Over the years, we have attended a lot of demonstrations and been part of marches for peace and justice. (This posting is from November 2016)
This past week, watching from a distance has been difficult, since we would like to be a part of demonstrating against the continuing injustice in our country. With COVID-19 in the air, we remain at home.
I guess it’s fair to say, if we were really concerned about our health we would stop watching cable news. There are those in the crowds that are not there for peace and justice, but for creating chaos. And after watching what Trump did yesterday, breaking up a peaceful demonstration so he could get a photo-opt is another form of creating chaos.
Maybe I can no longer take it to the street; however, I can continue to speak out until I can no longer breathe. — kenne
Amen
There is also a photo of Hitler holding up a bible with the exact kind of hand-grip.
Yes, a friend in Houston just shared it with me on Facebook Messenger.
sometimes I wonder whether education is part of the solution or the problem. This is from a book I read recently …”We thought if we were educated, that would improve our lot:maybe the whole misery of life stemmed from lack of schooling. so we tried education. But still there is no wisdom. We become affluent, but no wiser. Education and affluence only encouraged further deterioration. Can you see that? More wars, more hate, more propaganda, more restlessness, more distractions. Distraction. Distractions. Distractions.”
I would like to suggest you have it backward. The problem is not education, it’s schooling. “Many students, especially those who are poor, intuitively know what the schools do for them. They school them to confuse process and substance. Once these become blurred, a new logic is assumed: the more treatment there is, the better are the results; or, escalation leads to success. The pupil is thereby ‘schooled’ to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new.” — Ivan Illich
OOOO I like that!!! I can definitely agree with that!