Yeah, it's been reeallly annoying waiting for a bunch of dumbasses to get a clue. Better late than never, but better to use one's head in the first place. How do we achieve that? How do you get people to question and think and research? Seems easy enough for the rest of us.
Yeah, 16 is young, but you still had an opinion. You said you were against him. My point is, why? Because obviously, there are still a whole lot of people who are against him. But why? It is because he drastically lowered drug prices? Was the first president to cross the demilitarized zone? Made Nato countries paid their fair share? Brought the stock market to it's highest level in history? And on and on, you get my point. So are those some of the reasons people hate him? Or is it because they hear the news or their friends talking or see something on social media and they just believe it? No questions - no checking, no verifying. Those types of people are basically a waste of humanity and we need to figure out how to get them to question and to engage their brain and think critically. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
Well, against him was a bit of hyperbole for the title. I just wouldn't have voted for him, not that I could have at the time either.Which is good! I think voting age should be higher than my current age, anyway. I was basically hearing from family members just how awful he was so I just felt indifferent.They were all drinking the media kool-aid, but I have always been one to question things. Then because of history courses I took, I became politically interested, so I started asking questions. From asking questions I formed my own views which tend to be libertarian/conservative. So obviously, liking Trump was a no brainer. I think to encourage critical thinking, we should just encourage asking questions. If you just call someone a dumbass because they don't agree with you, they are far less likely to engage with your ideas. The biggest thing we need to do is, eliminate stigma with having ideas. No matter what they are, the flow of ideas is the most important part of our society. The good ideas always win if they are able to be heard. The meteoric rise of socialist ideas and the suppression of American Ideals go hand and hand.
I've started to wonder if some people are just born with the type of brain that automatically thinks, 'why?' Some people never seem to question anything. I honestly don't know how they get through life. Questioning is good and yes, it's the basis for critical thinking. No questions - no critical thinking. I would like to see parents actively teaching this to their children. Perhaps some consider it an open challenge to their authority as parents and want to discourage questions, but in the long run, they, their family and our country will be better off for questioning things because the truth always matters and in the end, the truth will win.
Any assertive statements such as - "Diversity is our strength" should be questioned. Is it? Reallly? How so? What is the verifiable evidence that statement is true? (It very well may be true, but I have never seen anybody making the statement ALSO offer the proof of it's veracity.) People need to ask questions. Like you, as opposed to your family who you say drinks the kool-aid. Questions are good. Just one simple example.
Yeah, it's been reeallly annoying waiting for a bunch of dumbasses to get a clue. Better late than never, but better to use one's head in the first place. How do we achieve that? How do you get people to question and think and research? Seems easy enough for the rest of us.
To be fair, I was 16 when he was elected. It was a maturity thing.
Yeah, 16 is young, but you still had an opinion. You said you were against him. My point is, why? Because obviously, there are still a whole lot of people who are against him. But why? It is because he drastically lowered drug prices? Was the first president to cross the demilitarized zone? Made Nato countries paid their fair share? Brought the stock market to it's highest level in history? And on and on, you get my point. So are those some of the reasons people hate him? Or is it because they hear the news or their friends talking or see something on social media and they just believe it? No questions - no checking, no verifying. Those types of people are basically a waste of humanity and we need to figure out how to get them to question and to engage their brain and think critically. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
Well, against him was a bit of hyperbole for the title. I just wouldn't have voted for him, not that I could have at the time either.Which is good! I think voting age should be higher than my current age, anyway. I was basically hearing from family members just how awful he was so I just felt indifferent.They were all drinking the media kool-aid, but I have always been one to question things. Then because of history courses I took, I became politically interested, so I started asking questions. From asking questions I formed my own views which tend to be libertarian/conservative. So obviously, liking Trump was a no brainer. I think to encourage critical thinking, we should just encourage asking questions. If you just call someone a dumbass because they don't agree with you, they are far less likely to engage with your ideas. The biggest thing we need to do is, eliminate stigma with having ideas. No matter what they are, the flow of ideas is the most important part of our society. The good ideas always win if they are able to be heard. The meteoric rise of socialist ideas and the suppression of American Ideals go hand and hand.
I've started to wonder if some people are just born with the type of brain that automatically thinks, 'why?' Some people never seem to question anything. I honestly don't know how they get through life. Questioning is good and yes, it's the basis for critical thinking. No questions - no critical thinking. I would like to see parents actively teaching this to their children. Perhaps some consider it an open challenge to their authority as parents and want to discourage questions, but in the long run, they, their family and our country will be better off for questioning things because the truth always matters and in the end, the truth will win.
Any assertive statements such as - "Diversity is our strength" should be questioned. Is it? Reallly? How so? What is the verifiable evidence that statement is true? (It very well may be true, but I have never seen anybody making the statement ALSO offer the proof of it's veracity.) People need to ask questions. Like you, as opposed to your family who you say drinks the kool-aid. Questions are good. Just one simple example.