Thank you, Marlene. My offhand answer to your question is: to educate, a word that comes from the Latin verb, ēducāre, which combines the stem of dūcere, meaning to lead, with ē,meaning away from. The implication is that educating is the act of leading us away from something … I would answer “not knowing,” which is to say ignorance. Of course, one of the first things attacked when a malaise arises is education, reading, ideas, learning, questioning, etc. If I am fixated on a certain idea, say, any threat to that idea becomes quickly personal. I can feel it in my body, as if it were an existential threat to my well-being. Therefore, I must resist or, better yet, attack. To my way of thinking, this is what happens when the malaise rises from its temporary burial in the collective unconscious. Education overwhelms ignorance until someone ruses to exploit ignorance, releasing its pent up energy until that energy is defeated. Does this make sense?
Sure… but the obvious question then bumps into the adage —can’t fight city hall— upgraded now to change city hall to: the billionaires’ interests and influence. Btw don’t think I sink into passivity; just more frustration than malaise. Keep up your always thoughtful process!
Thank you, Marlene. My offhand answer to your question is: to educate, a word that comes from the Latin verb, ēducāre, which combines the stem of dūcere, meaning to lead, with ē,meaning away from. The implication is that educating is the act of leading us away from something … I would answer “not knowing,” which is to say ignorance. Of course, one of the first things attacked when a malaise arises is education, reading, ideas, learning, questioning, etc. If I am fixated on a certain idea, say, any threat to that idea becomes quickly personal. I can feel it in my body, as if it were an existential threat to my well-being. Therefore, I must resist or, better yet, attack. To my way of thinking, this is what happens when the malaise rises from its temporary burial in the collective unconscious. Education overwhelms ignorance until someone ruses to exploit ignorance, releasing its pent up energy until that energy is defeated. Does this make sense?
Sure… but the obvious question then bumps into the adage —can’t fight city hall— upgraded now to change city hall to: the billionaires’ interests and influence. Btw don’t think I sink into passivity; just more frustration than malaise. Keep up your always thoughtful process!