{"id":52534,"date":"2024-04-27T06:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T04:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infokuryr.cz\/n\/?p=52534"},"modified":"2024-04-27T06:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T04:24:21","slug":"fred-reed-nevedomost-jeji-vyuziti-a-vychova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infokuryr.cz\/n\/2024\/04\/27\/fred-reed-nevedomost-jeji-vyuziti-a-vychova\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Reed: Nev\u011bdomost, jej\u00ed vyu\u017eit\u00ed a v\u00fdchova"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Demokracie mo\u017en\u00e1 nen\u00ed ta nejhloup\u011bj\u0161\u00ed my\u0161lenka, kterou \u010dlov\u011bk vymyslel, ale pro cokoli v\u011bt\u0161\u00edho ne\u017e mal\u00e9 m\u011bsto je to naprost\u00e1 hloupost. Spo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1 v p\u0159edstav\u011b, \u017ee ve\u0159ejnost, kter\u00e1 v pr\u016fm\u011bru nev\u00ed t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 nic, m\u016f\u017ee volit v\u016fdce v sout\u011b\u017ei popularity mezi provin\u010dn\u00edmi pr\u00e1vn\u00edky, kte\u0159\u00ed v\u011bd\u00ed jen o m\u00e1lo v\u00edc a nemus\u00ed v\u011bd\u011bt nic jin\u00e9ho, ne\u017e jak b\u00fdt zvoleni.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n
Demokracie mo\u017en\u00e1 nen\u00ed nejhloup\u011bj\u0161\u00ed my\u0161lenka, kterou \u010dlov\u011bk vymyslel, ale pro cokoli v\u011bt\u0161\u00edho ne\u017e mal\u00e9 m\u011bsto je to t\u0159askavina. Spo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1 v tom, \u017ee ve\u0159ejnost, kter\u00e1 v pr\u016fm\u011bru nev\u00ed t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 nic, m\u016f\u017ee volit v\u016fdce v sout\u011b\u017ei popularity mezi provin\u010dn\u00edmi pr\u00e1vn\u00edky, kte\u0159\u00ed v\u011bd\u00ed jen o m\u00e1lo v\u00edc a od nich\u017e se nevy\u017eaduje, aby v\u011bd\u011bli n\u011bco jin\u00e9ho, ne\u017e jak b\u00fdt zvoleni.<\/p>\n

V demokracii je tato ignorace chr\u00e1n\u011bnou vlastnost\u00ed, podobn\u011b jako mate\u0159stv\u00ed, a z\u00e1rove\u0148 cen\u011bn\u00fdm zdrojem. Podle v\u0161eobecn\u00e9ho souhlasu se ovl\u00e1dan\u00ed p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 nezab\u00fdvaj\u00ed mentalitou zvolen\u00fdch vl\u00e1dc\u016f a vl\u00e1dci slavnostn\u011b hovo\u0159\u00ed o \u201emoudrosti lidu\u201c, kter\u00fd \u017e\u00e1dnou nem\u00e1. Novin\u00e1\u0159i se zeptaj\u00ed: \u201ePane sen\u00e1tore, jak\u00fd m\u00e1te n\u00e1zor na Afgh\u00e1nist\u00e1n?\u201c, ale nikdy ne: \u201ePane sen\u00e1tore, kde je Afgh\u00e1nist\u00e1n?\u201c nebo \u201eUm\u00edte hl\u00e1skovat Afgh\u00e1nist\u00e1n?\u201c.<\/p>\n

Abychom pronikli do hloubky demokratick\u00e9ho zmaten\u00ed, mohli bychom se pomoc\u00ed pr\u016fzkum\u016f zeptat, kolik voli\u010d\u016f dok\u00e1\u017ee vyjmenovat t\u0159i \u010d\u00ednsk\u00e1 m\u011bsta krom\u011b Pekingu, \u0160anghaje a Hongkongu. Nebo kolik z nich dok\u00e1\u017ee vyjmenovat i tato m\u011bsta. Nebo kolik z nich zn\u00e1 alespo\u0148 jedno datum z \u010d\u00ednsk\u00fdch d\u011bjin \u010di dok\u00e1\u017ee vyjmenovat jedinou provincii. P\u0159esto v\u011bd\u00ed, \u017ee \u010c\u00edna je dokonale stra\u0161n\u00e1 a nebezpe\u010dn\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Zeptejte se, kter\u00e9 zem\u011b hrani\u010d\u00ed s Kaspick\u00fdm nebo \u010cern\u00fdm mo\u0159em. Nebo v\u00e1\u017en\u011b, kolik z nich n\u011bkdy sly\u0161elo o Kaspick\u00e9m mo\u0159i. V dne\u0161n\u00ed politice se nejedn\u00e1 o drobnosti z kv\u00edzov\u00fdch po\u0159ad\u016f, ale o vliv Washingtonu na v\u00fdb\u011br na\u0161\u00ed p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed v\u00e1lky\u201c.<\/p>\n

