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I would like to comment on a recent entry to the Democracy Inaction blog that I came across.

It's good to see that some people actually understand what a major underlying problem facing America is. With all the lies and distractions thrown at us on a daily basis about who is to blame for our problems, and who the enemy is, we need to remember that a vast majority of us are becoming a highly ignorant group of people, a detriment to ourselves as a nation. This leads to complacent, docile consumers that are used to merely turn the cogs and further the interests of the elite few. What sort of Orwellian-type future may we be setting into motion by homogenizing our educational system and making sure all children are "formatted" to think and perform the same?

The analogy of the weeds is a good example that can express a multiplicity of woes that are constantly being "pruned" but never uprooted. Indeed, it is a bold statement to say that this negligence is far worse than any terrorist attack as far as debilitating our country. It can be viewed as a sustained low-level "attack" that has a persistent negative effect.

It really seems that what we should be stressing to the youth is a good sense of creativity. This is what would lead to a strong, flexible nation that can adapt to ever-changing demands and challenges the we face collectively as a people.


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