More ass jokes than is typical for your videos, Stef, hehehe. This video is quite poignant and correct in essence, but I do disagree on certain points. I don't believe that one can reject the ideas of psionics and extraterrestrial life without knowledge that we humans simply do not possess. I can't say for sure whether psychic abilities or paranormal activity exists, but I am open to their existence. Thank you for your wisdom, and keep on opening eyes.
I'm astonished. Philosophy and Economics are not taught in american schools? Well, I live in Portugal, everyone here says that our educational system sucks and I did a test on logic this week and I'm currently learning all those basic economics you talked about.
@jeffiek Yes, but don't judge me for that because I belong to the group that is going to pay the sovereign debt. My country started getting out of hand during the nineties. I was just a kid back then and I could very well say that I'm just a kid right now.
However, you did state you are learning economics. I noted *who* it was regulating the course you're taking.
Good luck to you, the world's problems are not your fault. You're just stuck dealing with them.
The good news is that you have all sorts of wonderful technological goodies to help you. When I was your age it was extremely difficult to learn real economics ( not what you're learning in school) and/or philosophy (ditto).
@MrBipBipp Typically called "Austrian economics". Many sources. At the very least, trust *nothing* you hear from politicians - from any country.
True philosophy is the examination of self. A strong indication of legitimacy is found in the question - "Does what you believe match reality?". All centrist philosophies are impossible to prove - too complex, too vague, too easily flawed. Individualist philosophies are more easily verified. Classical liberalism, anarchy, objectivism (none perfect).
How laws cannot be a subject taught to children is new to me, thank you for it. The child would ask which are the relevant laws which apply to him/her, and such a magnitude of legal materials would be the answer that it would inevitably lead to a call to diminish the amount of legislation. No beaurocracy-hungary system would permit it.
They have a very good understanding of the pecking order and they will even defend it when it is verbally challenged. Who's to say that they do not flourish better than they would in a more intellectual system where the philosophers are kings. They are clearly not intelligent so they have a vested interest in the non intellectual system.
Good sir, you fail to see the reality of this world. It is anything but logical or fair, this is a predatory sobriety we live in. Talk to any tradesmen, store clerks or most other citizenry in standard jobs.....Continued....
I am confused at how you can say the government would like us less educated, when they set high educational 'bars'. For example having expectations to learn basic chemistry, physics, algebra, etc. that would otherwise not exist. Could you please clarify why these subjects would be forced if no one has our education in mind?
@shirtrippah First off, anyone can set 'bars', it doesn't mean theres any weight on the achievement of these goals. It gives the illusion that government is fixing the problem, while cutting funding and offering no reform. And how does a basic knowledge of algebra undermine the state? Its doesn't, they're workplace skills. They're producing obedient workers, not free thinkers.
Very refreshing to listen to another mans ability to think for himself and by use of logic come to appropriate conclusions about life. This kind of ability to think for ones self is clearly not something it seems that our present and many past leaders like to see. After all, it may cause them to have to have to return to the life of a public servant to society rather than a tyrant.
Awesome video. I'm not sure how far down the rabbit hole on the subject of a ruling class conspiracy, but your theories do make sense.
I would also question the polls and statistics you cited. Does indicating that you believe and ghosts in an anonymous poll really reflect your reasoning ability? I think people just want to believe in the supernatural.
"The glorious and glowing brains of the lower classes, if they were allowed to shine in their incandescent glory it would completely eclipse the pale virus of the ruling classes",and exquisite assessment. Mahalo from occupied Hawai'i,Hawaiians (nationals) were highly literate with 90 newspapers written in Hawaiian,with issues political, cultural, etc. Then came the US occupying education system and nearly destroyed the language (illegal until recently) and culture,we are slowly recovering.
I think he meant is beyond our condition capacities. The way an optical illusion throws our brain as it tries to match it with learnt experience. All concepts are first formed I suspect through none verbally formulised intuitional insights. Any body reaching for a new understanding operates in this realm. Many mathematicians speak of a sort of none linguistic based platonic world were formula interact abstractly, coalesce and form new concept which are only latter manifested in numerical symbols
Lord Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society and astronomer to the Queen, said the existence of extra terrestrial life may be beyond human understanding.
They could be staring us in the face and we just dont recognise them."
I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we cant conceive. it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.
Google: Royal astronomer: 'Aliens may be staring us in the face'
Until it becomes within the capacity of our brains it doesn't seem to do much good considering it. How can you use your brain to suspect something that is beyond our capacity to suspect?
For centurys reports reg: the reality of extended nature of perception from peoples across all continents and civilisations count for naught. Dean Radin or Rupert Sheldrake, scholars that take peoples reported experiences expose them to scientific scrutiny with results. Science should not police the laws of nature but test and draw conclusions. As the subject of ESP has barely been exposed to enquiry, scientists speak of this realm purely out of prejudice rather than empirical gathered data.
Wise ones from on high are so much smarter than us they find a need to dumb down the populace. Huh?! Maybe they're not so smart after-all.
Think about it, we know and abide the non-aggression principle in our day to day lives. Using violence in hopes of achieving peace is like fucking for virginity. Denounce every instance of initiation of force, fraud and coercion will cause world peace.
We're the smart ones.They're dumb parasites. They have but illusions of intelligence. Magicians.
Regarding, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." dates back to and originated over two hundred years ago in reference to common law. Common law was/is easily grasped and understood. No Lawyer or attorn-on-me (attorney) necessary.
Most people would be surprised how ignorant most lawyers are about the law. They know procedure, not law.
Paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson: "No man has the right to commit aggression agfainst the equal rights of another, and that's all the laws out to restrain him."
A reporter spouts lies and polls out of context to make propaganda that the people who want a smaller less intrusive government are idiots and your response is "yes, they are".
Your points about public education dumbing down America are correct
Siding with the pro big government reporter is really dumb of you.
I actually did learn economics in High School; supply and demand, protectionism defeats wealth, etc.
I learned philosophy and logic in two of English classes with two teachers who are probably the best I ever had. They taught AP literature and AP language, they were critical of society and made us think about the problems we have in our world and solutions. Fascinating teachers.
Because of my experiences with those two teachers high school was not that bad. I guess I am in the 20%
Stef: Your distaste for religion is warping your objectivity. Every Christian school that I have been a part of teaches formal logic. There are a number of great Christian thinkers in philosophy. Obviously it is as disingenuous to point to low IQ, high school "anarchists" and say they represent anarchism as to point to some backwater Christians and paint them as the norm.
It got a bit slow when you were listing off individual polls showing the stupidity of Americans, but your conclusion was riveting and glorious. Thanks for another great vid!
for the record, my school taught logic, it was an actual subject..... apparently it was one of the last schools in australia that did so..... man, i'm so glad i took that subject!....
By researching the history of education one will be made aware of the facts of the matter. Two facts predominate. One), the elites, since the early 20th century, have put money and brains into manipulating education as a way to channel children into SLOTS. The social engineering of education NEVER intended EDUCATION. 2) Ivory Tower Social Engineers are/were Myopic Retards that produce gobbledygook theories that turned children into experimental LAB ANIMALS. Yes, the experiment was meant to fail.
I had the same idea years ago...that children should be taught LOGIC. I love that idea. Beginning in about sixth grade children should also be taught about FREEMASONRY. Parents should UNPLUG THEIR TELEVISION....I DID THAT ALOT, AND FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME...PARENTS SHOULD EITHER HAVE A LARGE LIBRARY OR TAKE THEIR CHILDREN TO THE LIBRARY...PARENTS SHOULD EXPECT MORE OUT OF THEIR CHILD THAN THE SCHOOL DOES...OPRAH SHOULD HAVE EXPOSED FREEMASONRY
@dumb14wanker I love caps. Caps are relative to the emphasis in my thoughts. You wouldn't want to be in my brain with all that emphasis...I think you are being sarcastic. But maybe you do like writing in caps and think you're cool, as you just typed. If so...I wouldn't hold it against you. Caps aren't intrinsically bad or good, tho some people's rules make them so.
