Distractions vs. Government

A socratic dialogue is a method that Socrates used on his students. He would question people’s statements in order to get them thinking about what they know. This caused Socrates to be a problematic figure in his day because the citizens of Athens thought he was corrupting the youth. They believed that Socrates didn’t believe in the Gods. The problem was that he did, and the only reason why he kept questions was to better his belief. Because people didn’t agree with the Socratic dialogue, this led to Socrates being prosecuted in Athens. In class, we read through Socrates’ Apology in class. This apology was basically Socrates trying to state that he was right, and his accusers were wrong. What was effective throughout the whole apology was that he kept questioning his accusers. This was basically a banter of back and forth, questions and answers. Although Socrates argument was effective for the reader, that was not the case for the accusers. Socrates was sentenced to a death penalty, but his methods are still functional today.

For this class, we were assigned to create our own Socratic dialogue on an issue that was going on in the world. One character was supposed to act as Socrates. In this case, the “Socrates” had to keep asking questions to get character two thinking. Character two was supposed to react to character one’s questions, until character two gained knowledge from the conversation. The topic was on the government implanting distractions for society to avoid global issues. This is something that my partner and I agree on, and it was also something that was easier to back up on our part. Researching global issues that went on in the year 2018, along with viral trends started us thinking about the ways the government works. Society tends to not pay attention to the correlation between certain political events and viral trends. They focus on the viral trends, and that leads us falling into the government’s trap. Half of America doesn’t advocate for our government, yet these trends lead us into distraction. Check out my partner's blog to learn more!

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