Poll of the Day > You know it's pretty crazy how the US played its citizens over the last 30 years

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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/21/18 12:28:12 PM
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>gut the education system
>leave science and civics classes out of mandatory curriculum
>kids no longer have to learn how government works to graduate high school
>make it harder for young people to vote or stay informed
>push mass media to sway populace
>lobby and campaign with big fear words
>enter social media
>swaying public opinion has never been easier

If you want to manipulate someone, make sure they know nothing, first.
When the average person has no idea how to smartly consume media, extrapolate upon given ideas on their own, and engage in the political process, they become easier to control.

You think No Child Left Behind gutted education funding for no reason? You take away peoples knowledge, you take away their power.
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krazychao5
02/21/18 1:11:04 PM
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EvilMegas
02/21/18 1:16:14 PM
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Yeah, 30 years...
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Andromicus
02/21/18 1:17:35 PM
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It all seemed to start with Reagan
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Jen0125
02/21/18 1:17:47 PM
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EvilMegas posted...
Yeah, 30 years...


lmao
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/21/18 1:18:28 PM
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EvilMegas posted...
Yeah, 30 years...

ah you're right i keep thinking we're closer to 2010 than 2020

40+ years then
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mastermix3000
02/21/18 1:23:08 PM
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...
When the average person has no idea how to smartly consume media, extrapolate upon given ideas on their own, and engage in the political process, they become easier to control.


You realize this applies to a lot more than just the U.S being played right?

A lot of wisdom in just that one line ;)
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Smarkil
02/21/18 2:38:47 PM
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...
>leave science and civics classes out of mandatory curriculum
>kids no longer have to learn how government works to graduate high school


This isn't even true. Both were required to graduate.

What is this? Who are you?
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BeerOnTap
02/21/18 2:51:03 PM
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

>make it harder for young people to vote or stay informed.


How is it harder for young people to vote? This claim is a major reach.
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reruns_revenge
02/21/18 2:56:56 PM
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I don't think anyone has to go through the relatively easy process of pointing out that all of those claims are incorrect to safely ignore this rather poor trolling attempt.

All you need to do is observe the tension and inherent idiocy embedded in the suggestion that giving the government control over "knowledge" and the instruction on how to supposedly "smartly consume media, extrapolate upon given ideas on their own, and engage in the political process" makes people far "easier to control" in the first place.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/21/18 6:00:45 PM
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if you can't figure out how that makes people easier to control you might be one of those people
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