Re: OT: Cracking Speech by JDV!

On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:43:09 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

On 2/23/2025 6:42 AM, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

The upside is probably that Chinese children
are more challenged to master the Chinese language,
so they become more intelligent.

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There is also an unspoken value associated with "difficult
situations"; folks who master them are far more likely
to CLING to them (due to their investment).
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E.g., more tolerant faiths tend to see less zealotry than
those that impose strict rules on conduct, worship, etc.
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[Sadly, I can't recall the reference for this; it was
an interesting revelation, at the time!]
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It helps that their government is pouring money in education,
instead of abolishing the department of education.

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Educated people are harder to sway with emotion.  And,
more likely to "think for themselves".  This is not
A Good Thing if you want to manipulate or control them!

Well, I don't want to toot my own horn, but compliment accepted! :-)