I neither believe nor disbelieve any supernatural thing or occurrence. If I have an experience that could be labeled as supernatural, well, so what? Best not to become obsessed about such things as they are only distractions from what is important: Virtue. In my experience sure things can happen that I cannot explain but that's no reason for me to become obsessed. Life is an experiential journey into love and relationship with our fellow humans, let's not forget this in lieu of the supernatural.
Regardless, Stef is spot on about belief, how it defies logic. And this is coming from follower of Sanatana Dharma. LOL I'd rather hang with Atheists than "Born Again" Christian fanatics. :) Lovely work, Stef!
Good vid overall but why would the government want the general population to be logical, intelligent and self sufficient? Corporations and those that control the wealth of the world would be in dire straits...besides, we're waking up, the times they are a changing...
here in the netherlands I learned all those things you talk about.... i am not smart but i can follow all those subject and have a informed opinion. In 4 languages.
Got the basis from school the rest I learned myself... it's a way of living.
Belief in paranormal / religion does not equal unintelligence. The speaker shows his narrow-minded prejudice by citing these as evidence of ignorance or stupidty.
Now... inability to read, write, or do arithmatic? Yeah... THAT is the evidence that our public education system is a miserable failure.
And clearly the modern mythology that is taught as History in our schools is a serious problem.
But I know some very smart people who believe some stupid things.
Thank you for the link, but his belief or disbelief in the paranormal is not my problem.
It's his condescending MANNER that is objectionable. You believe something that I do not? You must be an idiot, of course. You must be feeble-minded to have come to a different conclusion than I did.
Perhaps I should have used the words "arrogant" and "condescending."
I am HIGHLY skeptical of the paranormal. I just don't dismiss someone as an idiot if they believe something I do not.
Why isn't it OK to assume someone's either ignorant or stupid if they believe in something that contains many logical inconsistencies and for which there is no evidence?
A class on money would have been helpful. Though we probably would have torn it down if we all knew how the creation of money came to be in the modern age.
religion is not a bad thing though highly deluded they are... in a free society they would not bother the rest because they are not able to appeal to a government to fund them with stolen money. agree with stefan. government out of schoold (what can career politicians really teach anyway) and bring the intelligentsia of scientists in.biology teached by a biologist and It by a skilled IT person. just beeing teacher is not good enough because they are gullible to government standards set in school
ignoring the issues of things like 'who is funding you, where are these guns coming from' and such. if someone evil has guns, arbitrarily unstoppable amount of guns, then we should give all guns to someone else? and... what is to stop those people we just gave all the guns to from doing the same thing?
There has to be some form of controle to keep violance down.
Volenteer payment but government like organised.
they protect the people via libertarian based constitution you pay them voluntarily, likea safety subscription.
Government still but reduced to the level of organisation that gets donations. Thats minarchy because total anarchy and anarchokapitalism results in survival of the most rich groups, just like gangwars and drugtrade.
That would make the entire police system redundant because if that organization isn't the overpowering majority in resource and guns and what not the privatized once that can get corrupt will overrule that organization designed to protect and the whole idea is shattered. not police like now. speeding tickets repo men.. just for the sole purpose of stopping initiation of violence. murder, rape, the major offenses. Tax fraude and stuff like that would find no ground with no government
from what i can tell your biggest concern is that one group will have the ability to overpower everyone else so your solution is to make one group that can overpower everyone else.
How community handles it? human nature tell's us to grab a pitchfork and impale the fucker.resulting on retaliations from relatives from the other side and so on and so on. early american family vendettas? italian vendettas? prosper without 1 organ keeping peace, or absent. throughout history we have countless examples.
And private someone privatly? oke, so what if someone finances the bloods and cribs and supplies those with guns. protection yes. peace forget it!
so like i said.. i have more guns than the community, have more resources in people willing to use them. you gimme your daughter and your house or percentage of your money and we call it quits oke?
Not everyone is sophisticated polite and friendly.
Wanna protect yourself oke.. you buy guind ans get some footmen out on the front lawn.. unless you have 1 objective justice system everyone could consent too free society is impossible. you'll be a victim or predator in violence.
and who would fund 'the bloods'? it still just seems blatantly odd that the one thing you fear happening the most is the one thing you promote as the 'solution'.
if the worst outcome of anarchocapitalism is your starting position then it would seem theres no reason to talk any further. you know that there is no such thing as a magical piece of paper that people are bound to (cause... its paper with words on it) and you know that no person could ever be the 'right' person.
Thats human nature, when trying to make an attempt top mae something better than now, which in my view is anarchokapitalistic in future but minarchistic to start and build downwards on government.
Anarchokapitalist could work.. but only through a long process of education and reason.
Thats why minarchist needs to be introduced first.
And yes i assume the worst from the get go... because history teaches one thing.
Always assume the worst will happen, it mostly does.
"not the laws themselves but that system.someone kills your friend.. now what? in no justicesys"
im sorry but thats crap. do you honestly think that people will just allow a murderer to walk around their community? just shrug and say 'well, cant do anything about it'. hell no. they would hire someone to find out who it was. what the community decides after that i couldnt say. if they like doing business with others it would likely be along the lines of professional psychiatric help
@Danikar Apart from keeping violence down you can do anything you like, do drugs even i dont care, dont expect me to pay for you if you get addicted either, and if you wish to pay for them you can through organizing yourselves instead of government.
But keeping the peace and stability needs to be there as a shell organization over the populus with a constitution based on libertarian thinking. Army, police (only when vioence is initiated to protect) and some infrastructure. thats all gov you need
Teaching a child the whole word method of reading is a learning disability. They can never understand phonics after they have memorized words. You see these commercials on tv, how you can teach your Baby to read, only to disable them from ever understanding the language. Have you ever read the underground history of american education by John Taylor Gatto?
I was taught some very basic double-entry bookkeeping and critical path analysis in high school. This occurred because a) in was in a private school and b) took an elective. Yet these would be very valuable for anyone who wants to run any business, i.e. not work for a boss. Almost nobody would get even that much entrepreneurial training, yet the claim is made that we're educated to live in a capitalist society. We're in fact educated to live in the bottom part of a capitalist society.
He's an anarchist so he won't stand for the mayoralty. If he was elected he'd just try to abolish the city government, they wouldn't stand it and someone really bad would get in.
The elite doesn't want the public to be well informed and analytical otherwise the people would question privileges of the elite, e.g. the creation of fiat money was stolen by a private banker elite in 1913 but only a minority is aware of this fact. The elite does everything to dumb down the public by eternal shallow entertainment. Furthermore food and water is manipulated to make people docile and dumb. The last thing the elite wants is a society that is capable of critical thinking.
as much as i agree the american school system is one of the worst on the planet, i consider myself to have above average intelegence,...not because of the school system mind you, i was home-schooled for most of what i learned, but i still believe in religion, reincarnation, some forms of supernatural occurrences, creatures, powers, ETC, and i am an intelligent man overall, belief in things outside of human understanding doesn't make you stupid, stupidity helps people believe incredible things
because that's exactly what belief is, you don't believe gravity causes things to fall to the ground, you know it does, you believe things that are intangible, without proof, ideological, or things that contradict what the normally accepted view on life is, sometimes those beliefs even turn out to be facts where all others told you they were false, dreams, or lies, remember, we used to think maggots were born from leaving raw meat out, then someone believed otherwise, and our beliefs changed
I don't know how your brain works, its certainly not working the same way as mine, but I believe in gravity because the theory behind it matches with the evidence, i.e. shit falls down. I don't believe in things without proof either certainly not such extraordinary claims as ghosts and ESP. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
wow, really? you mean like the spontaneous generationists believed that the evidence that 'raw meat left out=maggots' meant that they were right too?! and i don't believe in all paranormal BS, like ghosts for one, and that we've actually made some sort of contact with aliens, and still, evidence isn't required for belief only fact. oh, you don't want to experience my brain for even a day, it'd drive you mad.
