{"id":1380,"date":"2017-02-12T22:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T22:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2017-02-12T22:06:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T22:06:06","slug":"murder-of-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=1380","title":{"rendered":"Murder of the mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which is the greatest sin, murder of the body or murder of the mind?\t<\/strong>\tFebruary 12, 2017<\/p>\n

Regarding the proper role of education, the following Ayn Rand quote explains:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only purpose of education is to teach a student how to live his life\u2014by developing his mind and equipping him to deal with reality. The training he needs is theoretical, i.e., conceptual. He has to be taught to think, to understand, to integrate, to prove. He has to be taught the essentials of the knowledge discovered in the past\u2014and he has to be equipped to acquire further knowledge by his own effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

That means the child must start from the building blocks of logic which dictate the learning of any subject must require starting from the essential basic conceptual building blocks, then connecting them in logical order to build the pyramid of understanding that subject matter, e.g. mathematics, science, history, geography, reading, etc.<\/p>\n

The \u201ceducation\u201d of today is anything but that, it is designed specifically to destroy the student\u2019s ability to live his life rationally. The Cultural Marxists (Communists) of the 1920s-30s devised an imminently successful plan to destroy Western Civilization when they realized it couldn\u2019t be done by bloody revolution (the Russian Revolution in particular) they attacked the mind\/philosophy. It was to be achieved by their \u201cmarch through the institutions\u201d\u2026infiltrating every important influential aspect of Western cultures. Names, dates, places are easily researched. (They were precluded by John Dewey at the turn of the century with his emphasis on emotion rather than rationality, which made their goals easier to achieve.)<\/p>\n

Elements of their philosophy included \u201cCritical Theory\u201d, i.e. criticize, relentlessly attack all aspects of western values\u2026the family unit, the father figure, the use of reason, civility, etiquette, manners, knowledge of true history, merit, earned pride\/self-esteem, high expectations, achievement, rugged individualism. Also, one was to be discriminating in their choice of friends, activities, values\u2014meaning divesting oneself of any negative influences. Today we are taught the opposite, that discrimination is deplorable & to be vilified.<\/p>\n

The principal tool used to accomplish their success is \u201cPolitical Correctness\u201d, i.e. feminism, sexism, racism, affirmative action, quotas, homophobia, group reliance, \u201ctakes a village to raise a child\u201d, diversity, ad infinitum. Collectivism good, individualism bad.<\/p>\n

Some of the first subjects to be banished were logic, ancient history, Latin, philosophy, epistemology, literary classics, poetry, challenging\/higher mathematics & sciences\u2026anything requiring excellence, effort, merit was deemed bad, whereas the emphasis more & more became the group, ease in subject matter, approximations instead of hard true facts(2+2 can = 5), feelings became more important than subject matter, history (& other subjects) were revised to suit the collectivist controllers. Children were no longer to be challenged because their \u201cfeelings\u201d might be hurt, expectations were lowered, false self-esteem instilled (everyone gets a trophy), their subject matter education was delayed and watered down. Discipline became a no no, it too might hurt \u201cfeelings\u201d, therefore standards were badly diminished.<\/p>\n

Rugged individualism, upon which this country was founded and grew to preeminence, was now verboten because that was the principal enemy of Collectivism where \u201ceach was given according to his need\u201d, forced redistribution was not only expected but enforced. The ruling elites were just more equal than all the others (Animal Farm). Rugged individuals not only don\u2019t fit in, they fight back.<\/p>\n

Outcome: \u201cSnowflakes\u201d who wither in the light of day, slithering cowards seeking \u201csafe places\u201d, dysfunctional families, citizens who not only do not understand the proper role of government but do not seek that knowledge (willing slaves), children who\u2019ve been conditioned not only to be arrogantly ignorant but even to doubt their own gender or that of others. Sheer insanity from which only the strongest of minds can escape.<\/p>\n

But, as always, the blame falls on the taxpayers for not giving up more of their earnings to malevolent education\/propaganda\/conditioning institutions. There are mega-bucks attached to failure, so the beat goes on & on. Funding follows failure. Today the parents & teachers are victims of the same mind-bending and have no idea what is wrong\u2014but many know SOMETHING is wrong, but unequipped to think, use logic to discover what.<\/p>\n

Outcome: Ignorant, propagandized students march in protest of things they do not comprehend, thugs & savages are in the streets, rioting, destroying, even killing without accountability because being held accountable was erased in our major institutions\u2026\u2026education, justice system, politics, media, etc. Eternal wars are waged against phantom enemies invented by the industrial\/military\/media complex for untold riches, while the patriotically conditioned youth (watch the military worship preceding public events) is used as mere cannon fodder.<\/p>\n

The Collectivists knew the key to Western & Caucasian destruction was the elimination of true education and they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Chaos, tribalism, & loss of individual freedoms are their results, along with ultimate power and $Trillions of unearned, bloody money. The \u201cCamp of the Saints\u201d is in full bloom, along with the end of civilization. Only the fabulously wealthy globalists will not pay the terrible price\u2014they hope.<\/p>\n

~Barbara McCutchen
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