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Proper education, a corner stone of democracy (sometimes forgotten? In particular in that context). Not the full story, but for sure a critical part of it.
by cjblomqvist 3y ago
Proper education, a corner stone of democracy (sometimes forgotten? In particular in that context). Not the full story, but for sure a critical part of it.
- chimpanzee 3y agoYou might be interested in: Disciplined Minds by Jeff Schmidt: https://ia800103.us.archive.org/22/items/jeff_schmidt_disciplined_minds/Jeff%20Schmidt%20-%20Disciplined%20Minds%20A%20Critical%20Look%20at%20Salaried%20Professionals%20and%20the%20Soul-battering%20System%20That%20Shapes%20Their%20Lives.pdf https://ia800103.us.archive.org/22/items/jeff_schmidt_discip... The Crisis of Democracy: https://ia800305.us.archive.org/29/items/TheCrisisOfDemocracy-TrilateralCommission-1975/crisis_of_democracy_text.pdf https://ia800305.us.archive.org/29/items/TheCrisisOfDemocrac... Both address the issue of education in the context of democracy and the current economic order. The first being a proper critique and the second being from the perspective of the elites and power-holders, particularly the Trilateral Commission, helmed by Rockefeller. And its concerns and conclusions can be interpreted as being antagonistic to the goals and interests of the populace. It’s the origin of the phrase “an excess of democracy”. An “excess” according to who? one should reasonably ask… Edit: I says to myself, why not submit these to HN and maybe get a little discussion going? And so I did… Disciplined Minds: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643885 Crisis of Democracy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643916
- notRobot 3y agoThank you for your comments and links in this thread, very interesting.
- chimpanzee 3y agoAnd thank you for the friendly and encouraging comment.