At the beginning of the millennium the United Nations set goals for itself in hopes of creating a better world. Of the eight Development Goals the second was to achieve universal primary education. Although the term primary education may be most commonly associated with basic education such as math or reading primary education allows for more. Education means more then learning the basics- it teaches the ability to think for oneself.
The world today is filled with chaos- the majority of which comes from ignorance and individuals’ inability to think for themselves. As a whole, people need to learn more; knowledge is needed to have the basic ability to think for his or herself. Unless instructed on all aspects of a situation- does one have a right to form an opinion? Although one cannot always escape the environment in which he or she is raised in and the ideas within the environment one has the right- and responsibility to be informed of all aspects of a situation.
People who are not educated are easily taken advantage of; they are quick to believe others- especially under times of distress. Education allows people to be exposed to different ideas, cultures, beliefs, and ways of life. It allows people to compare the situation to a way of thinking or living that may better suit them.
Why education when often people suffering from lack of education are suffering from other issues as well? Education is a ticket out, lack of knowledge only prolongs a problem. Educated people are needed to solve global problems. Ideally, if people are educated they will learn both sides of a story rather than only look at it from one perspective. With a understanding and compassion for the other side problems can be solved.
***when a person is educated they can make a more informed decisions about important global issues such as nuclear proliferation and foreign policy
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when communities are fed, they can think and then they can organise. this works in an upward spiral. increased organisation leads to better fed, more educated folk.
ideas are so hard to kill that it becomes imperative to nip thoughtfulness in the bud.
this is achieved by subjecting the population in question to years of hunger. (prevent ideas and cerebral development in the young.)
furthermore, once you've succeeded in producing a race of impoverished, oppressed, brain-shrunk desperados, they'll be reactionary and looking for guns.
so, having controlled food and kept them dependent, you must now enforce control of the arms supply and here's where the warlord alliances are forged.
politics is an old man's game.
cynicism is not necessary but pragmatic realism comes far above good-will, humanitarian ethics or charity.
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