When looking at a question of this scale it is important to break it down. For example what makes us a citizen? Could it be somebody who is a member of a certain country or just a member of the human race? In my opinion I believe everybody is equal weather they are black or white; regardless of their religion; of weather they are a member of a social elite or living in a YMCA; and living in a rich country or a developing country. This means everybody deserves to know. Obviously there are some serious issues such as security issues regarding the special forces including in the navy, army and air force where matters of national security mean that it is in the best interests not to tell the public things as it would be dangerous and may create a riot. An example scenario would be that if a certain impending disaster was to strike Britain then everybody may attempt to leave the county like a bat out of hell which would cause pandemonium.
Some complicated decisions have to be left for the scientists and other intellectuals who are better trained to deal with the certain situations then it is best left up to them. However it can also be argued that some ordinary person can be clever enough to solve certain problems so the situation rather makes me wonder whether or not it would be a good idea to allow uninformed members of the public to flex their opinions on certain matters.
On a personal level I wish to be informed as I believe it affects my personal life and I don’t wanna miss a thing that could possibly affect my life. For example there are many things that people would like you to believe can be solved with a million dollar bill which is not right?
One worry I have is that no matter what is actually the truth politicians cannot help but spin the truth and I want to break free of this manipulation of the true .
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Do you think we learn enough about serious issues, such as climate change, at school/college? Where do we learn to think critically about the world around us?
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