How can you take an illiterate person seriously ?
By Kangarooo
@Kangarooo (104)
Latvia
May 1, 2011 12:54pm CST
Illiterate person given option to vote not thinking about future can be taken as hostage in short-term thinking for idea witch he votes for.
So should it be like that? Any other examples of illitirate thinking and validnes?
3 responses
@jyaegel (161)
• United States
1 May 11
I am dumb founded about this. Army leaders that can't read in today's army? I know in order to even get into the military now a days you have to take the ASVAB test. then even to go in as an officer you are required to go to college. So how can leaders in the United States military get in with out being able to read. Part of being an E-5 or higher are reviews. Before someone goes saying the military leaders can't read show the proof first.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2 May 11
I asked those questions of one of the NCOs I taught. In his case, he could read at about a 3rd grade level, since that's about the level most of the government documents printed for the general public are written at (I know there are plenty of jokes to be made here, but it is true), he was able to muddle through.
The fact is though, there are college grads who are functionally illiterate. They learn a lot of tricks that help them muddle through.
@ladybugmagic (3978)
• United States
2 May 11
I don't know if I am understanding your question. Are you asking if illiterate people should be allowed to vote because they can just be told something and take it at face value without reading about it first? Like they would be taken advantage of?
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1 May 11
Many years ago I was a volunteer adult literacy tudor. You would be surprised at the kind of people we taught how to read. Army leaders, business owners, even teachers. We learned there are a lot of people out there who can't read, but even their closest friends don't know.
