#informed citizenry

[aci25]

Why We're Getting Dumber and More Divided

Adults are reading less, teenagers are reading a lot less, children are being read to less, and a shocking number of voters are unable to read their ballots. How much does this illiteracy undermine democracy?

[intelligentchristianlady]

A Small Step to Take

“No other sure foundation can be devised for the preservation of freedom, and happiness…. Preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish and improve the law for educating the common people. Let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against [the evils of “kings, nobles and priests”], and that the tax which will be paid for this purpose is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance.”

– Thomas Jefferson

My British sister-in-law recently commented, "It's jolly difficult being an American."

What she meant was that the proper functioning of our democratic system of government is wholly dependent on an informed citizenry.

When you hear someone bemoaning their vote for the incoming president because they didn't realize he meant what he said (or didn't even know what he said), try not to respond with, "Serves you right!"

Tell them it's all gone wrong because "many people" just can't be bothered to pay any attention to politics or the news, or else they get their ideas entirely from unreliable people and sources. Gently suggest that it's the responsibility of "people" to pay more attention and become better informed before casting a vote.

You might actually influence someone to do better next time.

[profkew]

How to get kids thinking about what it means to be a good citizen

From talking about history to volunteering in your community, here's how to get your kids thinking about what it means to be a good citizen.

[informedjudgment-blog]

Ilhan Omar in Her Own Words: I Know What Hate Feels Like

REP. ILHAN OMAR: It’s almost as if every single time we say something, regardless of what it is we say, that is supposed to be about foreign policy, our engagem

[informedjudgment-blog]

Black Power is a Psychological Call to Manhood

https://www.combatingpoliticalcivicilliteracy.com/post/black-power-is-a-psychological-call-to-manhood

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2018/09/04/colin-kaepernick-was-right-about-us/?fbclid=IwAR16BBAxDMpysM7lIRRvT-FWYTPHg9IhtdVD4rQEbwf_YV0U8iOBdkEr5NE

[informedjudgment-blog]

It is time to initiate a cultural campaign in which the positive virtues of radical criticality can be reclaimed, courage to truth defended, and learning connected to social change energized.

[informedjudgment-blog]

Civic Activism Website | Combating Political & Civic Illiteracy Inc.

We believe that political and civil Illiteracy is PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1! Therefore the Forum is designed to see through the sand storm that authoritarianism is unleashing, and to point toward alternative pathways offered by critical pedagogy, insurrectional democracy, and international solidarity.

[iwofrickinjima]

It’s nice to be able to bash organizations, people and groups with a clear conscience and without any evidence, but it’s also kind of a dick move.