I never claimed attempting to match theory with evidence was 100% fool proof and you will never be wrong if you do this, bringing that up was just a non sequitur.
well, just tell me this, how would the theory of gravity be if we found out that ghosts do exist and that the only reason that things hit the ground was because the ghosts were pushing them into the ground? i know it sounds stupid, and it is, Einstein proved gravity in a very real way, but assuming that that is the truth, then suddenly the idea of ghosts isn't so pea-brained is it? everything is based on current perception, and one day that perception might change, and then what happens?
no, spelling has no barring on intellect, however, you're responding to a comment 4 weeks old because?
for your information i had been tired when i was posting on that day, and i've always had minor problems with spelling, but that still has no bearing on anything other than my ability to write a letter without checking my spelling on some words.
"The reason we are not taught law in school is because there are a trillion laws that are changing everyday so people will find out that the system is absurd"
I agree except his criticism on religion as being illogical. I'm a Christian and I'm not illogical. My friends and family are as well and they too do not suffer from ignorance and poverty due to limited motivation or consequences of negative choices.
Love this one! Stef is sooo correcto! I teach English,..high school....and it has been a struggle, but most of my students leave my classroom with good writing and speaking skills...because I love teaching it! Many teacher hate teaching grammar, but you teach it along with the writing! Duh!
College is also not the ultimate education medium. Self education is the best education medium there is... Whatever the person is interested in, he/she should pursue those interests. Back in the day, before all those countless retard TV show, reality show, sitcoms. gossip show and so forth, people would read books. Today, the only books which are in demand are BS romance books and crap.
i agree here, i think the majority of ignorance out there is due to people not educating themselves and parents not taking an active role in helping their children read and learn at a young age rather than people being inherently ignorant... of course, you would have to actually have a genuine interest and curiosity to pursue knowledge, both about yourself and the world
i think the culture and the media, more than anything else, have hindered people from developing their minds with endless entertainment and distraction... private and public institutions do their part but i definitely agree self education is essential for truly independent thought
Yes... i am completely in accord with you. Culture and mass media are the propaganda which is designed to make people think less and believe everything the TV says. People today are consumed with thoughts about how to become rich and famous in a nanosecond. Barely anyone is considerate and rational these days. Happiness and life is not about monetary wealth, it is about the wealth of knowledge, useful experiences, and the constant pursuit of new knowledge and exploration of new frontiers.
kind of a dorky conversation if you don't mind me saying. What does comprehension of things beyond your 5 common senses have to do with the ability to reason ?
Oh wait you mentioned global warming. Sounds like superstition to me.
wish ytou would direct us on how to read as well as you do...i like reading but have trouble sounding out new words and memorize them like you said shouldnt do..btw followed your fructose corn syrup advice and have lost 9 pounds so far...been about 11 days
Serendipity? I just stumbled onto the "School Sucks" podcasts after I messed around with your facebook groups.
I read most of the "The Underground History of American Education," by John Taylor Gatto about four years ago, but it took this long to find "School Sucks".
The 'capitalist class' use communist education or at least "some form of it" to reinfoce capitalism... It's funny really because those that would call themselves communists are saying almost the exact opposite.
you are not alone, and this ability is also trainable.
incidently have you attempted psychokinesis yet as this also helps as precognition and psychokinesis are strongly linked. If you would like a chat pm me and il give you my msn so we can chat. :)
why would there need to be a supernatural explanation for the brains ability to predict things to happen, that trait is one of the defining things about humans that has made us so successful. if you have a dream that some pretty girl asks you out and then a few days later she does, its perfectly possible that your subconscious has just picked up on subtle signs that you weren't consciously aware of and illuminated that to you in the form of a dream.
No, nothing vague like that. I mean I dreamt exact moments that happened exactly the same way it happened in my dream, not just once, over countless times.
I'm interested now, examples? Unless you are consistently predicting winning lottery numbers in your dreams I find it hard to believe there is anything out of the ordinary going on.
Well during high school graduation rehersal ceremony, I was playing cards with my friends. Half way through it, I remembered that this happened in a dream I had a couple of years ago.I remember I was sitting on metal bleachers, playing cards with a group of people, that it was a sunny day and the grass was green.
I wish I my dreams predicted important stuff, but it's just random mundane stuff like playing cards, being somewhere before, or remembering a random moment that happened in a dream.
I think Stefan that the truth lies somewhere in between.
The European educational system is mostly public but the situation is quite different. First of all, its the curriculum, grading system, then the teachers. Yes, indoctrination is always present in one form or another, but true level of knowledge is not political. Don't get me wrong I'm pro private s. but man, even during socialism & heavily politicized schools kids in 7 grade had more general knowledge than kids leaving high schools here!
And since the first comment was a request for material, I thought you might be able to do an analysis of HBOs "The Wire." You were the straw that broke my hesitant camel's back into finally delving into it, when you brought it up in one of your podcasts (specifically concerning it being a show about morality, something other shows don't concern themselves with).
"History has not yet begun, we find ourselves in the last period of the prehistoric."
Heart-testing to come-to in a world that has yet to live beyond the starting line, but exciting to find that we are the ones that light the fires. I have said words before, equivalent to what you have written, many times.
Thanks for a visit from the ghosts of christmas's past present and future. A chilling recount of how aliens abducted public education through mind control via TV.
which really means that public education is over-regulated and under-funded.
Hey Stef, I have a question. If the "elite of society" are trying to keep the less priviliged in society in a state of ignorance, why does the government of Canada provide OSAP? Which purpose is to encourage and facilitate post-secondary education. Wouldn't that run opposite to the interests of the "elite of society"?
If you want to know just how badly our public school system harms students, read the incredible paper, "Against School, How public education cripples our kids, and why", written by John Taylor Gatto, a New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year.
What we are doing to kids through public education is tantamount to child abuse!
Against School John Taylor Gatto
It will anger you and make you want to free our children from our public life-wasting prison-like school system.
How about this ... the US is supposed to be a capitalist society, so why don't the public schools teach the kids how to own a business? How to write a business plan? How to calculate a P&L? How to read a balance sheet? How to find and attract capital?
Because - as has been pointed out - the government schools are designed to churn out ... not capitalists, but obedient little socialists; not people who create solutions to problems, but who docilely do what they're told
It is possible that they are visiting. It could be that the solution to the Fermi Paradox is that advanced intelligences have evolved towards femtotech and the "matter" we are made of is simply their "buildings" in which they live.
Enrico Fermi postulated, "If aliens exist, then they may have created empires that expand more or less at the speed of light in all directions." He went on further to ask, "Where are they?"
Interesting, but his assumption may simply be wrong. Perhaps there are aliens but they did not expand. After all we are "aliens" too and we did not expand beyond the moon.
You have just found one of the many possible answers that people have proposed over the years.
Other answers have been; non-intervention(i.e. the principle of non-agression- in a way, it could be considered aggressive to even talk to strangers, to pollute their thinking with yours), or that humans are the only/first intelligence in the universe, or that aliens self destruct before traveling, and many many more.
Thanks! So, if a man claims that ghosts exist, he/she really means that ghosts are made up of matter and energy. I am a bit confused. What is meant by the term "ghost" then? Also, what about the existence of ideas? Must they also be made up of matter and energy?
I do not think, that people really understood the question "Do you believe in ghosts?" when the polls were conducted.
Well scientifically speaking yes, they would have to be made up of matter or energy. And no ideas, in your head don't have to be made up of matter or energy, because they aren't actually in reality. As for "do you believe in ghosts", I'm not sure about that, the people who conducted the polls would need to more accurately define ghosts.
So, there are ideas, but they do not exist. In this case one could ask: "Are there ghosts?". This way one does not need the matter and energy components.
