When the USA banned alcohol consumption in the 1920s, it started a brutal era of social disruption. Consider Al Capone and his associates. It was not just numerous illegal activities that led to needless bloodshed and violence; it was the mandates of the American government that purposely poisoned its citizens who craved alcohol. During Prohibition (1920-1933), the U.S. government mandated the addition of toxic chemicals to prevent bootleggers from repurposing industrial alcohol into drinkable alcohol. Unfortunately, this led to many deaths and severe health issues among those who consumed the tainted booze -- humans have consumed intoxicates for thousands of years.
Sometimes, the politicians we vote for make terrible and genuinely awful decisions.
Now, America is dismantling learning by crippling the U.S. Department of Education, so what could go wrong?
Why do they (the ruling Oligarchs) seek to keep us uneducated?
It is a simple answer: Greed and Insanity. Or is it Insanity and Greed? Take your pick. These obscenely filthy, wealthy individuals influence our elected officials to shit on people who have less financial status or official citizenship.
There have been attacks on education for decades. Today, students are being deported because of their open ideas. Renown institutions of higher learning are being threatened with extinction if they don’t dance to the Trump cacophony and symphony of idiocy and racism.
My thoughts: The under-educated are more controllable. And the richest people amongst us are scared of po smart folks.
Pitchfolks? Guilotines? Books? Every century or so, the disenfranchised rise up and revolt.
Thus, Eat the rich?
No, of course not. That is not the type of fatty pork that anyone should willingly imbibe.
But back to the basics. The Mis-Education of America is a serious matter. Educated populations are a danger to the corrupt ruling class (not all rich people are bad). The citizens who voted for Trump were most likely ill-informed for decades.
The
“Southern Strategy” and
George Wallace’s sadistic antics prove that many of us can be coerced to vote against our own best interests. Let the house burn down rather than allow a Black fireman to dowse the flames.
The Mis-Education of America, like Prohibition, is a faulty government policy. We must support learning and embrace our teachers, allowing them to encourage new ideas. Give educators from different backgrounds the salaries and tools they need and deserve. Fund public education at all levels. America can be really great if we remember how to think independently. Most importantly, we must vote for competent, innovative leadership at the local, state, and federal levels.
It is just plain common sense. We need to become re-educated not mis-educated.
