.) but I had to post my view, even if I risk
taking something totally out of context.
>
> It is the state of the education system that worries me though. How do
> you expect poorly educated people to properly take advantage of increased
> communication and information when they don't have the necessary skills?
What are you saying here?... that a homeless person or a heroine user
cannot communicate what it's like to be homeless or addicted to heroine?
How about this? rather than educate people to communicate, why not
educate people to listen?
> It will not empower the masses, but rather extend the power of those that
> already have it.
This may occur but I don't see a direct link between power and
education.
There are many very educated gays in Canada and it was only this last
year that our country finally made it illegal to discriminate against
homosexuals.
I see a more direct link between power and resources.
>
> As for the net, have you taken a good look lately? It's becoming nothing
> more than a way to make money.
This is true, but so what?
Is it not an opportunity for those "uneducated" people to grab a piece
of the action and generate some financial resources? Thereby garnering
more power?
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