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==Way of Thinking== | ==Way of Thinking== | ||
'''Dr. Alfred E. Burke: A Timeless Educator — What He Still Teaches US'''<br> | '''Dr. Alfred E. Burke: A Timeless Educator — What He Still Teaches US'''<br> | ||
Dr. Burke's "Way of Thinking" relied on factual information, reason, juxtaposition, and analogy — not propaganda or mere opinion. As such, it is sorely needed in the 2020s where mindless opinionatedness and propaganda are rampant, having reached greater and greater heights since the 1960s. <br> | Dr. Burke's "Way of Thinking" relied on factual information, reason, juxtaposition, and analogy — not propaganda or mere opinion. As such, it is sorely needed in the 2020s where mindless opinionatedness and propaganda are rampant, having reached greater and greater heights since the 1960s, for over half a century. <br> | ||
Dr. Burke spoke out against the propaganda of his day, what he called the name-calling, new dangerous parlor game of "creeping socialism" that appeared in the late 50s-60s. That sort of baiting that seeks to inflame emotion has only escalated since then, leading to the current polarized situation in which "evidence-free" conspiracies predominate — from communism to racism.<br> | Dr. Burke spoke out against the propaganda of his day, what he called the name-calling, new dangerous parlor game of "creeping socialism" that appeared in the late 50s-60s. That sort of baiting that seeks to inflame emotion has only escalated since then, leading to the current polarized situation in which "evidence-free" conspiracies predominate — from communism to racism.<br> | ||
Certainly communism and racism have been and still are problems within the USA, but the issue is not whether or not they are problems. The issue is how these problems are addressed.<br> | Certainly communism and racism have been and still are problems within the USA, but the issue is not whether or not they are problems. The issue is how these problems are addressed.<br> | ||