Ya basically. I could have the idea in my head of making love to beautiful women, but that doesn't mean I actually am or every will. Ghosts could just be ideas, but normally when one says "do ghosts exist?" they are talking about in the empirical world, not just in your brain as a concept. If that were the case, I may as well ask, do you think of ghosts?
Thanks for clearing things up! The only question remains: what is a ghost? But this is not really relevant to the main message of the video. Thus, I propose to discuss it on some other occasion.
A ghost is the only hope slaves have. They hope that there is something after this madness we live in, something true right and ethical.
They are sold on the idea that if they are patient, a glorious afterlife will be theirs, and that few moments of suffering in this world, is ok.
But, if all there is, is this world, then the reality is abject horror. They recoil from such notions and cling to "Ghosts" as evidence for justice in the hereafter.
I agree. I also suspect, that many members of the "ruling class" sincerely believe in ghosts.
The situation is similar to that in India, where members of ALL casts sincerely believe, that people from the high cast are somehow better than those from lower casts.
When you use words like "God, ghosts, spirits, demons, etc....." you HAVE to imagine you're trying to explain those concepts to people who weren't told about them as young children.
That's why it's rarely heard of that people come to religion after never being exposed to the ideals for a long period of their lives. (possibly when their brain is fully developed)
It has to take more than simply exposing children to magical tales to plant a religious dogma in them. I think, that a majority of children's books, cartoons, toys involve magical objects and abilities.
@pretorious700 Scientifically Explain then, when several individual "hallucinate" the exact same thing in the same moment, without explaining it with some form of "superstitious" statement. I nearly guaranty you will fail.
Oh Stefan, how I love to listen to your observations. However, I do see a bit of narcissism and arrogance in your perceptions of human origins; BUT- you are soooooo right on in your perceptions of where we are now. You make me smile in your ability to articulate the current human condition. Thank you so much for all the love and passion you give to us.
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LimeyCanuck83 3 months ago
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scold22 3 months ago
American politics is a duopoly, and stagnant. IMHO.
DystopianEmpire01 8 months ago
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DystopianEmpire01 8 months ago
More ass jokes than is typical for your videos, Stef, hehehe. This video is quite poignant and correct in essence, but I do disagree on certain points. I don't believe that one can reject the ideas of psionics and extraterrestrial life without knowledge that we humans simply do not possess. I can't say for sure whether psychic abilities or paranormal activity exists, but I am open to their existence. Thank you for your wisdom, and keep on opening eyes.
LastStand2010 9 months ago
did someone really watch all 18 mins of this?
thedicksqueez 9 months ago
Educate the masses.
Avery7098 1 year ago
@Avery7098 Consider this, One man's education is another's propaganda. A matter of perspective really would'nt you say?
DystopianEmpire01 8 months ago
I'm astonished. Philosophy and Economics are not taught in american schools? Well, I live in Portugal, everyone here says that our educational system sucks and I did a test on logic this week and I'm currently learning all those basic economics you talked about.
MrBipBipp 1 year ago
@MrBipBipp Would that be the same Portugal in PIIGS?
jeffiek 7 months ago
@jeffiek Yes, but don't judge me for that because I belong to the group that is going to pay the sovereign debt. My country started getting out of hand during the nineties. I was just a kid back then and I could very well say that I'm just a kid right now.
MrBipBipp 7 months ago
@MrBipBipp I didn't intend to judge you.
However, you did state you are learning economics. I noted *who* it was regulating the course you're taking.
Good luck to you, the world's problems are not your fault. You're just stuck dealing with them.
The good news is that you have all sorts of wonderful technological goodies to help you. When I was your age it was extremely difficult to learn real economics ( not what you're learning in school) and/or philosophy (ditto).
jeffiek 7 months ago
@jeffiek What do you consider real economics and philosophy?
MrBipBipp 7 months ago
@MrBipBipp Typically called "Austrian economics". Many sources. At the very least, trust *nothing* you hear from politicians - from any country.
True philosophy is the examination of self. A strong indication of legitimacy is found in the question - "Does what you believe match reality?". All centrist philosophies are impossible to prove - too complex, too vague, too easily flawed. Individualist philosophies are more easily verified. Classical liberalism, anarchy, objectivism (none perfect).
jeffiek 7 months ago
How laws cannot be a subject taught to children is new to me, thank you for it. The child would ask which are the relevant laws which apply to him/her, and such a magnitude of legal materials would be the answer that it would inevitably lead to a call to diminish the amount of legislation. No beaurocracy-hungary system would permit it.
Sliptodance 1 year ago
They have a very good understanding of the pecking order and they will even defend it when it is verbally challenged. Who's to say that they do not flourish better than they would in a more intellectual system where the philosophers are kings. They are clearly not intelligent so they have a vested interest in the non intellectual system.
Kitt0000 1 year ago
Good sir, you fail to see the reality of this world. It is anything but logical or fair, this is a predatory sobriety we live in. Talk to any tradesmen, store clerks or most other citizenry in standard jobs.....Continued....
Kitt0000 1 year ago
So, were you send to a public school and forced to go to church as a child, stefbot?
TheZoider 1 year ago
I've learned more relevant info reading one good, subversive book, then years of public education. Its useless drivel for the most part.
MRTEED 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful!
rockstarofredondo 1 year ago
I am confused at how you can say the government would like us less educated, when they set high educational 'bars'. For example having expectations to learn basic chemistry, physics, algebra, etc. that would otherwise not exist. Could you please clarify why these subjects would be forced if no one has our education in mind?
shirtrippah 1 year ago
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MRTEED 1 year ago
@shirtrippah First off, anyone can set 'bars', it doesn't mean theres any weight on the achievement of these goals. It gives the illusion that government is fixing the problem, while cutting funding and offering no reform. And how does a basic knowledge of algebra undermine the state? Its doesn't, they're workplace skills. They're producing obedient workers, not free thinkers.
MRTEED 1 year ago
Very refreshing to listen to another mans ability to think for himself and by use of logic come to appropriate conclusions about life. This kind of ability to think for ones self is clearly not something it seems that our present and many past leaders like to see. After all, it may cause them to have to have to return to the life of a public servant to society rather than a tyrant.
kthunts09 1 year ago
say hi to your brother for me
stoli4 1 year ago
Awesome video. I'm not sure how far down the rabbit hole on the subject of a ruling class conspiracy, but your theories do make sense.
I would also question the polls and statistics you cited. Does indicating that you believe and ghosts in an anonymous poll really reflect your reasoning ability? I think people just want to believe in the supernatural.
anonymous11441144 1 year ago
a clasical education would have been best for our people.
wolftreetree 1 year ago
Give a man a fish ... cash for a day. Never teach him how to fish, and hell pay and pay and pay!
h0bgobl1n 1 year ago 4
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@h0bgobl1n "Give a man a fish ... cash for a day. Never teach him how to fish, and" you'll end up with a welfare state?
DystopianEmpire01 8 months ago
"The glorious and glowing brains of the lower classes, if they were allowed to shine in their incandescent glory it would completely eclipse the pale virus of the ruling classes",and exquisite assessment. Mahalo from occupied Hawai'i,Hawaiians (nationals) were highly literate with 90 newspapers written in Hawaiian,with issues political, cultural, etc. Then came the US occupying education system and nearly destroyed the language (illegal until recently) and culture,we are slowly recovering.
shtonker8 1 year ago
You must admit, America is still number one at something-propaganda.
pretorious700 1 year ago
I think he meant is beyond our condition capacities. The way an optical illusion throws our brain as it tries to match it with learnt experience. All concepts are first formed I suspect through none verbally formulised intuitional insights. Any body reaching for a new understanding operates in this realm. Many mathematicians speak of a sort of none linguistic based platonic world were formula interact abstractly, coalesce and form new concept which are only latter manifested in numerical symbols
h0bgobl1n 1 year ago
Lord Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society and astronomer to the Queen, said the existence of extra terrestrial life may be beyond human understanding.
They could be staring us in the face and we just dont recognise them."
