S8 Ep1153: Gregory Copley. Copley explores the "balance of ignorance," where declining literacy and a loss of historical knowledge among urban populations lead to poor strategic decisions. This lack of identity and understanding of adversaries affects national unity
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Gregory Copley discusses the impact of declining literacy and historical knowledge on strategic decision-making and national unity.
Gregory Copley . Copley explores the "balance of ignorance," where declining literacy and a loss of historical knowledge among urban populations lead to poor strategic decisions. This lack of identity and understanding of adversaries affects national unity and hampers effective governance and military planning in the U.S. and Britain . (11)
People in this episode
Host: John Batchelor
Guest: Gregory Copley
Topics covered
- literacy
- historical knowledge
- strategic decisions
- national unity
- governance
- military planning
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Places: U.S., Britain
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