(#5278) Where intelligence is dismissed subjugation will follow

      Let me put it this way. When you decide that others can think for you, you will not be considered worthy of freedom and equality. By your willful dismissal of intelligence others who will think for you will downplay your right to an equal share with them. They will think of you more like property to use or dispose of as their own needs require. That is why it is so important to have an informed opinion about all things that affect society. Those who would think for you instead of telling you why you need to think for yourself are opportunists who will only consider their advantages when deciding what to tell you to do.
     The conmen/women of the world are good at finding those who will not think for themselves. They send out propaganda and see who responds. Their propaganda is not truth but it has an inkling of truth to it as the bait to reel in the unsophisticated. Once they have hooked you to their illogic then it is just about feeding you more of the same to give you an outlook on life that has little to do with truth and more to do with being controlled. Instead of telling you that all people deserve equal rights they tell you that many people don't deserve rights based upon their selfish propaganda. You see this with religion many times when they take the written word in their bibles and apply it subjectively to all different types of paradigms.
     But religion isn't the only use of propaganda that is effective. Political parties like the republicans have a built in agenda that is founded upon separation of people through racism and sexism. If you think I am wrong then explain to me why republicans on whole vote against the equal rights amendment for women to bring them up to equal with men? Explain to me why republicans are so focused on destroying the voting rights amendment that gives all people of color the same advantages currently enjoyed by white people? The disregard for intelligence by too many in our society will be the downfall of our democracy and the end of freedom and equality for all.