Maybe McCarthy was more correct than he is given credit for. Compared to the dens of iniquity loosely termed Universities, producing powerless whims dominated by Marxist destructive thinking and end product terrorism screaming for the enemies of the West, it would be comforting to believe that Education was actually socially useful, and not producing brainwashed morons!

This I believe –

I believe that a blanket of fear has descended upon many of us. This fear takes many, many forms. For example, in the USA, fear has gripped so many who believe the only way for them to remain safe is to arm themselves to the teeth with guns, citing some 18th century decree as justification. Many are fearful of change itself, forgetting the Buddhist teaching that absolutely nothing is permanent in this world. The industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries was exactly that – a revolution that changed the world. Old money vanished and new money took its place. But the world went on. A fact that climate change deniers who scream the world will end if we change our behaviour should be aware of today. Many are fearful that acknowledging and granting equal rights to others not like them will result in them being obliterated, either physically or culturally. The ‘No’ vote here in Australia was a nation wide example of so many being fearful that they might loose their status, or others might be granted more than them.

As the old adage goes – the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.