How The Dumbing Of America Has Affected The Political Arena
When did America lose its ability to think? It wasn't with my parent's generation. Born in early 1900's, living through the Great Depression, two World Wars and everything else that happened between then and now, they never took anything at face value in the political arena. At 98 years of age, my mother still doesn't.
But my generation begin the politics of "non think" and this election it is in the zenith of its danger. Politics is not the only area that our "unthinking" is prevalent...just look at our economic situation as well as the moral and ethical practices of our nation.
People don't think. The vast majority of our decisions are made upon first impulse reactions, wrong or incomplete data, prejudices, ignorance or just plain stupidity. We have become so bad in this area that colleges...are being told that critical thinking must be incorporated into the curriculum as we are turning out graduates that have no concept of the process. When we can't think critically, we will just go along with the rhetoric that sounds the best....because we can't determine what is truth or not.
What a dangerous way to elect the leaders of a nation. Whose interests are being served when we accept the media and spin at face value? I can assure you it is not the average voter. The average voter under this scenario is going to be hammered. Don't think so? If you are the average voter, you probably didn't think at all.
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