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Originally posted by XanthosNZThe way I read it it's about a totalitarian controlling state 'educating'* the populous.
So you haven't right? Because 1984 is all about failing to educate the populous so they don't know what is going on. That and spending every single penny possible on wars.
*i.e. brainwashing, an apt analogy for the modern politically correct state education system.
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Originally posted by WajomaBrainwashing;
The way I read it it's about a totalitarian controlling state 'educating'* the populous.
*i.e. brainwashing, an apt analogy for the modern politically correct education system.
1. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
2. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.
Education;
The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge
Education is where you provide information, and allow the person to make their own mind up.
See the difference? In 1984, the people were kept ignorant and indoctornated. In the real world, people are encouraged to become educated, to the end that they are able to self learn. We also have things like news coverage, whereby people can take their ability to learn and apply it to current events. News coverage would be pointless in a society where people are not educated enough to evaluate the information and make decisions based upon that information.
Originally posted by scottishinnzAha my hopes were not misplaced scottish, every once in a while you have an insight, very encouraging.
Brainwashing;
1. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
2. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a ...[text shortened]... not educated enough to evaluate the information and make decisions based upon that information.
Originally posted by howardgeemost educational spending in the usa is probably funded in at the local or state level.
This is truly scary stuff:
The US govt. spends more per annum on Veterans' Disability pension ($57 billion), than it spends on all education ($54.4 billion)!
"President Bush requests $54.4 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Education in fiscal year 2007, a decrease of $3.1 billion, or 5.5 percent, from the 2006 level."
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"$57 billion Veterans' Disability pension"
https://secure.serve.com/resist/piechart.htm
Originally posted by WajomaWhat aaaaare you talking about? Claiming to be wise after the event!
My point exactly Xanthos, succinct, you're on to it. It's flown over scottish and howies heads. Understanderble in howies case but had hoped for better from scottish.
You never mentioned 1984 until Xanthos brought it up.
Please stop pretending to be smart....it doesn't fool us.