Pod\u00edvejte se, kolik lid\u00ed sly\u0161elo o Minsk\u00fdch dohod\u00e1ch. Pokud ne, chyb\u00ed jim k\u0159e\u010dovit\u00e9 pochopen\u00ed v\u00e1lky na Ukrajin\u011b. To, co si mysl\u00ed, \u017ee v\u011bd\u00ed, pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b poch\u00e1z\u00ed ze CNN a MSNBC, vytrval\u00fdch \u0161i\u0159itel\u016f ne tak docela.<\/p>\n

Gallup<\/a>: 21 % Ameri\u010dan\u016f v\u011b\u0159\u00ed, \u017ee Slunce ob\u00edh\u00e1 kolem Zem\u011b.<\/p>\n

Pades\u00e1t \u010dty\u0159i procent Ameri\u010dan\u016f<\/a>\u00a0\u010dte pod \u00farovn\u00ed \u0161est\u00e9 t\u0159\u00eddy.<\/p>\n

Dobr\u00e1 s\u00e1zka je, \u017ee spodn\u00ed t\u0159etina inteligentn\u00ed populace nev\u00ed v\u016fbec nic o mezin\u00e1rodn\u00edch z\u00e1le\u017eitostech a mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u011b m\u00e1lo o vnitrost\u00e1tn\u00edch. Vzhledem k d\u011bsiv\u011b \u0161patn\u00fdm \u0161kol\u00e1m ve m\u011bstech je dal\u0161\u00ed dobrou s\u00e1zkou, \u017ee pod\u00edl \u010dernoch\u016f znal\u00fdch mezin\u00e1rodn\u00edho zem\u011bpisu nebo politiky je miziv\u011b n\u00edzk\u00fd. Vzhledem k tomu, \u017ee latinskoameri\u010dt\u00ed kardiochirurgov\u00e9 a syst\u00e9mov\u00ed program\u00e1to\u0159i neplavou p\u0159es Rio Bravo, aby na Florid\u011b sb\u00edrali pomeran\u010de, nen\u00ed pravd\u011bpodobn\u00e9, \u017ee by pod\u00edl Hisp\u00e1nc\u016f byl v\u00fdrazn\u011b lep\u0161\u00ed. Vezmeme-li to jako celek, \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e1 z t\u011bchto t\u0159\u00ed skupin nen\u00ed ani zdaleka zp\u016fsobil\u00e1 k volb\u00e1m.\u201e\u201c<\/p>\n

Z\u00e1stupkyn\u011b Sheila Jackson Leeov\u00e1 (D-Texas)\u00a0ohromila<\/a>\u00a0\u00fa\u010dastn\u00edky pond\u011bln\u00ed st\u0159edo\u0161kolsk\u00e9 akce v\u011bnovan\u00e9 zatm\u011bn\u00ed Slunce tvrzen\u00edm, \u017ee M\u011bs\u00edc, kter\u00fd je pevn\u00fd jako sk\u00e1la, je \u201eplaneta\u201c, kter\u00e1 se \u201eskl\u00e1d\u00e1 p\u0159ev\u00e1\u017en\u011b z plyn\u016f\u201c \u2013 a pak dodala, \u017ee chce b\u00fdt st\u00e1le \u201eprvn\u00ed ve front\u011b\u201c, aby se tam nau\u010dila \u017e\u00edt.<\/p>\n

Navrhuji ji tam poslat. Je to b\u00fdval\u00e1 vedouc\u00ed demokratka v podv\u00fdboru pro vesm\u00edr Sn\u011bmovny reprezentant\u016f pro v\u011bdu.<\/p>\n

