What is moral now may not be moral in the future — Wolfy48
I am a firm believer in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression. People should be allowed to believe whatever they want, say whatever they want, and express themselves however they want. — Wolfy48
Common sense is always the undercurrent. Always will be. But without good leadership representing we commoners, anything is possible. — Fire Ologist
Thomas Jefferson believed that education was crucial for developing a virtuous and informed citizenry, essential for a functioning republic. He saw education as a means to improve both individual character and society as a whole, with morality being a key outcome. Jefferson emphasized that an educated citizenry would be able to make sound judgments about public affairs and participate effectively in democratic processes. AI
Right now, too many people have very limited knowledge, and letting them loose is about like letting all the animals in a zoo loose. — Athena
So you wish to silence the uneducated? That seems very... uhhhh.... bad? No offense but to me everyone should have a voice, not just those you deem "educated" — Wolfy48
"Especially not when the population is educated for technology but not educated about the virtues and principles of a liberal democracy" -- ↪Athena
Hm... I understand the viewpoint that unrestricted freedom leads to anarchy, but how can you simultaneously argue for liberal democracy and the restriction of speech?
I support non-violent expression, and I feel like suppressing those with a different viewpoint than yourself is the OPPOSITE of a liberal democracy...
People should be allowed to believe whatever they want, say whatever they want, and express themselves however they want. — Wolfy48
I understand the viewpoint that unrestricted freedom leads to anarchy, but how can you simultaneously argue for liberal democracy and the restriction of speech? I support non-violent expression, and I feel like suppressing those with a different viewpoint than yourself is the OPPOSITE of a liberal democracy... — Wolfy48
I agree that education is good, and leads to better decisions, but that education should something that people are able to explore on their own to form their own opinions. If the education about the state is coming only from the state, that will bias people and will almost certainly result in an authoritarian state. If the state controls education, who has the education to control the state?
I just don't see the value in the point of "You are either taught to support what we want, or you are considered uneducated and silenced." Well, I do see the value if you're a dictator or a pervasive authoritarian state, but if you are standing for a liberal democracy, that really seems counter-intuituve. — Wolfy48
The behaviorist model, or behavioral learning theory, suggests that learning occurs through interactions with the environment, primarily through conditioning (reinforcement and punishment). It emphasizes observable behaviors and external stimuli over internal mental processes. Key figures associated with this model include John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Ivan Pavlov. AI
To agree democratically to abolish democracy seems like a performative contradiction. When I elect a party different to the one you want I haven't taken away your freedom, and your party can always win the next election. — Janus
If absolutely everyone agreed to abolish their freedom then it might be okay — Janus
To agree democratically to abolish democracy seems like a performative contradiction. When I elect a party different to the one you want I haven't taken away your freedom, and your party can always win the next election. But a democratic vote to abolish democracy, if it were not supported by everyone, would illegitimately abolish the freedom of those who opposed it. If absolutely everyone agreed to abolish their freedom then it might be okay, but then what about those yet to reach voting age? — Janus
If a democracy votes to disband itself, then the last act of that democracy is the act of disbanding. The act of disbanding is a democratic act. There is no performative contradiction here; there is just a majority of people who decide to order their political arrangement differently. — Leontiskos
it's only as much a performative contradiction as someone who is anti violence using violence to protect themselves from other violence, it seems to me. — flannel jesus
The performative contradiction is in performing a democratic act by someone who perforce rejects democracy. — SophistiCat
I think democracy is the wrong system for our nation — Leontiskos
How about a return to civics for high school students — Athena
Hey Athena - yes, education goes hand in hand with political freedom.
You can't truly have one of them without truly having the other.
If the things your are taught are controlled and censored, you don't really get an education for sake of your own mind, but instead get indoctrination to control your mind, and so no freedom. If you are not educated, you can't easily identify and sift through your choices, to make a truly free choice.
And if you are not free in the first place, you can't seek to learn the things you alone can identify need to be learned.
Freedom demands we learn more. Learning more demands that we free ourselves and build a freer, more self-determining, mind. — Fire Ologist
without preparing the young for this freedom.I am a firm believer in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression. — Wolfy48
But freedom of speech and freedom of expression? — Wolfy48
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