Quote:That still doesn't answer my question.

 

I'm not saying that younger generations are less intelligent.  I'm saying they're less informed, and that's by design.  They're being conditioned to be less curious and to ask fewer questions.  Critical thought is being replaced by group think.

 

You said there was all this evidence to the contrary.  You threw that out there.  Back it up with facts.  Not a blanket "read some history" nonsense. 

 

 

Quote:Cool. I see you've joined TMD and Eric in the conspiracy theory club. It's so much easier that way. Just chalk it up to "them".

 

Well, good luck with that. I guess you'll go with the theory that you're less critical than your Dad's generation and your kids are less critical than you. Of course you have avoided all this - it's just those "others" who don't have this great insight that you possess. 

 

Looks like that bar stool next to TMD is now occupied.

 

 

Quote:A republican complaining about groupthink? That's mind-blowing to me considering the fantastical bubble of "reality" you all have managed to encapsulate yourselves in.


Republican Politicians = Moral Authority


Scientists = Liars


Infotainment = Knowledge


If your only source for opinions are republican mouthpieces, it's not surprising to me that you've fallen prey to the groupthink, but to think someone else is the true victim is hard to understand.


In regards to people who don't singularly subject themselves to the republican talking points, there is actually a bevy of information at our finger tips via the internet, which has only been around since Clinton or so. People are more informed than ever. It's what we are seeing that makes us apathetic. We can see how politicians work for themselves and their defense contractor buddies but not the average American. We turn away from it because it disgusts us.


So what we have today are either people who buy the republican lie (you) or everyone else. The "progressives" and "liberals" and everyone else who votes democrat are people looking for a political home. There are no precise talking points like you have coming from the right. We just want people to act like people.

 

I'll offer a non-scientific analysis that illustrates exactly what FBT is describing.  This comes from someone that is probably not your "average conservative" and in fact, I would bet that he is a registered Democrat.  That being said, he is someone who I admire and look up to, him being none other than Steve Wozniak.  Just do a google search on what he has to say regarding public education.  While a lot of what he has to say deals more along the lines of math and science, I believe that it applies to every bit of "education" that children get in today's society.

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