tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post1252122848300602479..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: Soupy Sales & Evolutionary TalesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-60530608056095509042010-02-04T12:30:18.315-06:002010-02-04T12:30:18.315-06:00disaffected,
I saw "Book of Eli" yester...disaffected,<br /><br />I saw "Book of Eli" yesterday and hope I didn't ruin it for anyone. Don't read "the wiki" link I provided in the last sentence until you see the movie if you are going to see it.<br /><br />The movie, IMO, was like the educational system in one other way, not as good as I had hoped.<br /><br />An old activist once told me, "<i>You are ok as long as they have a way to slander you and they figure no one will take you seriously</i>".<br /><br />If I ever disappear just remember that it was because they no longer felt they can slander me out of existence.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-942065846022024692010-02-04T11:48:06.717-06:002010-02-04T11:48:06.717-06:00I'm only a couple of years out of the "ed...I'm only a couple of years out of the "education" system myself (I was a late bloomer), and that's pretty much the take I came away with too: education=indoctrination=propoganda. Don't get me wrong, I understand the value in passing along cultural myths and all that (and most of culture is nothing but myth), as long as everyone remains conscious of the fact that it IS a myth, and thus can be challenged and even overthrown if need be. Unfortunately, that kind of thinking has ALWAYS been dangerous to the powers that be, therefore they're not gonna be real receptive to that kind of thinking.<br /><br />The only real difference in the modern age is the sophistication of marketing techniques and communication technologies, which have amplified the powers of deception exponentially. Of course blogs like this provide a valuable counterargument to the party line, but the trouble is, the government and its power brokers have a much bigger microphone, and they speak a much more coherent message, even allowing for all the faux (IMO) dissension in their ranks.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com