So instead of editing my post for The IBA, I'm going to give you a link.
I was not planning on posting anymore tonight, but J's latest post...
"Mohammad is the Prophet of compassion" And They'll Bomb You To Prove It
...inspired me.You can read the result here.
J's post was great, and I took it in the direction of 'Why is the Western media so afraid to take on Islamofascism?'
Of course, I don't have an answer, but maybe you have some ideas?
Plus, if you are feeling down, It'll give you some hope.
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good news.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_mideast
and this,
Blair wins terror vote
"J's post was great, and I took it in the direction of 'Why is the Western media so afraid to take on Islamofascism?'
Of course, I don't have an answer, but maybe you have some ideas?"
Me, Teacher, me! Me! I have some ideas!
The media aren't AFRAID to take on Islamofascism, they are in substantial AGREEMENT with it!
I'll try hard to be brief, but it's a button of mine. . .
The American government-run/controlled school system was established in the early-mid 1800s. When the followers of the Three Stooges of Philosophy (Kant, Hegel, and Marx) saw all these captive minds, they also saw an opportunity beyond their wildest dreams to implement their anti-Englightenment point of view.
The point of view of the Englightenment was the one our country was founded on--that government exists to protect individual rights. The anti-Enlightenment point of view is the opposite--the individual exists solely to support the state (hence the term "organic theory of state" where the "state" is the organism, and the individual is merely a single cell).
They--the anti-Enlightenment forces--took advantage of the situation almost from the beginning, infesting all the kids they could with their views. An early proposal by utopian socialists Roberts and Owen even wanted children to attend government boarding schools from ages two through sixteen, where they would be taught the same courses, dress the same way, eat the same food, etc. By that means, they hoped, the socialist dream of equal distribution of property and income could be achieved.
They didn't succeed with their dream, but aspects of it heavily influenced the growing government school system; by the 1950s, a "critical mass" of pupils infested with their ideals had been achieved, and by the 1960s, their success was obvious.
The schools began turning out generation after generation of children with the collectivist views. They went into every profession, becoming lawyers, journalists, politicians, teachers, etc.
So you see, the answer lies in doing an end-run around the system.
There is no way to correct this process from within the behemoth. The only hope is to do an end-run around the system.
For those interested in a well-made case for a solution, I would strongly recommend Andrew Coulson's "Market Education."
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