According to dictionary.com, anti-intellectual is defined as "a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality. With this being said, anti-intellectualism is a mistrust of intellect and intellectuals. Because most Bahamians are gullible, resistant to change and angry, anti-intellectualism is destroying The Bahamas educationally, politically and socially.
Firstly, anti-intellectualism is killing The Bahamas because of the gullible tendencies of most of the Bahamian population. They do not think on their own and would rather listen to others than learn for themselves. Most Bahamians accept information without questioning and believe without considering …show more content…
They lack competence. Because of the changes in certain areas; for example, V.A.T, some people believed they would not have been able to make the transition very well. Some Bahamians are honestly still getting used to the V.A.T. system, although it was implemented almost 2 years ago, (2015). Additionally, some Bahamians would rather follow family traditions, than pay attention to what a leader of another party can do for their country. For example, despite the many discrepancies and successes of any party elected into parliament, my grandmother exclaimed, ‘I born a PLP and will die a PLP.' She is ‘stuck in her ways'. She does not care about what the leader of another party can offer the country. On the other hand, not all Bahamians are resistant to change. They are not as concerned about family traditions. They are more concerned about what a party can bring to the table to better the lives of the Bahamians regardless of the …show more content…
Because most Bahamians are angry, they personally verbally attack and disrespect their leaders with no disregard, for example, take the Perry Christie song. A man came up with an idea to disrespect our leader in the form of a song. This caused some Bahamians, to feel a great sense of shame that a citizen of the Bahamas can do such a thing even out of anger. According to psychology, persons tend to lash out because they feel like they are not heard after using numerous attempt to get their point across. For example, the Black Friday March on November 25, 2016. It came to The Bahamians attention that the government is planning on giving the Chinese permission to commercially fish in our water. Numerous Bahamians did not want that to happens, as a result, they had petitions made to stop it, but felt like they were not acknowledged. Thus, they went to physical means and Marched on Bay Street to Parliament Square. On the other hand, although they cared, some Bahamians decided to not participate in the march. Some Bahamians are not against people speaking up because they have a right to, however, certain actions can have its
Firstly, anti-intellectualism is killing The Bahamas because of the gullible tendencies of most of the Bahamian population. They do not think on their own and would rather listen to others than learn for themselves. Most Bahamians accept information without questioning and believe without considering …show more content…
They lack competence. Because of the changes in certain areas; for example, V.A.T, some people believed they would not have been able to make the transition very well. Some Bahamians are honestly still getting used to the V.A.T. system, although it was implemented almost 2 years ago, (2015). Additionally, some Bahamians would rather follow family traditions, than pay attention to what a leader of another party can do for their country. For example, despite the many discrepancies and successes of any party elected into parliament, my grandmother exclaimed, ‘I born a PLP and will die a PLP.' She is ‘stuck in her ways'. She does not care about what the leader of another party can offer the country. On the other hand, not all Bahamians are resistant to change. They are not as concerned about family traditions. They are more concerned about what a party can bring to the table to better the lives of the Bahamians regardless of the …show more content…
Because most Bahamians are angry, they personally verbally attack and disrespect their leaders with no disregard, for example, take the Perry Christie song. A man came up with an idea to disrespect our leader in the form of a song. This caused some Bahamians, to feel a great sense of shame that a citizen of the Bahamas can do such a thing even out of anger. According to psychology, persons tend to lash out because they feel like they are not heard after using numerous attempt to get their point across. For example, the Black Friday March on November 25, 2016. It came to The Bahamians attention that the government is planning on giving the Chinese permission to commercially fish in our water. Numerous Bahamians did not want that to happens, as a result, they had petitions made to stop it, but felt like they were not acknowledged. Thus, they went to physical means and Marched on Bay Street to Parliament Square. On the other hand, although they cared, some Bahamians decided to not participate in the march. Some Bahamians are not against people speaking up because they have a right to, however, certain actions can have its