makeshiftmind

I posted this on a blog I frequent in response to a gentleman who was attempting to justify government education on the grounds that it was “good for the country as a whole” (paraphrased).

“I do not believe that people will become hopeless, uneducated zombies if the government does not control education. The high availability of information in this country is taking a toll on brick-and-mortar schools. Alternative forms of education like homeschooling are becoming very popular. This is the market stretching itself because “public education” is a colossal failure. The only legitimate role of the government is to use law (which is force verbalized) to protect the life and property of the citizens who created it. Defense is the only proper use of force — education by force is something we call brainwashing. And if you doubt that this country educates by force, take your children out of grade school for a few days without “properly justifying” your actions to the authorities, and you will feel the full wrath of the education police.”