Our, ahem, education crisis

I was thinking recently about someone with whom I tried to have a conversation.
I realized the other day why I could not get through to her... she was brainwashed. that's right she was programmed, not only was she programmed but it was done by a public school.

I have long lamented that the schools I had to deal with were uninterested in teaching the kids how to think and were more interested in making the kids memorize. I think this is becoming more and more epidemic of all our learning institutions and in this case I am afraid it might prove fatal to our country.

She had no grasp of reality, history or how to think for herself. all she could do was spout the "facts" she memorized (BTW this is at the college level I am talking about).

when I presented her with the facts, and when I showed her incontrovertible evidence, all she could do was fall back on the old evade and redirect tactics employed by liberals everywhere.

I was discussing Equality and the lack thereof in our society, she had to make it about Racism.
"no, no," I would say, "I want equality, true equality!" and her response was "that is a racist attitude." now I ask you since when is wanting equality racist?

She denied that inequality exists. I pointed out to her that there is so MUCH inequality that it has even leaked into the major media networks despite their trying to do all they can to cover it up. So she switched tactics well the inequality you are talking about is nothing compared to the inequality faced by others.
So I try pointing out that while the inequality she is referring to was horrendous, I do not deny it's existence and I am as quick to condemn it as anyone, This still isn't addressing the issue I brought up, That is in the past I am talking about right now.
"My point is," I rephrase, "Any inequality or discrimination is bad. and we need to fix the discrimination/inequalities that exist right NOW."

"Well there are lots of things that you get to have still." she states then she proceeds to list a lot of Things that "I have that others don't" unfortunately she is wrong historically and realistically.

I point this out to her and give her the real facts even showing her where she can verify them.

She ignores what I say and repeats herself, Oh but wait did I detect a note of self doubt? so I repeat my points again...

It then hit me. this whole byplay reminded me of the movie "Hunt for Red October." there is a scene where the U.S. Submarine is following a new Soviet Sub. the Soviets have developed a new super quiet drive system. when the new drive is switched on the computer decides that what it is hearing is "Magma Displacement" see the computer cannot think so it falls back on it old programming which happens to be seismic studies. The Sonar man however has a mind and can think. so he is able to figure out what it really is.
That was what I was trying to struggle against. this person was "programmed" and cannot think.
I was trying to overcome memorization with logic and thought. and these things don't compute. all because the teache... wait no the Programmer had a bone to pick with a certain race and so foisted this off an the poor girl.
The worst part is that it is not only permitted, it is encouraged today. because this is what the "politically correct" want.