Farrakhan and I
So, I decided, in my odd hobby of listening to and reading all kinds of random stuff, to start picking my way through a recent interview of Louis Farrakhan. The very first segment I skipped to floored me. I've heard about 1/4 of the interview and am finding it interesting. But, it was that first segment that stopped me in my tracks.
I have come to realize that people are largely blind to cause and effect. And, people almost never seem to realize when they are getting hosed. My background in science, combined with my work experience, has forever cemented my consciousness in cause and effect. A few years ago I came to the conclusion that 85% of the people really are blind to basic facts, can’t follow the bouncing ball, and are easy marks for their “leaders”. I call a handful of my friends and I “the 15%-ers”. Well, in Farrakhan’s interview he mentions the same percentage, 85%, of the people are unable to see cause and effect. It’s interesting that we come up with the same number. His number came from Mohammed.
I have come to realize that people are largely blind to cause and effect. And, people almost never seem to realize when they are getting hosed. My background in science, combined with my work experience, has forever cemented my consciousness in cause and effect. A few years ago I came to the conclusion that 85% of the people really are blind to basic facts, can’t follow the bouncing ball, and are easy marks for their “leaders”. I call a handful of my friends and I “the 15%-ers”. Well, in Farrakhan’s interview he mentions the same percentage, 85%, of the people are unable to see cause and effect. It’s interesting that we come up with the same number. His number came from Mohammed.
Farrakhan's diatribe is mostly "Loone Tunes" misconceptions, all based upon...perhaps...this one bit of truth.
I have little patience for it.
Critical thinking must be taught in school, reinforced. It's not. Neither is finance. I no longer think that's an accident. I am looking to form a tutoring/math club program at my kids' school to counteract the damage that Common Core is doing. Don't teach kids how to feel about math. Show them how to apply it and watch the eyes light up. Common Core math has examples like, "How many tens of Jimmy's shoes tall is the horse?" I digress...good gawd...
The exceptional teacher had American Problems and History He taught critical thinking, reasoning and logic, a bit of philosophy and how to spot BS versus sincerity. He was exceptionally fair. I was assigned a pop test speech for the next day on youth in asia or so he said. Received and A and then he spelled euthanasia on the blackboard and said..tomorrow, ten minutes. relate todays topic with this word. That's when I turned red faced and the class and instructor all laughed - with me. I had one good grade school teacher for English and anoher in First grade. From there the public schools went down hill.
Teachers of that caliber are not to be found anymore.
Do you have a link that I could listen to the interview?
crazy electorate may make it the 90-10 rule, after
the people who voted for BHO's hope and change
line. . I wonder what percentages Rand would have
cited -- 95-5??? -- j
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runs through it" which you may have seen....... -- j
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