I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we cant conceive. it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains.
Google: Royal astronomer: 'Aliens may be staring us in the face'
h0bgobl1n 1 year ago
Until it becomes within the capacity of our brains it doesn't seem to do much good considering it. How can you use your brain to suspect something that is beyond our capacity to suspect?
DCLugi 1 year ago
LOL 'i have not seen one!' so true
VyseLegend 1 year ago
For centurys reports reg: the reality of extended nature of perception from peoples across all continents and civilisations count for naught. Dean Radin or Rupert Sheldrake, scholars that take peoples reported experiences expose them to scientific scrutiny with results. Science should not police the laws of nature but test and draw conclusions. As the subject of ESP has barely been exposed to enquiry, scientists speak of this realm purely out of prejudice rather than empirical gathered data.
h0bgobl1n 1 year ago
"a dim dismal boring fog of fear and stultifying monotony"
This.
briano8713 1 year ago
see also John Taylor Gatto
emmazedbend 1 year ago 2
Wise ones from on high are so much smarter than us they find a need to dumb down the populace. Huh?! Maybe they're not so smart after-all.
Think about it, we know and abide the non-aggression principle in our day to day lives. Using violence in hopes of achieving peace is like fucking for virginity. Denounce every instance of initiation of force, fraud and coercion will cause world peace.
We're the smart ones.They're dumb parasites. They have but illusions of intelligence. Magicians.
SS
zonsb 1 year ago
Regarding, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." dates back to and originated over two hundred years ago in reference to common law. Common law was/is easily grasped and understood. No Lawyer or attorn-on-me (attorney) necessary.
Most people would be surprised how ignorant most lawyers are about the law. They know procedure, not law.
Paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson: "No man has the right to commit aggression agfainst the equal rights of another, and that's all the laws out to restrain him."
zonsb 1 year ago
6:30 to 7:06 totally true
henshinman 1 year ago
A reporter spouts lies and polls out of context to make propaganda that the people who want a smaller less intrusive government are idiots and your response is "yes, they are".
Your points about public education dumbing down America are correct
Siding with the pro big government reporter is really dumb of you.
Buffalo122333 1 year ago
I actually did learn economics in High School; supply and demand, protectionism defeats wealth, etc.
I learned philosophy and logic in two of English classes with two teachers who are probably the best I ever had. They taught AP literature and AP language, they were critical of society and made us think about the problems we have in our world and solutions. Fascinating teachers.
Because of my experiences with those two teachers high school was not that bad. I guess I am in the 20%
DonAnonimus 1 year ago
Stef: Your distaste for religion is warping your objectivity. Every Christian school that I have been a part of teaches formal logic. There are a number of great Christian thinkers in philosophy. Obviously it is as disingenuous to point to low IQ, high school "anarchists" and say they represent anarchism as to point to some backwater Christians and paint them as the norm.
radioopinions 1 year ago
@Vid
I don't really recall what I learned in school.
I just recall a few teachers who were really good.
A Algebra teacher. And an Art teacher or two.. I actually don't recall names, but I recall faces.
The rest of school was crap. Monotonous. Boring. Bullying by teachers and other kids. School was hell.
I can honestly say I have learned much more doing self study.
MRSketch09 1 year ago
thank you
looking forward to that series coming soon
galikazoid 2 years ago
while although he misspoke at 5:10 you really can't have witches without withcers. LOL. Anyways, good on you, love the vid, and I'm with you.
PaperSoapy 2 years ago
Yes, I second that. Magnificent and brilliant.
Zerafinel 2 years ago
Magnificent. Thanks stef.
slipcurve 2 years ago
It got a bit slow when you were listing off individual polls showing the stupidity of Americans, but your conclusion was riveting and glorious. Thanks for another great vid!
schulwitz 2 years ago
thx u stef
Decon21 2 years ago 2
for the record, my school taught logic, it was an actual subject..... apparently it was one of the last schools in australia that did so..... man, i'm so glad i took that subject!....
EpicHiroDJ 2 years ago
ps....The *experts* are the minions of totalitarians. (Text books are a study in SOCIAL CONTROL)
Solablueangel 2 years ago
By researching the history of education one will be made aware of the facts of the matter. Two facts predominate. One), the elites, since the early 20th century, have put money and brains into manipulating education as a way to channel children into SLOTS. The social engineering of education NEVER intended EDUCATION. 2) Ivory Tower Social Engineers are/were Myopic Retards that produce gobbledygook theories that turned children into experimental LAB ANIMALS. Yes, the experiment was meant to fail.
Solablueangel 2 years ago
I had the same idea years ago...that children should be taught LOGIC. I love that idea. Beginning in about sixth grade children should also be taught about FREEMASONRY. Parents should UNPLUG THEIR TELEVISION....I DID THAT ALOT, AND FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME...PARENTS SHOULD EITHER HAVE A LARGE LIBRARY OR TAKE THEIR CHILDREN TO THE LIBRARY...PARENTS SHOULD EXPECT MORE OUT OF THEIR CHILD THAN THE SCHOOL DOES...OPRAH SHOULD HAVE EXPOSED FREEMASONRY
Solablueangel 2 years ago 2
@Solablueangel I WRITE IN ALL CAPS, IM COOL!
dumb14wanker 2 years ago
@dumb14wanker I love caps. Caps are relative to the emphasis in my thoughts. You wouldn't want to be in my brain with all that emphasis...I think you are being sarcastic. But maybe you do like writing in caps and think you're cool, as you just typed. If so...I wouldn't hold it against you. Caps aren't intrinsically bad or good, tho some people's rules make them so.
Solablueangel 2 years ago
I neither believe nor disbelieve any supernatural thing or occurrence. If I have an experience that could be labeled as supernatural, well, so what? Best not to become obsessed about such things as they are only distractions from what is important: Virtue. In my experience sure things can happen that I cannot explain but that's no reason for me to become obsessed. Life is an experiential journey into love and relationship with our fellow humans, let's not forget this in lieu of the supernatural.
gypster2004 2 years ago
Regardless, Stef is spot on about belief, how it defies logic. And this is coming from follower of Sanatana Dharma. LOL I'd rather hang with Atheists than "Born Again" Christian fanatics. :) Lovely work, Stef!
gypster2004 2 years ago
LOOOOL 'he blinks and tickles his tummy'. stef u have no idea how many of them i have come across.
AngryRam1 2 years ago
Good vid overall but why would the government want the general population to be logical, intelligent and self sufficient? Corporations and those that control the wealth of the world would be in dire straits...besides, we're waking up, the times they are a changing...
MrColicci 2 years ago
here in the netherlands I learned all those things you talk about.... i am not smart but i can follow all those subject and have a informed opinion. In 4 languages.
Got the basis from school the rest I learned myself... it's a way of living.
or did i climbe the wrong fance here ;o)
Care4alot 2 years ago
god's questionable.
evolution is factual.
ghosts are bullshit.
alien contact is bullshit.
clairvoyance is bullshit.
but that's just my opinion.
GodlessHippie 2 years ago 2
and thank you for sharing
MrColicci 2 years ago
Belief in paranormal / religion does not equal unintelligence. The speaker shows his narrow-minded prejudice by citing these as evidence of ignorance or stupidty.
Now... inability to read, write, or do arithmatic? Yeah... THAT is the evidence that our public education system is a miserable failure.
And clearly the modern mythology that is taught as History in our schools is a serious problem.
But I know some very smart people who believe some stupid things.
klaptongroovemaster 2 years ago
Narrow-minded, eh?
/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI
mihaiguy 2 years ago
Thank you for the link, but his belief or disbelief in the paranormal is not my problem.
It's his condescending MANNER that is objectionable. You believe something that I do not? You must be an idiot, of course. You must be feeble-minded to have come to a different conclusion than I did.
Perhaps I should have used the words "arrogant" and "condescending."
