Part of the reason is the failure of our school systems to teach the history of Canadian resistance to U.S. threats, incursions and trade sanctions.
Part of the reason is the failure of our school systems to teach the history of Canadian resistance to U.S. threats, incursions and trade sanctions.
No way.
They are susceptible because they use “products” (i.e. social media) that’s been specifically engineered to manipulate your opinions and worldview. That’s by design, and young minds are more easily corrupted by it.
There is also a growing number of extreme right-wing, “alpha male” influencers who are specifically targeting young males through social grooming and manipulation strategies.
When you’ve got elementary school teachers overhearing their 11-year-old students talk about people like the rapist and misogynist Andrew Tate, you can hardly blame a lack of history education on it.
This brainrot has reached India too. I saw too many chuds repeating Faux news talking points that I stopped visiting a tech forum I was a member of.
I agree. It’s more a byproduct of social media influences rather than the teachings of our school system (or lack there of). Although, our education system can do a better job encouraging critical thinking along with our standard curriculum.
Did you mean to write that part? I agree with everything else, except this part, that you never return to or substantiate in any way. And it seems obvious that a lack of education would make people more vulnerable to all the things you said. So it seems obvious that indeed, education IS “a part of the reason”.
For sure, but a lack of education in US/Canada relations is not the problem.
A lack of education on how to defend against manipulation, advertisements, and “influencers” is the bigger issue.