Критическое мышление вообще (тексты, видео, картинки)

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We are all experts anymore. We all have the same information available at a finger tip. Relying on others to tell you what is correct, is both dangerous and irresponsible. 
To say that we the people are dead, is dead wrong. The last election should have taught you that. We the people decided, we had enough of business as usual. We were headed away from democracy, that's why we the people voted the way we did. 
Now when it comes to new taxes, democracy doesn't seem to work at all. Why would locals vote in new taxes at almost every level. Almost every time someone puts a new tax on the ballot, it passes locally. The problem is, we have too many people that are allowed to vote on issues, that don't directly effect them. 
If you want a new idea, imagine an election with no involvement of the media. No one to tell us who we should be voting for. No one to tell us all of the bad things about the candidates. Each candidate would be allowed to make a statement about their qualifications and goals, a couple of debates, and that's it.

This is not a new issue. A brief look at historical quotes about democracy highlights the problems associated with it. I couldn't find it quickly but somewhere is a quote that I'm paraphrasing: Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

Two quotes seem relevant to this essay:

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter -- Winston Churchill

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. -- Franklin Roosevelt

In a democracy, votes count. We live in an oligarchical republic, like it or not. Americans will sit on their couches and complain about it for another 5 generations, or until it all comes crashing down on their heads. Whichever comes first.

GREAT assessment Mr. Hardin! But what can be done when folks are so resistant to change? Any time I have a new social organization concept to share, I get a lot of resistance from the business as usual crowds, even in Humboldt which is always surprising to me. "That's not how the world works," they often tell me, but nothing about what we are collectively doing now to organize ourselves in society is working either. It is time for new ideas for sure, I say bring em' on!

Very interesting perspective especially your comments about democracy. You are wrong about at least one thing. Science is not dead. Just think about what genetics has done in the last two decades.

I think you're thinking too hard.