Why doesn't someone educate these people about these issues?

Question

I have been watching the world news and I notice something. Most countries that are socialist or communist is because the lower class people in those countries are uneducated and believe everything their leader says and its only the educated ones that know better.

Answer 1

We already have and it is still going on to such places as North Korea and other countries. We have the voice of America for that. The radio station is still broadcasting via AM frequencies. To comment on your observation, the leaders themselves do not want to educate their own people as it will endanger their position as a leader. The state is the one dictating who should get an education and who is not. Only handsful are allowed and this is based on their and their families loyalty to the party. Disloyalty is punishable by firing squad. Even if one member of your family somehow found a way to defect, then the whole family is sent to labor camps and forgotten. This is the reason why they do not allow visitor also into their country so as not to contaminate their citizenry with western ideas. I believed China will not be a communist for long because they have opened their borders to allow western functionaries to oversee their industrial investment in the country. And right now, China is no longer a pure communist, but a dictatorship none the less.

Answer 2

The first thing they will need is a free press. Totalitarian countries generally don't ascribe to that notion. Secondly, it is dangerous to assume that we westerners are in the "know" about issues. Our thoughts are conditioned to a large extent by media and propaganda. Remember the second Iraq war where, during the elections you were accused of being "unamerican" of you opposed the war.
Often what is reported is extremely onesided. I read the Idiot's guide to the Middle East conflict a few years ago and it was very prop Israel. It completely ignored some of the atrocities committed by Israelis in showing how terrible the Palastinians are. (I am not saying the Palastinians are perfect - its just that only one side of the story tends to get the Press's favour). Can you really believe everything you are told? Are the most important issues reported on? There are many atrocities that go on each year where thousands - if not hundres of thousands - of people die and yet in the west we hear little about it. Because it is in an uniteresting African country, or Cuba or some such place. Yet 100 people die in an earthquake in the US and it will be a nine day wonder.

Answer 3

First of all, let's not draw false conclusions about Republicans as representing the "rich" Democrats have used this constantly repeated concept as a ploy, solely to create your need to vote them in, "to fix it".
And what is rich? Someone making $17,000 might very well see his neighbor making $32,000 as "rich".

The rich have exhisted since civilization began, and, like it or not, will always be here. That said, the part that they play (for the better or worst) in society is the question.
In a socialist country (where Hillary wants to take us), it is the politicians who ultimately become the rich after being voted in to "fix those rich corporations" and such.. Once taxed beyond ability to compete in the world, the corporations either close shop, move, or downsize. The rich hide their money (as they always will), instead of making it available as working capital. Guess what then? Now you REALLY need that politician even more. Hillary can provide you healthcare, welfare, childcare, and maybe even the state fair. So as your standard of living plummets, Hillary is off stripping bare the next "rich" entity, to provide for your needs.

Before the rise of world trade and overseas competition , the unions did serve a very valid purpose, and for the good of society..... but do not anymore. It does'nt matter what they promise their workers, or even how well their suits are tailored. They know that management can be milked only so so far due to domestic and foreign compitition.
Hence the Union's partnership with Hillary- (I mean the democrats).
When elected, a Hillocrat will in theory help a company compete in a world economy initially by reducing that company's huge healthcare costs. In short, we're talking government run healthcare for everyone (and don't think that's a good thing!-has been a disaster everywhere tried). But then again, no one as brilliant as Hillary has tried it yet.
In effect, your standard of living will decline due to higher taxes and substandard healthcare, so that a "rich" company can compete, and Hillary is needed all the way to a fat, comfortable retirement for herself.

Republicans supposedly stand for the concept of you keeping more the $ that you work for, rather than a democrat by gunpoint, reaching into your wallet to trake ever more (to "help" someone).
Supposed is the operative term here. Now they're running scare never to refuse a new costly program (lest whichever affected group would not "get" something.

In conclusion, I think we should just shoot all lawyers, including the politians (who are 99.99% lawyers). We need to start electing someone other than those trained extensively in the art of robbing the public ("for our own good").

So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Answer 4

Maybe it's that they're poor and tired of being taken advantage of, like venezuela. They didn't trust their leaders until Chavez. The lesson of Chavez and venezuela, is never let things get so unfair that you need a revolution to give poor people a fair shake. That's why liberals are great. They protect us from that fate by ensuring that government does not neglect the poor and disenfranchised and minorities, then nobody needs to elect a radical crazy.

Answer 5

No not really, just look to Cuba, in the 50's they were the best educated and have a large middle class.

Answer 6

Because... the leader won't let us. Try to talk to some random person in Cuba or China right now. Go on. I dare you.

I should also mention that the leader, while not letting anyone else educate their masses will choose not to educate them himself outside of ways that will continue to promote his own power.

Answer 7

socialism and communism are basically spread the misery evenly among the masses, with wealth and priviledge for the 1/1000 of 1 percent of the elite. Hillary sees herself and her ilk as part of the latter group.

Answer 8

Are you sure it happens only in socialist and communist countries?

Answer 9

Lack of education of the people, under any system, leads to a disaster. Including capitalism.

Answer 10

You've been watching the 'world news.' That's your problem.
Do some of your own research.

And for what the f*ck do you think Dubya's been waving the bloody 9/11 flag?