O n\u011bco v\u00edce ne\u017e t\u0159etina respondent\u016f (36 %)\u00a0dok\u00e1zala<\/a>\u00a0vyjmenovat v\u0161echny t\u0159i slo\u017eky americk\u00e9 vl\u00e1dy, stejn\u011b tolik (35 %) nedok\u00e1zalo vyjmenovat ani jednu.<\/p>\n

Testu \u010dten\u00ed na Pattersonov\u011b st\u0159edn\u00ed \u0161kole<\/a>\u00a0se z\u00fa\u010dastnilo 628 student\u016f. Z toho 484 student\u016f , tj. 77 %, \u010detlo na \u00farovni z\u00e1kladn\u00ed \u0161koly a n\u00ed\u017ee. To zahrnuje 71 st\u0159edo\u0161kol\u00e1k\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed \u010detli na \u00farovni mate\u0159sk\u00e9 \u0161koly, a 88 student\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed \u010detli na \u00farovni prvn\u00ed t\u0159\u00eddy z\u00e1kladn\u00ed \u0161koly. Dal\u0161\u00edch 45 \u017e\u00e1k\u016f \u010detlo na \u00farovni druh\u00e9 t\u0159\u00eddy. Pouze 12 student\u016f z 628 testovan\u00fdch na Pattersonov\u011b st\u0159edn\u00ed \u0161kole \u010detlo na \u00farovni st\u0159edn\u00ed \u0161koly, co\u017e p\u0159edstavuje pouh\u00fdch 1,9 %.<\/p>\n

Lid\u00e9, kte\u0159\u00ed \u010dtou politick\u00e9 sloupky na internetu, jsou sice pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b nadpr\u016fm\u011brn\u011b inteligentn\u00ed, ale zaj\u00edmalo by m\u011b, kolik z t\u011bch, kte\u0159\u00ed broj\u00ed proti kapitalismu, socialismu, fa\u0161ismu, rasismu a terorismu, dok\u00e1\u017ee tato slova definovat.<\/p>\n

Ned\u00e1vno jsem se pod\u00edval na \u017eivotopisy \u010dlen\u016f v\u00fdboru Sn\u011bmovny reprezentant\u016f pro \u010c\u00ednu, abych zjistil, kolik z nich \u010dte, p\u00ed\u0161e nebo mluv\u00ed \u010d\u00ednsky. Nikdo. A tak d\u011bl\u00e1me politiku t\u00fdkaj\u00edc\u00ed se nejd\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ciz\u00ed zem\u011b na planet\u011b.<\/p>\n

Jeden p\u0159\u00edtel, b\u00fdval\u00fd americk\u00fd sen\u00e1tor, kdysi smrteln\u011b v\u00e1\u017en\u011b odhadl, \u017ee devades\u00e1t procent Sen\u00e1tu nev\u00ed, kde le\u017e\u00ed Myan Mar. Pokud to nev\u00edme ani my dva, mil\u00fd \u010dten\u00e1\u0159i, je to nejsp\u00ed\u0161 jedno. Sen\u00e1t se zab\u00fdv\u00e1 zahrani\u010dn\u00ed politikou.<\/p>\n

Je d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9 si uv\u011bdomit, \u017ee inteligence sama o sob\u011b nezakl\u00e1d\u00e1 zp\u016fsobilost hlasovat. Zn\u00e1m lidi hluboko v horn\u00edch promile, kte\u0159\u00ed nemaj\u00ed \u010das ani z\u00e1jem starat se nap\u0159\u00edklad o zahrani\u010dn\u00ed politiku. Existuj\u00ed in\u017een\u00fd\u0159i, neurochirurgov\u00e9, matematici, novin\u00e1\u0159i, hudebn\u00edci a um\u011blci, jejich\u017e mysl se prost\u011b neorientuje v politick\u00fdch sm\u011brech, zejm\u00e9na pokud jde o obskurn\u00ed zem\u011b na druh\u00e9m konci sv\u011bta. Neurochirurgov\u00e9 maj\u00ed rodiny, kter\u00e9 si zaslou\u017e\u00ed pozornost, \u010dasopisy, kter\u00e9 mus\u00ed \u010d\u00edst, aby udr\u017eeli krok se sv\u00fdm oborem, mo\u017en\u00e1 jednoho nebo dva kon\u00ed\u010dky a nezb\u00fdv\u00e1 jim moc \u010dasu na to, aby se starali o nov\u00fd rusk\u00fd plynovod p\u0159es Mongolsko, a\u0165 u\u017e je to kdekoli.<\/p>\n

