tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243118004702290322.post6595693690313252755..comments2023-06-22T15:08:48.006-07:00Comments on Scott D. Covey: Russian and Canadian differences Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11213803617604885596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243118004702290322.post-65539407265909763682014-12-19T09:35:11.136-08:002014-12-19T09:35:11.136-08:00Totally agree and while most of the conversations ...Totally agree and while most of the conversations have been fueled by Vince Wodka over Jack, I still miss having them with you! You always held me accountable for my position and that training has served me well here! I think it is more though. Everyone in North America is so busy working and such that they need sound byte news and fail to do the very basic source check hammered into us in First Year UniAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213803617604885596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243118004702290322.post-67631147346469890242014-11-19T03:45:09.102-08:002014-11-19T03:45:09.102-08:00The issue with having an open discussion here (Nor...The issue with having an open discussion here (North America) is that too many people have never been exposed to the art of debate. Unless they went to a private school or were fortunate enough as I was to attend an alternative junior high where I took a semester of debate, critical thinking or analytical thinking isn't taught. Thus one encounters the result, which is the automatic hostility on social media whenever a person disagrees with a point of view. Instead of challenging the belief and arguing the case on its merits, they immediately fall into name calling. Educational systems that still introduce students to philosophy, as some schools in Europe do, permit a more open discourse, It's ironic that for all our freedom and access to information, we appear to have become more intolerant of any divirging thoughts. I love having a good "Jack Daniels" conversation with people.Not Waving But Drowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028430037973037907noreply@blogger.com