Education vs. Indoctrination

Who tells you how to act, how to be? School? Teachers? The state? Your friends or communities? Religions and culture?
All of them.
How your culture behaves is influenced by external forces such as resources and your environment, but more deeply by internal sources, such as ideology.

What we are taught today is different than it was 20 years ago. Discoveries are made, ideas change, and now we have rapid sharing of ideas. You can and most likely do actively seek out what you want to learn about. But where that information comes from cannot be without bias. Even empirical scientific evidence is interpreted differently between scientists.

Everything we do sculpts and shapes our views. Different schools of thought are always at odds and accusing the others of brainwashing. Is brainwashing different from indoctrination?

Hmmm, let's see..

Brainwashing: any method of controlled systematic indoctrination, changing attitudes or altering beliefs.

Indoctrination: the act of teaching a doctrine, a principle, or an ideology, especially with a specific point of view.

Education: the act or process of imparting or acquiring knowledge, general or specialized, often as for a profession.

Indoctrination seems to be a form of education that accounts for teachings beyond just the work skills, and aims to shape your world view. From an administrative standpoint, I'd say that as a model for education it's at least honest. What I mean is that any education you get seeks to impart a world view on you. It's why there are different "schools of thought"; they're literally different schools, with different doctrine. If you leave one for another, will you not be accused of being brainwashed?

I don't have a problem with this. There are many different ideas about what is good, real, and right. Having opposing worldview's in an arena where we can discuss, dissect, and discriminate between real and fake is critical. Literally. It requires critique - being critical - critical thinking. Without critical thinking, will you not by default get brainwashed through ignorance?
Well, let's see:

If you don't actively challenge the direction you're going, will you not be swept away by the current?
If you ignore problems do they go away?
When you refuse to let your ideas be challenged can you be sure that they're right?
If new information arrives that disproves what you think, does that mean that you were previously brainwashed?
But more to the point: Were your textbook developers honest in their mistakes, or is there an agenda?

Symbolism permeates everything. I've met my share of witches over the years, and one of them explained to me that symbols are a good tool for subliminally guiding people's thoughts.

Take the monster energy drink. The 3 claw marks it has look like the hebrew letter vav. Vav is letter number 6 in the Hebrew aleph-bet.

Now this is getting very conspiratorial.. and there's certainly arguments to be made about it's relevance; but advertisers and graphic designers know what they're doing. 666? Unleash the beast? Monster? Regardless of the company's stance on religion, the marketing campaign is shameless in it's approach.

Here's a quote from actor and writer Alan Moore:

"There is some confusion as to what magic actually is. I think this can be cleared up if you just look at the very earliest descriptions of magic. Magic in its earliest form is often referred to as “the art”.  I believe this is completely literal.  I believe that magic is art and that art, whether it be writing, music, sculpture, or any other form is literally magic.  Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words, or images, to achieve changes in consciousness.  The very language about magic seems to be talking as much about writing or art as it is about supernatural events.  A grimmoir for example, the book of spells is simply a fancy way of saying grammar.  Indeed, to cast a spell, is simply to spell, to manipulate words, to change people's consciousness.   And I believe that this is why an artist or writer is the closest thing in the contemporary world that you are likely to see to a Shaman. "

Tradition is a great way to brainwash. Repetition really makes things sink in; actions become habit, and then bypass scrutiny.

Here's an interesting thing: The whole of the western world under christendom rests on Sunday. It was originally legislated to take place on Sunday when Emperor Constantine gave an edict in 321 A.D.

He said, "On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country however persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost."

All believers observed the Saturday sabbath from beyond history up until this point. It was only Rome and Alexandria that didn't. (note: Alexandria and Rome are two different hierarchies that had rulers who viewed themselves as gods)

Sun worship isn't new. Most pagan rites have similar attributes to what is practiced now in Catholicism. Christmas and Easter (derived from the words Ishtar, Astareth, Astarte, ect.) are both based around Sun worship and the Queen of heaven, respectively.

Sun-day is our day of rest. It is the day of the sun. For all believers before Constantinople and Rome it was observed on Saturday, the Sabbath. The 7th day.

Point being, attitudes and beliefs were changed; a brainwashing of weekdays. Whether you rest on either Saturday or Sunday, or neither and think it's all a load of nonsensical superstition - the fact is that the church leaders changed the meaning in the book. Sunday worship was legitimized by Pope Sylvester only 4 years after constantine in 325 A.D. (The Catholics maintain that it is by divine right that they have authority to change the Sabbath).

So what's my problem?

The plan to assimilate all nations under one world government.

It's no secret. Students today are being taught to see themselves as "global citizens". We now exist in a "global village", and as such we are expected to abide by the laws set forth for a global citizenship.

I think it's brainwash.
I think it's globalization indoctrination.
The homogenization of education.

Anyway, that's today's rant.
I hope I've sufficiently cast my spell on you.
Now go wash up that brain.