THE VIDEO “CULTURE IN DECLINE: What democracy?” Relates to both the Colombo and Malcolm X readings in a couple of ways. The whole point of the video is how the lack of education keeps the masses dumb and basically keeps them as sheep following a shepherd. Following “herd Psychology” and submitting willfully to leaders after they have been “dumbed-down” by the system in which we live. Unable to fight back because they are too distracted by the many things that the ruling class puts in front of them i.e. - meaningless tests and a broken education system, keeping them focused on getting rich and seeking pleasure, job losses, rising private debt etc.. He puts He throws religion in there as being some sort of nefarious tool to hold is down which I think is more the host’s own personal agenda and point of view rather than actual fact.
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Along with learning how to think critically and make informed decisions rather than memorizing facts that don’t relate to real world life situations. While the Malcolm X article is about how he grew up with a very poor education and didn’t realize how much power being educated had over a person’s life until he was sent to prison and realized he was basically illiterate and viewed by the world as a no good uneducated street thug. And that once he became educated and aware of how black people were being treated he stood up for what he believed was
Along with learning how to think critically and make informed decisions rather than memorizing facts that don’t relate to real world life situations. While the Malcolm X article is about how he grew up with a very poor education and didn’t realize how much power being educated had over a person’s life until he was sent to prison and realized he was basically illiterate and viewed by the world as a no good uneducated street thug. And that once he became educated and aware of how black people were being treated he stood up for what he believed was