The author of this article adds nothing to the health care debate. Zero. He seems to (amusingly so) make an attempt to associate himself with the intellectual community by implication and then proceeds to use "argumentum ad hominem" "ad nauseum."

I have watched some of the town hall meetings and the term "violence" does not seem to fit. Has the word been redefined? Perhaps this article is a attempt at the use of sarcasm, castigating both sides (but I doubt it). If so, I may be tempted to concur.

Citizens do have the right to express their opinions in the town square and to voice their objections when politicians flippantly ignore them or attempt to demean the concerns expressed.

I have concluded that the current health care reform debate is not about health care but rather about the prevailing ideological divide. I can only hope that the people of our country will continue the vigorous debate when this issue slips into the world of the "passe."

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Re: Can We Afford Education?

2/ 7/2009 - 10:51pm

Educators, particularly professors of education who have taught in European and American universities for more than the last 100 years, made extravagant claims about the nectar of education. A few drops properly administered would transform our society into something unbelievable. It has.

John Dewey and his educational progeny followed in the footsteps of the Platonic ideal but couldn’t read the leaves. They assured us they would “humanize” society which meant to inculcate humanistic ideals. The experiment has not simply failed but utterly failed.

The cocktail served and sipped slowly over the years has anesthetized the American population. They continue to look for the next expert, guru, or savior and helplessly stand by. The educational Sophists of our age continue to practice their rhetoric on the front stage and with dedication on the backstage where it counts the most. Societal morals have crumbled underneath the enormous weight of humanity’s goodness and progress. Ideas have consequences.

Plato thought the “noble lie” was permissible for the good of society. Perhaps it’s time to face reality.

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