The purpose of this blog is for people to be able to recognize and understand cultural and social developments in the United States, based upon the lifelong journey of an African American activist, educator, artist, and retired pro boxer. Sometimes there will be "guest" postings from prominent artists, analysts, scholars, journalists, and other such thinkers. I certainly welcome contributions that will enhance dialogue in a number of areas. In that context, this blog is interactive.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Is Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson a One- trick Pony?
Dear friends,
The more that I listen to Neil Degrasse Tyson, the more that I see him as a one-trick pony. While he talks a good game about the stars, he never reflects upon human beings and how we even get access to appreciating science, especially African Americans and Latinos who are, unfortunately, for the most part, trapped as both individuals and groups by the narcissistic spirit of their own self-indulgence called "religion" (with its childish illusion about a world-ruling personality named "God").
Even worse, Tyson's very trite and unoriginal remarks about how he let(s) his kids explore - circumventing the question that was asked to him - also shows how little he has thought about making them aware of the relationships between themselves, their parents, other people, and non-human phenomena. For example, he makes absolutely no reference in the question about American children failing in science and mathematics to the role of education, generally, in perpetuating "the market" that thrives upon war and cares nothing about life, human or nonhuman, or for that which is inanimate.
G. Djata Bumpus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo

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