tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post5584282671912265118..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: H. L. Mencken on 'Forward Lookers'Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-85512316945892257412011-02-02T08:22:39.155-05:002011-02-02T08:22:39.155-05:00What I find disagreeable is his belief that things...What I find disagreeable is his belief that things can get no better so there is no sense in trying to make things better.<br /><br />It seems to me that those on top have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo and the easiest way to do so is to keep people believing that this is as good as it gets. So our education system becomes less about educating and more about socializing and propagandizing.<br /><br />People like Mencken, having the public ear, could do a lot towards pointing out the inequalities and really getting "the people" to question the status quo vis-a-vis their own place in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-66490317117119740932011-02-01T18:42:32.849-05:002011-02-01T18:42:32.849-05:00If so, how do you account for your different polit...If so, how do you account for your different political attitude toward "average humans?" Mencken wanted to be left alone by them -- though I suppose he didn't mind them buying his books -- and he definitely didn't want to lead or slaughter them. Do you consider yourself more of a forward looker than Mencken? If so, what do you find disagreeable in his description of the type?Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-6639612463222816122011-02-01T10:03:10.186-05:002011-02-01T10:03:10.186-05:00The more of Mencken I read, the more disagreeable ...The more of Mencken I read, the more disagreeable I find him. That being said, I still think his response to the Scopes trial hit the proverbial nail on the head, insofar as the average human is concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com