Fatigue
Iranians say Israel spat is really about nukes - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com
Fatigue is a relatively common consequence of the constant barrage of news the media feels fit to present to us. My fatigue runs deeper than that. It is born of the epidemic spread of ignorance and stupidity that come from our leaders, media and even our neighbors. Nobody (well, the vast majority of people) bothers to look past what is offered to them, and take everything as gospel. In my world, I'd ensure that every man, woman and child were always made to keep up-to-date with current events. It would be an integral part of the education system. And they'd be required to form opinions based off of what they learned, and then defend them.
I know not all of my opinions are correct, and that many of them are biased. But understanding this is the first step to wisdom. So few ever seem to take that first step. And so few really seem to grasp the ultimate consequence of ignorance.
Fatigue is a relatively common consequence of the constant barrage of news the media feels fit to present to us. My fatigue runs deeper than that. It is born of the epidemic spread of ignorance and stupidity that come from our leaders, media and even our neighbors. Nobody (well, the vast majority of people) bothers to look past what is offered to them, and take everything as gospel. In my world, I'd ensure that every man, woman and child were always made to keep up-to-date with current events. It would be an integral part of the education system. And they'd be required to form opinions based off of what they learned, and then defend them.
I know not all of my opinions are correct, and that many of them are biased. But understanding this is the first step to wisdom. So few ever seem to take that first step. And so few really seem to grasp the ultimate consequence of ignorance.
posted by xanadian at 6:19 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home