@ghost_of_faso2@DamarcusArt A clever thing to do - upgrades the literacy and intellectual prowess of the populations to do so. Most people in the West are semi-literate at best with political and social theory.
also diversifies the workforce and makes sure the public never stop learning; if you imagine how most people just stopped challenging there perception here as soon as they get a degree and have to go get a mcjob, if they even get out of high school!
with this you have a block of your time, your in work time, not your free time dedicated and paid for by the state just to keep learning political and social theory, and why not? both of those things are like cooking, you use them every single day to enrich your life.
from a pargmatic perspective too, you wouldnt let someone drive a car without a exam, so why expect them to fully participate in a democracy without an expectation that you will teach them how it works?
Its not as a inverse relationship as say, you cant vote without passing this exam; more just they can see its beneficial for everyone to understand how it works and the theory behind it so they can be better participants.
the chinese goverment will literally give you a third of the week off to just read theory
@ghost_of_faso2 @DamarcusArt A clever thing to do - upgrades the literacy and intellectual prowess of the populations to do so. Most people in the West are semi-literate at best with political and social theory.
also diversifies the workforce and makes sure the public never stop learning; if you imagine how most people just stopped challenging there perception here as soon as they get a degree and have to go get a mcjob, if they even get out of high school!
with this you have a block of your time, your in work time, not your free time dedicated and paid for by the state just to keep learning political and social theory, and why not? both of those things are like cooking, you use them every single day to enrich your life.
from a pargmatic perspective too, you wouldnt let someone drive a car without a exam, so why expect them to fully participate in a democracy without an expectation that you will teach them how it works?
Its not as a inverse relationship as say, you cant vote without passing this exam; more just they can see its beneficial for everyone to understand how it works and the theory behind it so they can be better participants.