I am writing
this entry in order to share the personal response that I have regarding a
certain quote said by Hubert Humphrey which states that the moral test of
government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children;
those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those in the shadows of
life.
After
thinking a while, I ended up agreeing with the author as I concluded: childhood
is the optimal moment in a person’s life to be ideologically influenced, so
there’s no better way of telling the intentions and moral of a government than
observing what it’s making children learn; the degree in which a government is authentically
meant for the wellbeing of the people rather than personal purposes is seen in
the way they treat the aged and needy ones, since these are the most likely to
be of no practical use for society.
For
example, in Nazi Germany "There were to be two basic educational ideas in
his ideal state. First, there must be burnt into the heart and brains of youth
the sense of race. Second, German youth must be made ready for war, educated
for victory or death. The ultimate purpose of education was to fashion citizens
conscious of the glory of country and filled with fanatical devotion to the
national cause.", as John Simkin quotes from Louis L.
Snyder.
- http://spartacus-educational.com/GEReducation.htm
