But I wish the public saw how increased access to education helps improve things for everyone, even if you don’t get educated directly (though I’d support a system that gave universal access to education so no one is being completely denied, though some gating based on ability would help avoid waste time).
That would be wonderful, but the public perception is a hindrance (like high speed rail, medicine access, etc.).
The US is wildly propagandized against our own best interests.
Yeah, I’ll change my wish to I wish people weren’t so susceptible to propaganda, especially the really shallow stuff that falls apart the moment you stop and think about whether it really makes sense (like the old “they hate our freedom” argument).
But then again, if the simple stuff didn’t work, then it would just get more sophisticated and maybe the really dumb propaganda is required to recognize its other forms.
That would be wonderful, but the public perception is a hindrance (like high speed rail, medicine access, etc.).
The US is wildly propagandized against our own best interests.
Yeah, I’ll change my wish to I wish people weren’t so susceptible to propaganda, especially the really shallow stuff that falls apart the moment you stop and think about whether it really makes sense (like the old “they hate our freedom” argument).
But then again, if the simple stuff didn’t work, then it would just get more sophisticated and maybe the really dumb propaganda is required to recognize its other forms.