Section 01
Blog Post #3
Okay, okay, okay... I understand there are racial, sexist, classist, ablelist, and so on barriers and restrictions to resources of all sorts. These things are extremely important to address, but it is also a distraction from the fact that the 1% will soon own over 50% of the worlds resources and wealth. We ultimately live in a non-horizantal world where several of us are needing to survive in the societies we have created. Also, the contradiction of politics in the U.S. is telling. Sure, ya'll care about education. That is why they make it an extremely limited and exclusive resource. Let us not also forget the fact that every time education is mentioned in the articles we read for week 3, note that education is ultimately to create citizens that will become good competitors in an increasingly global and service economic market. There are huge motivations of individuals reaching for higher education to provide for themselves and their families, but we must remember why so many of us feel that way. In what ways did our families endure poverty before or our communities could not provide resources we need? I say, "the more you know; the more you owe." In my opinion, I believe we should return back to our communities to utilize our education to empower our communities to fight for radical change. An education should not have to be something we have to fight for or earn years of debt for. If you think that is unattainable, the U.S. spends more on cosmetics than it would cost to provide basic education for all developing nations.
We can make the world a better place for everyone to live in, it is just that we choose not to.
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