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In reply to the discussion: What top 5 books would you list when directing a teenager? [View all]Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
Debt: the first 5,000 years by David Graeber
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Class Warfare by Noam Chomsky
With only 5 recommendations, I picked the theme of "everything you think you know is wrong". We are absolutely inculcated with a litany of bullshit here in America. Even supposedly well-educated thinkers so often base their opinions on facts, things they were taught during that educational period, that are simply not true and therefore, come to completely erroneous conclusions. Our own President is a great example as he appears to be completely convinced that taxation of profits stifles growth. He voluntarily compares his beliefs with those espoused by ronald reagan despite three decades of proof to the contrary.
I think it is vital for young minds to examine everything. As we used to say, "question authority".