Quote:
Originally Posted by hoot72
Is that a good thing or....? I get the impression either way you pull, it can sometimes have its drawbacks, as is the case when they are illiterate and remain illiterate with basic training and some education programs and so forth...
|
Iliteracy does not help anyone other than despots. There is a reason most despots are religious fanatics or anti-religious fanatic's(aka:Hitler). They have the ability to make the masses believe in their story, their fight, their way of viewing the world. Illiterates are easy to persuade using mysticism. You don't need the truth, you just need their faith, because they don't have the ability to do independent thinking.
Education allows the masses to understand the difference between right & wrong. It doesn't mead they will make the right choice, but it does mean they will have the ability to see pass charlatans disguised as bigoted despots that only want their support for evil.
Humans are a flaky lot, we have areas in the world with great wealth, education, and political stability, but those areas still argue among themselves. The difference is the level of violence and political upheaval.
Read the Miami Herold, daily we have a shootings over drugs or road rage or perceived personal affronts. For the most part, the perps (both sides) are not well educated.
This is not to say the education make a good world citizen. It does say that given the gene pool the world currently has to work with, that education helps.
osama bin laden is considered well educated, but he prays on the uneducated minds of people that don't have the ability to counter his arguments. They listen to a man they believe has the answer they need, with no way to verify.
Along with the lack of education, goes poverty. Poverty is the driving force behind just about every despot in history. Dazzle the un-educated & poor masses with your tails of wealth and fortune, blame their problems on those that have what you want..
Educate the masses, so that they can make informed decisions. Train them to lift themselves above the level of a subsistence existence. Them some will show the others that there is hope.
Paid for by the political campaign for the installation of JJ the Impaler as Imperial World Regency for Life, I am JJ and We support Ourselfs...