I am HIGHLY skeptical of the paranormal. I just don't dismiss someone as an idiot if they believe something I do not.
klaptongroovemaster 2 years ago
Why isn't it OK to assume someone's either ignorant or stupid if they believe in something that contains many logical inconsistencies and for which there is no evidence?
mihaiguy 2 years ago
A zealot is someone who treats those they disagree with contemptuously. To heap scorn upon them.
Zealotry is distateful and repugnant, even when the zealot is correct.
You can be 100% right, and still be a jackass.
klaptongroovemaster 2 years ago
I think Stef is more concerned with the message than the messenger. I also think he has a real distaste for things that poison children.
DCLugi 2 years ago
Wasn't even taught how to pay my taxes in school. What the heck.
OpineTime 2 years ago
A class on money would have been helpful. Though we probably would have torn it down if we all knew how the creation of money came to be in the modern age.
MrColicci 2 years ago
religion is not a bad thing though highly deluded they are... in a free society they would not bother the rest because they are not able to appeal to a government to fund them with stolen money. agree with stefan. government out of schoold (what can career politicians really teach anyway) and bring the intelligentsia of scientists in.biology teached by a biologist and It by a skilled IT person. just beeing teacher is not good enough because they are gullible to government standards set in school
razoorsharp 2 years ago
Lol, his head's so far up his arse when he blinks it tickles his tummy.
DannelDoo 2 years ago
anarchokapitalists worst nightmare ..... i have more money, i have more guns... try and stop me!
I want your house and want to fuck your wife.
Try and stop me
Call police?
militia?
I have more firepower
Try and stop me.
Thats why you need a justice system at least with a libertarian foundation.
Thats the only state form allowed. other than that stefanis right
if you recognise human corruption and vice you know there are some people who are capable of that around. peek @ drugtrade for example
razoorsharp 2 years ago
just to be sure i understand what youre saying.
ignoring the issues of things like 'who is funding you, where are these guns coming from' and such. if someone evil has guns, arbitrarily unstoppable amount of guns, then we should give all guns to someone else? and... what is to stop those people we just gave all the guns to from doing the same thing?
Danikar 2 years ago
@Danikar
Thats pretty much it.
There has to be some form of controle to keep violance down.
Volenteer payment but government like organised.
they protect the people via libertarian based constitution you pay them voluntarily, likea safety subscription.
Government still but reduced to the level of organisation that gets donations. Thats minarchy because total anarchy and anarchokapitalism results in survival of the most rich groups, just like gangwars and drugtrade.
razoorsharp 2 years ago
if its voluntary then people are able to compete with it?
Danikar 2 years ago
@Danikar
That would make the entire police system redundant because if that organization isn't the overpowering majority in resource and guns and what not the privatized once that can get corrupt will overrule that organization designed to protect and the whole idea is shattered. not police like now. speeding tickets repo men.. just for the sole purpose of stopping initiation of violence. murder, rape, the major offenses. Tax fraude and stuff like that would find no ground with no government
razoorsharp 2 years ago
can you restate that a little more clearly?
from what i can tell your biggest concern is that one group will have the ability to overpower everyone else so your solution is to make one group that can overpower everyone else.
Danikar 2 years ago
and the only organisation put that under controle through volentary funding.
When the funding stops it will dissolve.
But you need to get the right people in there and they ahave to be bound by law themselves through constitution.
Otherwise we would become a drug war society. more money and more guns gets the advantage no matter where it's allegiance lies.
Free society, but keep the justice system.. not the laws themselves but that system.someone kills your friend.. now what? in no justicesys
razoorsharp 2 years ago
theres 2 things i see with this that simply wont happen
1) get the 'right people' in there, whatever that means
2) have them bound by a piece of paper
the voluntary funding thing is a bit of a pipe dream too. why cant i voluntarily fund someone else to provide protection?
Danikar 2 years ago
How community handles it? human nature tell's us to grab a pitchfork and impale the fucker.resulting on retaliations from relatives from the other side and so on and so on. early american family vendettas? italian vendettas? prosper without 1 organ keeping peace, or absent. throughout history we have countless examples.
And private someone privatly? oke, so what if someone finances the bloods and cribs and supplies those with guns. protection yes. peace forget it!
razoorsharp 1 year ago
so like i said.. i have more guns than the community, have more resources in people willing to use them. you gimme your daughter and your house or percentage of your money and we call it quits oke?
Not everyone is sophisticated polite and friendly.
Wanna protect yourself oke.. you buy guind ans get some footmen out on the front lawn.. unless you have 1 objective justice system everyone could consent too free society is impossible. you'll be a victim or predator in violence.
razoorsharp 1 year ago
and who would fund 'the bloods'? it still just seems blatantly odd that the one thing you fear happening the most is the one thing you promote as the 'solution'.
if the worst outcome of anarchocapitalism is your starting position then it would seem theres no reason to talk any further. you know that there is no such thing as a magical piece of paper that people are bound to (cause... its paper with words on it) and you know that no person could ever be the 'right' person.
Danikar 1 year ago
@Danikar
Thats human nature, when trying to make an attempt top mae something better than now, which in my view is anarchokapitalistic in future but minarchistic to start and build downwards on government.
Anarchokapitalist could work.. but only through a long process of education and reason.
Thats why minarchist needs to be introduced first.
And yes i assume the worst from the get go... because history teaches one thing.
Always assume the worst will happen, it mostly does.
razoorsharp 1 year ago
"not the laws themselves but that system.someone kills your friend.. now what? in no justicesys"
im sorry but thats crap. do you honestly think that people will just allow a murderer to walk around their community? just shrug and say 'well, cant do anything about it'. hell no. they would hire someone to find out who it was. what the community decides after that i couldnt say. if they like doing business with others it would likely be along the lines of professional psychiatric help
Danikar 2 years ago
@Danikar Apart from keeping violence down you can do anything you like, do drugs even i dont care, dont expect me to pay for you if you get addicted either, and if you wish to pay for them you can through organizing yourselves instead of government.
But keeping the peace and stability needs to be there as a shell organization over the populus with a constitution based on libertarian thinking. Army, police (only when vioence is initiated to protect) and some infrastructure. thats all gov you need
razoorsharp 2 years ago
I wonder though about many of the esteemed posters here that have spent time summarizing these topics for themselves and see themselves as "awake".
What do they do about it?
Do they practice their constitutional duties and practice civil disobedience?
So many preach "I don't buy into the system".
I wonder how many have the balls to stop "paying" into the system.
To do this in concert will bring swift change for certain. Good or bad... dunno.... but change it will.
babaluto 2 years ago
Ow ow ow!!! Ice cream head ache alert.
Chew and eschew.
Afterward I can see.
Thank you Bot!
babaluto 2 years ago
Teaching a child the whole word method of reading is a learning disability. They can never understand phonics after they have memorized words. You see these commercials on tv, how you can teach your Baby to read, only to disable them from ever understanding the language. Have you ever read the underground history of american education by John Taylor Gatto?
daizee106 2 years ago
I was taught some very basic double-entry bookkeeping and critical path analysis in high school. This occurred because a) in was in a private school and b) took an elective. Yet these would be very valuable for anyone who wants to run any business, i.e. not work for a boss. Almost nobody would get even that much entrepreneurial training, yet the claim is made that we're educated to live in a capitalist society. We're in fact educated to live in the bottom part of a capitalist society.
newperve 2 years ago
Incidently on Education I always recommend the book Summerhill buy A. S. Neill it really effected me and taught me a lot of psychology
RevolutionaryJam 2 years ago
Stefbot for mayor!
samsonality 2 years ago
@samsonality
He's an anarchist so he won't stand for the mayoralty. If he was elected he'd just try to abolish the city government, they wouldn't stand it and someone really bad would get in.
newperve 2 years ago
The elite doesn't want the public to be well informed and analytical otherwise the people would question privileges of the elite, e.g. the creation of fiat money was stolen by a private banker elite in 1913 but only a minority is aware of this fact. The elite does everything to dumb down the public by eternal shallow entertainment. Furthermore food and water is manipulated to make people docile and dumb. The last thing the elite wants is a society that is capable of critical thinking.
