Yesterday I was driving home listening to a re-broadcast of Obama's speech. I thought it was good. I identified with much of what he had to say. One of his bullet-points, he mentioned about schools today, made me think. My mind raced at the possibilities of the future of our schools. It quickly went to the extreme of forcing all children to be in state-run schools. I coupled that with Bush's history of unauthorized wiretapping, and increased Homeland Security authority. Then in popped my a thought, "Socialism". Of course I haven't really heard that term since government class in high school.
When I was a kid in high school, I asked my parents why I had to learn the crappy subjects like history & social studies. They told me a simple answer, "so we don't repeat the mistakes we made in the past." It sounded reasonable enough, but I never gave it any more thought. My parents were "smart" so I assumed they knew what they were talking about. Now that I'm an adult, and I am directly affected by the government and its restrictions, I am naturally more interested in politics. (Of course it's more apparent with this past election, and its significance.) I realized that if we as a people don't know our history, and the history of other countries, we are doomed to repeat mistakes of the past. We won't be able to recognize when a capitalist society slowly turns into a socialist society.
These thoughts really have nothing to do with Obama in particular, but only the presidential position in general. You may be thinking I'm taking things too far with my thoughts, but remember, Hitler was elected (sort of), and so was Chancellor Palpetine.
When I was a kid in high school, I asked my parents why I had to learn the crappy subjects like history & social studies. They told me a simple answer, "so we don't repeat the mistakes we made in the past." It sounded reasonable enough, but I never gave it any more thought. My parents were "smart" so I assumed they knew what they were talking about. Now that I'm an adult, and I am directly affected by the government and its restrictions, I am naturally more interested in politics. (Of course it's more apparent with this past election, and its significance.) I realized that if we as a people don't know our history, and the history of other countries, we are doomed to repeat mistakes of the past. We won't be able to recognize when a capitalist society slowly turns into a socialist society.
These thoughts really have nothing to do with Obama in particular, but only the presidential position in general. You may be thinking I'm taking things too far with my thoughts, but remember, Hitler was elected (sort of), and so was Chancellor Palpetine.
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gotta love a post that includes a star wars reference :)
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