tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post6840160903677497733..comments2008-02-12T16:20:49.254-05:00Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-72752984413776176562008-02-12T16:20:00.000-05:002008-02-12T16:20:00.000-05:00ok, Chris, I'll bite ;-)<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, the ability to read the news from multiple sources and determine for oneself (without the help of a commentator) what is likely BS would go a long way toward solving the problem you're suggesting.<BR/><BR/>What would facilitate that? A good 2-year course in formal logic followed by a good 2-year course of statistical methods taught by a non-government (i.e. non-public) high school, building upon a foundation of world history and language taught from the earliest grades.<BR/><BR/>But it goes deeper than logic and free press. (again, IMO) You can't solve the problem that you are suggesting (truth being the first casualty of war) in an environment of moral relativism. <BR/><BR/>How's that for a start?Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-42301767310779016052008-02-12T15:46:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:46:00.000-05:00...the relevant implication being that <B>neither the vote nor the gun are adequate self-defense</B> against disinformation.<BR/><BR/>If the first casualty of war is truth*, then what must we add to our standard self-defense curriculum to remain relevant in the 21th century?<BR/><BR/>*See: "WMD, Iraqi"Chris Marshall | Martial Developmenthttp://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-90781101403979010882008-02-11T16:25:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:25:00.000-05:00Martial artists and students of history should know, that wars are waged by controlling access to information!Chris Marshall | Martial Developmenthttp://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com