Brainwashing tool
The issue of
education is probably the most serious.
And it's
complicated.
It includes both
the "education" as we know it today,
which is anything
but education, and in particular
television, which with
the "truths" of the type of
Nayirah and with
advertising, educates our society
to a great extent.
If we do not
civilize the No. 1 abuser of consciences,
television, and we don't
make fundamental changes
to our education
system, we can't expect any change
in mentality and we can't
dream about a different society.
About the first
point, to civilize television, you know
that numerous attempts
have been made, none has
been successful, and we
are going from bad to worse.
Under the existing
system, it's likely nothing can be done.
Television
will remain the main
instrument
of the system,
an
instrument of propaganda
and
brainwashing.
All that could be
suggested is to avoid it.
There are already
some, only a very few to tell the truth,
who have refused to let
television invade their family.
Incredible as it
may sound, they can live without TV!
― Obviously
they have no idea of what they are missing.
We cannot do without
TV.
And we don't have just
one.
We have one in each
room.
And they are all
playing simultaneously, so that we don't
miss anything when we
go from one room to another.
TV is absolutely
necessary.
TV keeps us company.
It relieves us from the
worries of the day.
― We
want to watch something light.
Sometimes there are
nice films.
We follow the serials
and watch in suspense how the story continues.
Very well.
Then use it,
but not to watch shows.
Instead
of watching lies, gossip
and
movies of the lowest quality,
you
can view a DVD which
you
have chosen yourself.
You can watch a
play from beginning to end.
And for a change,
you could read a novel.
There are some
much more exciting than any serial.
Regarding the
second point, education, the moulding of
conscience and the
shaping of personality, perhaps you
know, and certainly you
suspect that many educators
have made numerous
proposals in this respect.
It is not now the
time to judge these proposals
and to find out which
of them is the better one.
But I would
suggest visiting such a school in our imagination,
to see how
different from the usual one
an educational system
could be,
that is designed to
develop free thought
and independent
personalities.