I suspect people haven't changed much, but as we opened up the doors of college/university to more people, we see more diversity, hence are shocked. It wasn't that long ago when only educated landowners voted; on the idea that people who got their news from gossip and other shallow sources shouldn't be voting.
On the political tangent, btw, it's great to be a NH resident the year before Presidential elections. It's a small state, and you _can_ meet and talk with every candidate if you wanted. Standard TV fare is not substitute for retail politics! (CSPAN, BBC and CBC excluded). ============================================ John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State College Plymouth NH 03264 ============================================ "Nothing is more American, nothing is more patriotic than speaking out, questioning authority and holding your leaders accountable" General Welsey K. Clark, 24 September 2003. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Marc Perreault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <snip> > > Regardless of the answer, the situation remains: it > seems that society (in general, not everyone) does not > seek to go very deep in terms of knowledge (one needs > to work to gather info). Just look at the US President > and government, and all that is going on right now. > Isn't somebody going to clue in that something seems > to be wrong there? Could someone use the term > Democraty more often, while at the same time being > more anti-democratic? (oops... I may expose myself to > an interogation for this one!) > > Anyhow, just my thoughts for the day. I certainly do > not have the whole picture. But the part I see for now > is telling me that we need to keep stressing to our > students the value and importance of critical > thinking. Cheers to that! > > Jean-Marc > > <snip> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
