Ron Paul: Who Owns You (Narrated By George Carlin)

[justanotherbozo]

meh a good chunk of it speaks the truth but I really disagree with the fact that American's are becoming more stupid. Trust me a hoodlum in the ghetto's is significantly smarter than someone who grew up in 1776.The reason why we think they were smarter is because most of the information that is retained from this time period is from those who held high positions such as John Adams or George Washington.

sorry dude, the truth was much more mundane, in 1776, Americans were the best educated people in the world. back then we LED the world, today, ... not so much.
here's an excerpt from and a link to an article you're more than welcome to read in it's entirety. Marking Pennsylvania History | WHYY

"In the second half of the 17th century, the literacy rate for adult men in New England is estimated to have been as high as 95%, more than twice the estimated literacy rate for men in England. American women had literacy rates higher than 60%. Nowhere in the world was literacy greater."

i guarantee the yo-yo's in 'da hood' won't bother and wouldn't understand if they did. (represent yo)

Also I really disagree with the notion that he claims the government is intentionally trying to keep people from becoming smarter just to retain they're power.

first, he's not saying it's the government, he's saying it's big business, the people who OWN the government.
second, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand why the people at the top would want to continue standing on the heads of those of us at the bottom.
and have you noticed how WIDE the bottom is becoming? and how few there are at the top?

The primary incentive of politicians is to gain wealth and to gain wealth a nation must increase in power and to increase in power one contributing aspect is an increase in education.

not true dude, politicians only give a shit about getting elected and re-elected so they can take advantage of thier position. some may go into politics hoping to make a positive difference but all are quickly seduced by the lobbyists handing out free 'candy' for thier votes.

Obviously if the government intended to supress education then we wouldn't see the many grants available to college students.

LOL, heres another article to read dude, What's The Cost of a College Education?

" What's The Cost of a College Education?

Every year, the price of a college education goes up. In the past couple of years the rate of increase at private colleges has actually slowed, the result in part of market forces: Families have been turning to state schools in greater numbers, forcing the private colleges to cut their prices, or at least to slow the increase of their prices. Partly in response to increased demand and partly because state budgets have been slashed, the rate of tuition increase at state schools has risen dramatically -- especially for out-of-state students who must pay extra."

Also I think it's incredibly stupid to put faith in any politician and THAT INCLUDES RON PAUL.

LOL, something we can agree on.
i can only speak for myself but, in my opinion, this country is in such dire straits because, as a society, we have embraced the creed of, 'what's in it for me'. nearly everyone has become so self absorbed, so selfish, so self-aggrandizing that the bottom is exploding. instead of raising the bar for the under-priviledged, inner-city kids we have lowered the bar for all kids.
when we raise an entire generation to aspire to become thug's and ho's what can we expect. God help the world when the hip-hop generation comes to power!
i can hear the 'news' commentators now "Hair cum Prezident Sniff Doggy Doo Doo n aint da First Biatch lookin' phat tonite?"


bozo,
peace, love, dope