I think most peasants from the 17th century were very religious. They were given a special place by God. The town halls now don't have that much effect. Compla

I think most peasants from the 17th century were very religious. They were given a special place by God. The town halls now don't have that much effect. Complain about education? Worry about federal funding and national wide programs. It's not something that happened over night. It's been happening literally since the technology/science era, which I think of starting with Gutenberg. BTW, I'm not saying education is a problem. I'm saying it has problems, unexpected consequences with the obvious good side.