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> In a democracy, dysfunctional government is a manifestation of lack of virtue in the people. I am happy such mentality shows up here. Particularly, I am dee
by justicezyx 9y ago
> In a democracy, dysfunctional government is a manifestation of lack of virtue in the people.
I am happy such mentality shows up here.
Particularly, I am deeply concerned with American educational philosophy. It seems American schools emphasize skills dealing with people more than those for understanding the non-human objects in the world.
These skills, although are always claimed to advance the greater good, they all have the central value of being personal freedom and self-realization.
The history has proven that a society that share the common goals can advance forward. While those comprised with self-proclaimed leaders never really manage to unite any large nations.
- alexbeloi 9y ago>The history has proven that a society that share the common goals can advance forward. While those comprised with self-proclaimed leaders never really manage to unite any large nations. This sounds nice, but I'm having a hard time thinking of any large modern states that appear to be driven by a shared common goal. If such states only existed in the past, then my feeling is that is a result of romanticizing the past having not lived it. Maybe in 50 years people will look back on these last two decades as a time when large parts of the western world 'came together' with the common goal of 'fighting terrorism'.
- justicezyx 9y agoThe early history of US is a prime example. The people all believe in freedom and free of development. With this common ideology, US becomes a super power.
- alexbeloi 9y agoI can't say I agree, at least I would need some convincing that people in the US in the 1700s believed in freedom and freedom of development more so than people in the US now. The US didn't become a super power until after WWII.