Always assume that people have the worst intentions and you’ll rarely be wrong.

Also very depressed.

For Born in the RSR

Just another reason why Forrest Gump is one of the most reactionary, despicable movies ever made.

That cargo cult mentality around "technology in the classroom" sells a lot of Macs and Smart Boards.

Yeah I wonder if the context behind Pyle was censored before or something. I am glad I know of this now..

Ignorance is bliss.

For blissful masses they sure are angry a lot.

Only at people who dare suggest America might not be all that great.

And they're happy to be angry at such people, so it works out for them.

The really strange thing is why the people that understand the world is turning to shit aren’t even angrier.

A combination of empathy and lack of understanding.

Most of them worry about hurting others' feelings and/or the negative impact their policies might have regardless of how outweighed those would be by the benefits for everyone.

Couple that with not being able to grasp how people could still support or oppose something despite the blatantly obvious facts.

We should have outlawed coal, but we worried about those coal miners who would be out of a job. We tried to placate them by offering training for other jobs that don't involve getting black lung disease and were baffled when they refused to take it.

Instead of anger, we just feel confusion & despair.