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Knowledge isn’t power unless it is applied.

I often hear friends, family, acquaintances, and Americans I don’t even know on TV talking about what’s going on on the other side of the world. The wars between Israel and Palestine and between Russia and Ukraine. They take sides, and there are protests all over the country.

To me, this is almost as dumb as professional sports. Not quite but almost. Not quite because these conflicts actually affect people’s lives. But almost…because there’s nothing we can do about it. Protesting in New York changes nothing in Palestine. They don’t even know you exist.

It’s not that global news doesn’t matter. It’s just that knowing about it benefits no one. If I know what’s happening in Ukraine, no one benefits from my knowledge of this. I don’t benefit. All it does is raises my blood pressure. Ukraine doesn’t benefit. They don’t know I exist. Neither does Russia. Literally nothing gets better due to my knowledge of the conflict…but that’s just an example. The same thing goes with pretty much any global event/news. Now I will occasionally watch local news…or sometimes even national news when it comes time for national elections. In these cases, I can actually do something to make a difference.

But most of the news is crap I can do nothing about…so I’d rather just not know about it. I just don’t see the point. It makes me either sad or angry, and the people on the other end, like I said, don’t know or care that I exist.

I agree with Dale Carnegie’s assessment. Knowledge isn’t power until it’s applied. If my knowledge can’t be put to good use, I’d rather just not know about it.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
In my opinion, (for what its worth at this distance) (Some)Americans dont seem to think they need knowledge, because the media moves through the knowledge part very quickly and tells them what to think, so they dont have to decide that. From Carlson and Hannity, all the way up to the View, its never about supplying facts and letting them decide. Its " If you are American and love your country, this is how you will think". And the plebs buy it..😷
We could all be living like this…
But.. we gotta fund wars instead.

goodlil666 · 51-55, MVIP
I would have to agree with you about some issues. But not all issues.

A great video documentary produced by Muslims about themselves and how they view their struggle called " Farewell to Israel" is available and should be watched by everyone for or against Islam. You will learn things you did not know I assure you.

 
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