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Originally Posted by NarMer the 7th SuN I think for some people...it's a philosophic passion..just loving knowledge (rather see that, than someone really into what new McRib they are serving at McDonalds today). For others...it may be an eye opener. The truth of history, in my life, has done alot for me. I see it as potential energy... (damn, our ancestors did this?)....to be turned into kinetic energy (I..more importantly ..WE.. got to BUILD AND ADD ON!). Something to tap into..and activate on all planes of existence. |
I can certainly get wit the energy thing. All this potential building up for kinesis.
Also though, there is educational value in learning things that haven't been previously told to you (or have been told "wrong")
beyond simply the accumulation of the knowledge. It can be as well a kind of reminder to always be critical about the info you get in the media and in books. It's a reminder that there's always a point of view, there's always an agenda, attached to everything.
It's my hope that people will learn from these types of articles to accept neither what "they" say or what "we" say unquestioningly. What they should learn from the article is that people, even and especially in positions of authority, can be wrong (or at least not the last word on any given issue). This can be an incredibly empowering piece of knowledge, if you just internalize it. It provides defense against statements like:
"america is the beacon of democracy," or
"socialism is a good idea, but it just can't work in practice," or
"black people in america no longer have a connection to those in africa."
y'know? The first step is that you need to be able to say, "maybe all of this is wrong. Maybe not, but I betta think about it." That's the type of knowledge that you need, at least at first--a catalyst to convert that potential into kinetic energy, into
movement.