It is a problem when you live in a bubble...or have no experience with other cultures...people...
The internet can be a blessing or a curse...we can make friends here from all over but the disinformation is quite daunting...what is true or fiction...
I think your vote does count...just make sure those who are in power will not suppress people from voting...why I think incarcerated people should be able to vote...
USA is a country that wants to appear good but does many shady things for its so called freedom...it does not matter who is President...they are just the mascot for the party...
The world is looking at them...Trump is just Putins' puppet...a distraction...
I understand your frustration but I see this (vaccine) as a benefit...as for greedy corporations...politicians are being paid to think their way...the system is corrupt...
This article is from Psychology Today and the title is Are Americans Just Stupid...not my words...and if you stop and read...the article offers an explanation...
On an individual or social level, this happens when the right mix of factors come together. The first factor is our own makeup – all humans are to some degree biologically prone to intellectual laziness, emotional decision-making, confirmation bias, and other natural impulses that often obstruct critical thinking.
But beyond the biological elements, there are also numerous environmental factors that can reinforce or weaken anti-intellectual tendencies. The extent to which one's family embraces education and critical thinking, for example, will be a major factor for many. Also, and importantly, the existence of influential cultural institutions that promote anti-intellectualism may result in a population that, regardless of its raw intellectual abilities, will seem in many ways ignorant.
To this last point, as Richard Hofstadter pointed out long ago in his Pulitzer-prize winning book, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, the correlation between fundamentalist religion and anti-intellectualism cannot be ignored. If strong religious beliefs reject well-established scientific facts that conflict with theological doctrine, intelligent scientific inquiry will not be valued. As Hofstadter argued half a century ago, this alone helps to explain much about American anti-intellectualism. Today, while religion is generally in decline in America, the country is still the most religious in the developed world, and its fundamentalist Christian institutions are particularly powerful.
Again Bernie was my fave but because of the hate about socialism...even when people were using socialist programs...chose Biden...fear has many consequences...Biden was safer than Trump or Hillary for that matter...
Restrictions differ province to province...here in BC...restrictions have not been lifted but you can dine out due to restaurants abiding by social distancing and mask use...as well as shops...masks are a must...in hospitals...one visitor per patient if the patient is in the hospital for more than 3 weeks...not sure about other floors though...
Spikes of Covid 19 suggest youth have been gathering and fines have doubled...taking it seriously...Whistler ski resort shut down due to this...
JimN is just stating his opinions...and some people here do not agree with him...I only know JimN here...he has been respectful and kind to me when others were not...I can only judge what I know or see...
I am glad that conversations here are less toxic...well for awhile at least...lol...
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FlyIt is a problem when you live in a bubble...or have no experience with other cultures...people...
The internet can be a blessing or a curse...we can make friends here from all over but the disinformation is quite daunting...what is true or fiction...