tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post457525913327905322..comments2023-10-24T17:21:16.565+02:00Comments on Sounds in the Hickory Wind: Southern Rhythm and Idle ThoughtsThe Hickory Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-70150677273318667272011-06-07T12:34:44.245+02:002011-06-07T12:34:44.245+02:00Wouldn't it be great if children were at least...Wouldn't it be great if children were at least taught to recognise that their perspective may be different from that of the person they disagree with. It would make communication just a little easy and might lead to less demagogy and a little less thuggery. Even better would be if they learnt to analyse their own ideas, or even think about about a subject, find out a bit about it, <i>before</i> forming an opinion. Wouldn't that be great? It won't happen, of course, not in our schools.The Hickory Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-63639500018572666772011-06-06T22:09:05.179+02:002011-06-06T22:09:05.179+02:00When commentators of the right talk of rights (not...When commentators of the right talk of rights (not a word they use very much, but the idea is often present) they mean freedoms, the absence of interference by government in private life. When the left speak of rights they mean other people’s money. <br /><br />Nicely put.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com