“It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead” - Jefferson
I love this quote. Thanks...
Yes, that is the problem. Critical thinking skills are no longer taught. What passes for reasoned debate is neither reason nor debate.
The sad part is that reasoning skills are not the only ones being jettisoned from our arsenal of survival skills. Any trait that helped raise humanity to the top of the food chain is being cast in a negative light, and demonized.
Success is called “privilege” - and considered a flaw.
Self-defense = violence and xenophobia.
Masculinity = “toxic”.
Heterosexuality = homophobia.
Logic = insensitivity.
Cultural preservation = racism.
Discrimination = hate.
Skepticism = obstructionism.
Ambition = selfishness.
We owe everything to these traits - yet we are in a mad rush to cancel them.