Thursday, February 9, 2012

Plato: The price of apathy...

“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men” -Plato

Dear Plato; {It's not necessarily apathy, its fear, in resignation to the violence imposed in childhood and reinforced in the schools}

If the people are sheep, it is because our parenting has dominated them, and our schools have subjugated them; ...

"the people" are sheep, because all their lives, they have encountered systems and institutions of domination;....

The "sheep-le" have never tasted freedom; they have never been encouraged to think independently; they know nothing other than subordination

1 comment:

  1. See it daily in the classrooms I teach in: The "sheep-le" have never tasted freedom; they have never been encouraged to think independently; they know nothing other than subordination

    Great stuff!
    The Education Vigilante

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