Lid\u00e9 s IQ 190 nebo lep\u0161\u00edm, kter\u00e9 jsem potkal, mo\u017en\u00e1 \u010dty\u0159i (mezi n\u011b\u017e ur\u010dit\u011b nepat\u0159\u00edm), m\u011bli pam\u011b\u0165 a analytickou kapacitu, kter\u00e1 se, mysl\u00edm, bl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed porozum\u011bn\u00ed politice, historii a tak d\u00e1le. Tito lid\u00e9 jsou tak vz\u00e1cn\u00ed, \u017ee t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 neexistuj\u00ed. My ostatn\u00ed m\u016f\u017eeme p\u0159inejlep\u0161\u00edm zn\u00e1t st\u0159\u00edpky.<\/p>\n

Nap\u0159\u00edklad m\u00e9 znalosti kavkazsk\u00e9 politiky spo\u010d\u00edvaj\u00ed v\u00fdhradn\u011b v tom, \u017ee Washington chce um\u00edstit vojensk\u00e9 z\u00e1kladny v Gruzii, aby pomohl obkl\u00ed\u010dit Rusko. O politice Kongresu a jednotliv\u00fdch st\u00e1t\u016f, o zem\u011bd\u011blsk\u00e9 politice nebo o tom, co d\u011bl\u00e1 Blackrock ve sv\u011bt\u011b, toho moc nev\u00edm. Je toho p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho, co bychom m\u011bli v\u011bd\u011bt, a p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 m\u00e1lo d\u016fvtipu, abychom to v\u011bd\u011bli.<\/p>\n

Pokud budeme ignorovat v\u00fdjimky a stupn\u011b, m\u016f\u017eeme ve\u0159ejnost pova\u017eovat za obrovsk\u00fd polokomat\u00f3zn\u00ed polyp, kter\u00fd v\u00ed jen to, zda je mu p\u0159\u00edjemn\u011b, nebo je mu zima a mokro a zda m\u00e1 dost j\u00eddla. Pokud se ekonomice da\u0159\u00ed, lid\u00e9 budou volit dosluhuj\u00edc\u00ed politiky bez ohledu na to, zda tito nesou za prosperitu n\u011bjakou odpov\u011bdnost, \u010di nikoli. Pokud lze v\u00e9st v\u00e1lky, ani\u017e by je to obt\u011b\u017eovalo, na m\u00edstech, kter\u00e1 nejsou v jejich zorn\u00e9m poli, budou jim v\u011bnovat jen malou pozornost. Nebudou se zaj\u00edmat o vzd\u011bl\u00e1n\u00ed, pokud jejich d\u011bti budou m\u00edt dobr\u00e9 zn\u00e1mky, jakkoli nesouvisej\u00edc\u00ed s \u010d\u00edmkoli nau\u010den\u00fdm. Jejich z\u00e1jmy jsou lok\u00e1ln\u00ed, i kdy\u017e je m\u016f\u017ee vzru\u0161ovat ten \u010di onen fotbalov\u00fd t\u00fdm, ten \u010di onen Trump nebo Biden, p\u0159\u00edpadn\u011b mor\u00e1ln\u00ed hry o policejn\u00ed brutalit\u011b \u010di spravedliv\u00e9m hrdinstv\u00ed Ukrajinc\u016f.<\/p>\n

Vezmeme-li v \u00favahu v\u00fd\u0161e zm\u00edn\u011bn\u00e9 \u0161patn\u00e9 vzd\u011bl\u00e1n\u00ed, kontrolovan\u00e1 m\u00e9dia a americk\u00fd antiintelektualismus \u2013 Ameri\u010dan\u00e9 z\u0159ejm\u011b nemaj\u00ed r\u00e1di zjevn\u011b inteligentn\u00ed lidi -, m\u00e1me tu politiku naprosto neschopnou dos\u00e1hnout n\u011b\u010deho, co by se bl\u00ed\u017eilo funk\u010dn\u00ed demokracii. Na\u017ehavte lidi na Superbowl nebo na mor\u00e1ln\u00ed poh\u00e1dky o Ukrajin\u011b \u010di Rusku a ud\u011blaj\u00ed cokoli, co si p\u0159ejete. Budou se v\u00e1let. \u0160t\u011bkat. Prosit. Nen\u00ed t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 je k tomu donutit.<\/p>\n

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