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Old February 1, 2013, 08:41 AM   #4
Aguila Blanca
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The problem is that, for several generations, our schools have not taught our kids how to think, but rather to just passively accept what they are spoon fed. So they read newspapers (maybe) and watch television, they hear the talking heads proclaiming that "assault weapons" are evil (and exactly the same as military assault rifles) ... so they swallow the lies, hook line and sinker.

The difficulty we face is that we have to overcome the presumption of veracity that attaches to "the media." There's a subconscious belief that, if you see it on the telly, it must be true. We know that's not the case, but most people don't know that, and are reluctant to even entertain the notion.

Many years ago I worked for a guy (who ironically turned out to be a crook) who used to say, "Everything you read in the news is true ... unless you have first-hand knowledge of the facts."
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