Reply To: On Tyranny Lesson 10: Believe in truth

I agree with what you’re saying, Jane, and sadly, that is why the educational system is under attack. The current regime doesn’t want independent, discerning thinkers. They want to totally control the message. I know teachers who are trying to instill the concept of scrupulous examination of social media, yet they are threatened with muzzling and loss of jobs if they do so. It’s a tricky time to be a teacher these days, as well as so many other professions. So many people are having to tiptoe around, testing the waters, trying to see how far they can go and what will shut them off entirely; how much they might compromise to still be able to make a stand or a difference, and not even knowing if current laws will be able to protect them in lawsuits when the very judiciary system is threatened and ignored. It’s no wonder people get exhausted and numb after a while; but we all need to realize that this is intentional, and that we have to push through it and keep thinking and planning and moving forward, or else we will be absorbed into that strange new world they want to create.