George wrote:Just what is the foiundation for your expressed confidence in this area?
My personal experience of life tells me that education is the main factor of society improvement.
Most of the conflicts I studied (and some I witnessed) are the fruit of letting go the basic instincts of man.
These instincts are less prevalent with higher education, though not always.
But on average, societies with higher level of education are less prone to conflicts and war.
I'm truly confident that at some point, the necessity of education will become obvious for all.
Then, societies will become more assuaged, if the struggle for life becomes less pregnant.
Current orientation of the US goes opposite but I keep faith that American society will get back to its spirits in a foreseeable future.