Ignorance isn't Bliss, it's BLIND!

Ignorance is not bliss, it's blind! What I mean is that if you are ignorant you generally don't realize it. Before you continue reading, watch the video below.



If you missed the gorilla the first time, so did I. I also counted the wrong number of passes. This is an example of how blindness is part of the human condition. We choose what we want to see; sometimes subconsciously, and some times consciously.

A common example how ignorance is blind is big government. A lot of people think government is the solution; more spending, more programs, more regulation. We constantly see messages about how government has to feed the poor, save the earth, and save the farmers. How many people out there expect the government to give them security, jobs, electricity and housing? However, the reality is big government gets in the way and causes problems.

From farming subsidies that have changed our food supply, to governments forcing banks to write bad loans causing the current crisis. Big government gets in the way. GOVERNMENT CAN'T CREATE ANYTHING! It only can take from someone and give it to someone else; the poor, the needy, etc. However, the people they take it from eventually stop creating. Then the government can't take or give anymore.

I'm not saying government doesn't have it's place. Of coarse it does. However, any attempt at social or economic "planning" will always leads down the road to serfdom. It causes more problems than it fixes.

Maybe I'm ignorant and thus can't see, but I don't think so. If you try to educate ignorance they put up the walls that are the very source of their ignorance. I read books from conservatives and liberals. I feel that by seeing both side I can make an educated decision. However, ignorance reads truth and sees lies. Maybe we should all ask ourselves now and then, "Am I ignorant?"