I remember these people all too well because I was one of them, at least in college. At some point you just have to learn to shut up and regurgitate the bullshit theory the professor is teaching you even though you know it has no tangible applicability in reality and these people have never worked a job outside of academia in their professional lives. Having to lie through your teeth to get good grades is agonizing. You’re not really allowed to disagree with whomever is educating you.
The sad part about good students becoming complacent and never questioning the intentions of the establishment is that I don’t think a lot of them have that moment where they realize and begin to come to terms with the fact that their freedom of expression is an illusion. Ted Kaczynski wrote a lot about oversocialization and how modern society conditions kids heavily to not deviate from the norm unless the system can profit from it somehow.
Anyway, I’m getting off topic here, which has been a heavy recurring theme of this thread whenever there’s a slow news day. I’m watching every development unfold in Ottawa with bated breath. Not gonna go full doomer just yet because no matter what happens, even if the convoy is broken up, the political, social and economic consequences will be felt in the long-term, and you’re kidding yourself if you think this will be swept under the rug by 2023.