When Mr. Stewart mentioned on the first day of class the phrase “think about the things, you think about”. I immediately began to ask myself why do I think about such things? After watching the documentary in class about the Protocols of Zion, I asked myself why don’t people think before they open their mouth and spread lies, hate, negativity, stupidity?
People have the tendency of quickly answering back, yet the answers given by them are always so simple and effortless. Exactly like some of the answers given by people in the documentary, yet can we really blame these people for such lack of knowledge?
At work I asked the cooks if they knew about the Holocaust, they quickly replied wasn’t it just crazy white people killing each other? I then asked them what they thought/ knew about slavery in the United States, they said “well at the end it wasn’t as bad, slavery doesn’t exist anymore.” I felt the need to explain to them to give them a different point of view, however if they cared they would of asked questions, they would have thought before answering, not just give me the first thing that popped in their head. My point is that people who believe in “PEPSI”, “No jews died on 9/11”, “Not even that many jews died”, “Slavery is over, why does it even matter”, “let's make america great again”, are ignorant individuals by choice. With so many resources, tools, available to us it's almost impossible to not see both sides to a specific topic. Think about thinking, questioning, try and see both sides, don’t stop because conformity.
I agree with what you were saying that people who have a strong opinion on things without actually knowing about the topic are ignorant by choice. Its easy to believe what people say when everyone is saying the same thing.. People shouldnt speak on something they dont know.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Brenda, many people are often ignorant because they choose not to delve deep into specific topics. Although I would also say that this has something to do with confirmation bias, where people will only find resources that back up their previous claims. I think that inherently is a dangerous tool, either the process of choosing not to educate yourself, or siding with the ideas that back up an already bogus claim. It is true we need to think about the things we think about, and maybe think about why we believe these things as well. Perhaps it is just the nature of some people to say whatever they feel at a moment's notice, without any consideration for the incorrect political or social implications.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you since many people never think about the things they say. Many just talk with out really having any knowledge on something. People also believe things that everyone else is paying attention to it makes people followers. But everyone should not believe everything they hear without seeing every perspective to the story.
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