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> I wish I had a way to teach people to think more deeply and critically about what they read in the news. Thinking deeply and critically about what we read in
by mcphage 6y ago
> I wish I had a way to teach people to think more deeply and critically about what they read in the news.
Thinking deeply and critically about what we read in the news is a very good skill to have, but reflexively dismissing it because you don’t want it to be true ain’t it, chief.
- sthnblllII 6y agohttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/family-man-accused-of-right-wing-bomb-plot-is-mentally-ill.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/family-man-accused-o... > Jerry Drake Varnell, who allegedly followed far-right anti-government groups and told the FBI he “wanted to start the next revolution,” is “a paranoid schizophrenic > He has no job, no money, no vehicle, and no driver’s license, due to the fact that he is schizophrenic and we; his parents do everything we can possible to keep him safe and functional. The mental health system has consistently failed us > He has attended college and just enrolled in welding school. His medications allow him to be somewhat functional but he will never be completely functional in life The FBI is a despicable political actor. They set up muslims during the war on terror in the same way. Never once did they catch a real terrorist plot. It was all political theater. You're right, its not so much about critical thinking as it is pattern recognition.