Tam answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Tam The book is not disgusting, Patricia. The phenomenon that Tara describes is lamentable, and in accord with the psychology of being raised against an a…moreThe book is not disgusting, Patricia. The phenomenon that Tara describes is lamentable, and in accord with the psychology of being raised against an abusive backdrop of head-in-sand reverence for superstition. As to the question of how this could happen in America -- take a look at the orange surrogate for president, mass homeskooling [sic], belligerent gun-culture and mass shootings, greed and corruption packaged as patriotism, endemic racism, televangelist-promoted bigotries, and America's still abysmal performance on the PISA exams. As to the question of lack of awareness, Americans grow up brainwashed into believing that a social mess that lags far behind other western nations is "the greatest nation in the history of the world". As Trump demonstrates daily, wealth and power do not equal greatness.(less)

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