I guess this is where I get lost. Why isn't it obvious that freedom and limited government are better? Why does anyone need to teach this? If people can't see the benefits of freedom, it's because they wont think for themselves. There is no confidence-building exercise that will replace common sense. If someone needs help for something this basic, how will they protect and perpetuate it? Intellectual laziness isn't a disease and can't be fixed by a third party.
And now we see the end result of the dumbing down of America! It was not to destroy the constitution, it was to mine and foster votes. The net result is a loss of self-reliance AND complete government dependence: a two-for-one scenario.
The real problem is YES it can be taught. It was taught in the past: by parents and family and society as a whole. If you got caught doing something wrong, you were punished and no one thought a second about YOUR rights: common sense. If you didn’t grow enough or hunt enough food you died: common sense. There are too many examples for me to write them all, but you see what I am saying.
These things were taught and are still being taught in small towns across America, but unfortunately, both, the faculty and the student body, are dwindling exponentially.