Bernd1964 2 years ago
"eternal shallow entertainment" You better not be talking about The Jersey Shore. That show has teached me may stuff thingses...
DCLugi 2 years ago
More on education please.
A rant from Marc Stevens would be nice too :-)
nanciqwerty 2 years ago
as much as i agree the american school system is one of the worst on the planet, i consider myself to have above average intelegence,...not because of the school system mind you, i was home-schooled for most of what i learned, but i still believe in religion, reincarnation, some forms of supernatural occurrences, creatures, powers, ETC, and i am an intelligent man overall, belief in things outside of human understanding doesn't make you stupid, stupidity helps people believe incredible things
Deathmark13 2 years ago
"Prove to me that you're no fool, walk across my swimming pool"
dkleitsch 2 years ago
ok,...i assume you put a tarp out over the pool to keep debris out?
Deathmark13 2 years ago
how can you believe in something if its outside of your understanding :S
undefinedego 2 years ago
because that's exactly what belief is, you don't believe gravity causes things to fall to the ground, you know it does, you believe things that are intangible, without proof, ideological, or things that contradict what the normally accepted view on life is, sometimes those beliefs even turn out to be facts where all others told you they were false, dreams, or lies, remember, we used to think maggots were born from leaving raw meat out, then someone believed otherwise, and our beliefs changed
Deathmark13 2 years ago
I don't know how your brain works, its certainly not working the same way as mine, but I believe in gravity because the theory behind it matches with the evidence, i.e. shit falls down. I don't believe in things without proof either certainly not such extraordinary claims as ghosts and ESP. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
undefinedego 2 years ago
wow, really? you mean like the spontaneous generationists believed that the evidence that 'raw meat left out=maggots' meant that they were right too?! and i don't believe in all paranormal BS, like ghosts for one, and that we've actually made some sort of contact with aliens, and still, evidence isn't required for belief only fact. oh, you don't want to experience my brain for even a day, it'd drive you mad.
Deathmark13 2 years ago
I never claimed attempting to match theory with evidence was 100% fool proof and you will never be wrong if you do this, bringing that up was just a non sequitur.
undefinedego 2 years ago
well, just tell me this, how would the theory of gravity be if we found out that ghosts do exist and that the only reason that things hit the ground was because the ghosts were pushing them into the ground? i know it sounds stupid, and it is, Einstein proved gravity in a very real way, but assuming that that is the truth, then suddenly the idea of ghosts isn't so pea-brained is it? everything is based on current perception, and one day that perception might change, and then what happens?
Deathmark13 2 years ago
umm, wouldn't you be able to spell intelligence if you had some?
pretorious700 1 year ago
no, spelling has no barring on intellect, however, you're responding to a comment 4 weeks old because?
for your information i had been tired when i was posting on that day, and i've always had minor problems with spelling, but that still has no bearing on anything other than my ability to write a letter without checking my spelling on some words.
Deathmark13 1 year ago
"The reason we are not taught law in school is because there are a trillion laws that are changing everyday so people will find out that the system is absurd"
Brilliant!!!
truevoice08 2 years ago
Education motto: We aim to lower your intelligence, confuse you and prepare you for slavery...
faanunu 2 years ago 2
I agree except his criticism on religion as being illogical. I'm a Christian and I'm not illogical. My friends and family are as well and they too do not suffer from ignorance and poverty due to limited motivation or consequences of negative choices.
So it's rather false to say that.
lukewarmstormed 2 years ago 2
YES. please make more videos about education.
cyemekaray 2 years ago
Love this one! Stef is sooo correcto! I teach English,..high school....and it has been a struggle, but most of my students leave my classroom with good writing and speaking skills...because I love teaching it! Many teacher hate teaching grammar, but you teach it along with the writing! Duh!
marypoppins2009 2 years ago
Awesome video, but why are ratings disabled?
sharperguy 2 years ago
Site updates, it's all videos on Youtube.
priapus512 2 years ago
College is also not the ultimate education medium. Self education is the best education medium there is... Whatever the person is interested in, he/she should pursue those interests. Back in the day, before all those countless retard TV show, reality show, sitcoms. gossip show and so forth, people would read books. Today, the only books which are in demand are BS romance books and crap.
blade93ny 2 years ago
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officialresearch 2 years ago
i agree here, i think the majority of ignorance out there is due to people not educating themselves and parents not taking an active role in helping their children read and learn at a young age rather than people being inherently ignorant... of course, you would have to actually have a genuine interest and curiosity to pursue knowledge, both about yourself and the world
officialresearch 2 years ago
i think the culture and the media, more than anything else, have hindered people from developing their minds with endless entertainment and distraction... private and public institutions do their part but i definitely agree self education is essential for truly independent thought
officialresearch 2 years ago
Yes... i am completely in accord with you. Culture and mass media are the propaganda which is designed to make people think less and believe everything the TV says. People today are consumed with thoughts about how to become rich and famous in a nanosecond. Barely anyone is considerate and rational these days. Happiness and life is not about monetary wealth, it is about the wealth of knowledge, useful experiences, and the constant pursuit of new knowledge and exploration of new frontiers.
blade93ny 2 years ago
Obviously the incoherence of the opinion polls is based in the way the polls were worded.
LiberalofLiberty 2 years ago
It depends on what you mean by 'god'
ouijaboy666 2 years ago
kind of a dorky conversation if you don't mind me saying. What does comprehension of things beyond your 5 common senses have to do with the ability to reason ?
Oh wait you mentioned global warming. Sounds like superstition to me.
stuartambient 2 years ago
wish ytou would direct us on how to read as well as you do...i like reading but have trouble sounding out new words and memorize them like you said shouldnt do..btw followed your fructose corn syrup advice and have lost 9 pounds so far...been about 11 days
TheBookArchive 2 years ago
strange polarity you seem to see between the religious and superstitious and reasoning.
stuartambient 2 years ago
Serendipity? I just stumbled onto the "School Sucks" podcasts after I messed around with your facebook groups.
I read most of the "The Underground History of American Education," by John Taylor Gatto about four years ago, but it took this long to find "School Sucks".
kurtu5 2 years ago
Interesting proposal.
The 'capitalist class' use communist education or at least "some form of it" to reinfoce capitalism... It's funny really because those that would call themselves communists are saying almost the exact opposite.
bawokoroma 2 years ago
I believe all of us at least precognitive abilities. I have lots of times where something happened in real life, that happened in my dream.
So far science can't explain precognitive abilities, even though people all over the world have experienced them.
subjer0 2 years ago
you are not alone, and this ability is also trainable.
incidently have you attempted psychokinesis yet as this also helps as precognition and psychokinesis are strongly linked. If you would like a chat pm me and il give you my msn so we can chat. :)
prankmypants 2 years ago
why would there need to be a supernatural explanation for the brains ability to predict things to happen, that trait is one of the defining things about humans that has made us so successful. if you have a dream that some pretty girl asks you out and then a few days later she does, its perfectly possible that your subconscious has just picked up on subtle signs that you weren't consciously aware of and illuminated that to you in the form of a dream.
undefinedego 2 years ago
No, nothing vague like that. I mean I dreamt exact moments that happened exactly the same way it happened in my dream, not just once, over countless times.
subjer0 2 years ago
I'm interested now, examples? Unless you are consistently predicting winning lottery numbers in your dreams I find it hard to believe there is anything out of the ordinary going on.
undefinedego 2 years ago
Well during high school graduation rehersal ceremony, I was playing cards with my friends. Half way through it, I remembered that this happened in a dream I had a couple of years ago.I remember I was sitting on metal bleachers, playing cards with a group of people, that it was a sunny day and the grass was green.
