The Barbarization of Youth: Who Will Solve the Drug Problem?

In 1990, George Reisman, a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University, made a very bold statement, which was quoted in The Intellectual Activist, a monthly magazine that analyzes political, cultural and philosophic issues.

I found what he'd said about drugs and education to be very interesting:

“I believe that the decline in education is probably responsible for the widespread use of drugs.

To live in the midst of a civilized society with a level of knowledge closer perhaps to that of primitive man than to what a civilized adult requires (which, regrettably, is the intellectual state of many of today's students and graduates) must be a terrifying experience, urgently calling for some kind of relief, and drugs may appear to many to be the solution....

"This is no longer an educational system. Its character has been completely transformed and it now clearly reveals itself to be what for many decades it has been in the process of becoming: namely, an agency working for the barbarization of youth.”

In 1989, then president George Bush Sr. attended the National Governors’ Association (NGA) Summit, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

At this summit the NGA unveiled America 2000--now known as Goals 2000--and its six national education goals (which have since been increased to eight).

These goals have served to carve into stone controversial "education" practices and lay the foundation for activating school-to-work initiatives.

One of those goals caught my eye in particular:

“GOAL 7. By the year 2000, every school in the United States will be free of drugs, violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.”

That was 16 years ago. Yet, today we have an even bigger drug problem.

During my early years of research, I recall reading a White House Report stating that ultimately, America’s drug problem will not be solved by the government alone, but by participation from individuals in their own communities.

Today, with ever-growing drug and crime rates, this statement is proving to be true.

Friends of Narconon's drug prevention campaign is a stellar demonstration of individuals effectively doing something about it!

For you, we provide an opportunity to help your community. It's easy. Just sponsor a school. We'll do the rest.

Your sponsorship will help us gather together - community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood, block by block - the resources needed to help our children keep from turning to drugs.

Let's face it, it’s your neighborhood too! So take it back, do something about it!

There are two ways you can help us do this:

Sponsor schools to receive our Truth About Drugs educators' kits.
Sign up for our "escrip" program. This is a simple program that contributes to our cause without costing you one penny! Just go to this link: www.escrip.com and follow the instructions to sign up. There are a lot of merchants participating in this program. They will donate money to us directly for every purchase you make. No cost to you!
Now is an important time of year to get our valuable information out to school kids. The last week of October is “Red Ribbon Week”. This is a national campaign where schools participate in anti-drug activities.

Help us bring them the truth about drugs.
We can change their minds and save their lives !

Contact Donna Miller at Friends of Narconon.

CALL: 1-800-882-6862.

Sincerely,
Robert Hernandez, CCDC*
President, Friends of Narconon, Intl.
*Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor

PS It only costs $200 to sponsor a school.
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