I wish I my dreams predicted important stuff, but it's just random mundane stuff like playing cards, being somewhere before, or remembering a random moment that happened in a dream.
subjer0 2 years ago
I think Stefan that the truth lies somewhere in between.
The European educational system is mostly public but the situation is quite different. First of all, its the curriculum, grading system, then the teachers. Yes, indoctrination is always present in one form or another, but true level of knowledge is not political. Don't get me wrong I'm pro private s. but man, even during socialism & heavily politicized schools kids in 7 grade had more general knowledge than kids leaving high schools here!
konshoff 2 years ago
people have the opportunity to change if they want to
especially people watching your videos, they are already ahead
we don't always make the best of our free will unforunately, I'm trying to get better at it
RevolutionaryJam 2 years ago
Do you have a reference to the pre-government education +90% literacy rate?
MigDanskeren 2 years ago
go to mises . org and search for "literacy", the first result has sources for those statistics.
undefinedego 2 years ago
Love love love true news.
And since the first comment was a request for material, I thought you might be able to do an analysis of HBOs "The Wire." You were the straw that broke my hesitant camel's back into finally delving into it, when you brought it up in one of your podcasts (specifically concerning it being a show about morality, something other shows don't concern themselves with).
ForOrAgainstUs 2 years ago 2
History has not yet begun, we find ourselves in the last period of the prehistoric.
InTheEndIWasRight 2 years ago
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"History has not yet begun, we find ourselves in the last period of the prehistoric."
Heart-testing to come-to in a world that has yet to live beyond the starting line, but exciting to find that we are the ones that light the fires. I have said words before, equivalent to what you have written, many times.
Live your passion
wreckerpecker 2 years ago
Thanks for a visit from the ghosts of christmas's past present and future. A chilling recount of how aliens abducted public education through mind control via TV.
which really means that public education is over-regulated and under-funded.
curiouschem 2 years ago
Hey Stef, I have a question. If the "elite of society" are trying to keep the less priviliged in society in a state of ignorance, why does the government of Canada provide OSAP? Which purpose is to encourage and facilitate post-secondary education. Wouldn't that run opposite to the interests of the "elite of society"?
Thanks in advance.
boysdontcry17 2 years ago
Do you understand any economics at all?
RaWBLooD 2 years ago
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kurtu5 2 years ago
Actually, Literacy has increased since the 19th century.
DaveDoggOwns 2 years ago
If you want to know just how badly our public school system harms students, read the incredible paper, "Against School, How public education cripples our kids, and why", written by John Taylor Gatto, a New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year.
What we are doing to kids through public education is tantamount to child abuse!
Against School John Taylor Gatto
It will anger you and make you want to free our children from our public life-wasting prison-like school system.
PainesRight 2 years ago
Interesting rant.
How about this ... the US is supposed to be a capitalist society, so why don't the public schools teach the kids how to own a business? How to write a business plan? How to calculate a P&L? How to read a balance sheet? How to find and attract capital?
Because - as has been pointed out - the government schools are designed to churn out ... not capitalists, but obedient little socialists; not people who create solutions to problems, but who docilely do what they're told
rdemanow 2 years ago 3
I would believe in aliens more so than I would believe in god or ghosts.
drew335533 2 years ago
To deny existence of aliens seems a little arrogant to me. By aliens I mean a life somewhere in the Universe outside the Solar system.
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago 2
It's not about the existence of aliens but UFOs, as in aliens visiting Earth.
MigDanskeren 2 years ago
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It is possible that they are visiting. It could be that the solution to the Fermi Paradox is that advanced intelligences have evolved towards femtotech and the "matter" we are made of is simply their "buildings" in which they live.
kurtu5 2 years ago
I don't know what the Fermi Paradox is, but I tend to agree with you that the idea of visiting aliens is not entirely out there.
Though, since there is no final proof I remain skeptical.
MigDanskeren 2 years ago
Enrico Fermi postulated, "If aliens exist, then they may have created empires that expand more or less at the speed of light in all directions." He went on further to ask, "Where are they?"
The paradox is where are they?
kurtu5 2 years ago
Interesting, but his assumption may simply be wrong. Perhaps there are aliens but they did not expand. After all we are "aliens" too and we did not expand beyond the moon.
MigDanskeren 2 years ago
Fermi posed a good question with his paradox.
You have just found one of the many possible answers that people have proposed over the years.
Other answers have been; non-intervention(i.e. the principle of non-agression- in a way, it could be considered aggressive to even talk to strangers, to pollute their thinking with yours), or that humans are the only/first intelligence in the universe, or that aliens self destruct before traveling, and many many more.
kurtu5 2 years ago
I have not studied philosophy. How is the word "exists" defined in this science? If one claims that something exists, what does it mean?
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago
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It means in science, that means that something is made up of matter and energy.
drew335533 2 years ago
Thanks! So, if a man claims that ghosts exist, he/she really means that ghosts are made up of matter and energy. I am a bit confused. What is meant by the term "ghost" then? Also, what about the existence of ideas? Must they also be made up of matter and energy?
I do not think, that people really understood the question "Do you believe in ghosts?" when the polls were conducted.
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago
@CosmicBoss2
Well scientifically speaking yes, they would have to be made up of matter or energy. And no ideas, in your head don't have to be made up of matter or energy, because they aren't actually in reality. As for "do you believe in ghosts", I'm not sure about that, the people who conducted the polls would need to more accurately define ghosts.
drew335533 2 years ago
So, there are ideas, but they do not exist. In this case one could ask: "Are there ghosts?". This way one does not need the matter and energy components.
May be ghosts are just ideas?
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago
@CosmicBoss2
Ya basically. I could have the idea in my head of making love to beautiful women, but that doesn't mean I actually am or every will. Ghosts could just be ideas, but normally when one says "do ghosts exist?" they are talking about in the empirical world, not just in your brain as a concept. If that were the case, I may as well ask, do you think of ghosts?
drew335533 2 years ago
Thanks for clearing things up! The only question remains: what is a ghost? But this is not really relevant to the main message of the video. Thus, I propose to discuss it on some other occasion.
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago
@CosmicBoss2
A ghost is the only hope slaves have. They hope that there is something after this madness we live in, something true right and ethical.
They are sold on the idea that if they are patient, a glorious afterlife will be theirs, and that few moments of suffering in this world, is ok.
But, if all there is, is this world, then the reality is abject horror. They recoil from such notions and cling to "Ghosts" as evidence for justice in the hereafter.
Thats what ghosts are.
kurtu5 2 years ago
I agree. I also suspect, that many members of the "ruling class" sincerely believe in ghosts.
The situation is similar to that in India, where members of ALL casts sincerely believe, that people from the high cast are somehow better than those from lower casts.
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago 2
When you use words like "God, ghosts, spirits, demons, etc....." you HAVE to imagine you're trying to explain those concepts to people who weren't told about them as young children.
That's why it's rarely heard of that people come to religion after never being exposed to the ideals for a long period of their lives. (possibly when their brain is fully developed)
andrewh817 2 years ago 2
It has to take more than simply exposing children to magical tales to plant a religious dogma in them. I think, that a majority of children's books, cartoons, toys involve magical objects and abilities.
CosmicBoss2 2 years ago 3
Ghosts do not exist, they are manifestations of schizophrenia.
pretorious700 1 year ago
@pretorious700 Scientifically Explain then, when several individual "hallucinate" the exact same thing in the same moment, without explaining it with some form of "superstitious" statement. I nearly guaranty you will fail.
pinkbunnygirlmoo 1 year ago
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Fetchdafish 2 years ago
Oh Stefan, how I love to listen to your observations. However, I do see a bit of narcissism and arrogance in your perceptions of human origins; BUT- you are soooooo right on in your perceptions of where we are now. You make me smile in your ability to articulate the current human condition. Thank you so much for all the love and passion you give to us.
wyatt92562 2 years ago 2
Try reading Stuart Ewen's books "Captains of Consciousness" and "PR! A Social History of Spin".
MrMoodang 2 years ago