US bans students from “blacklisted” countries from getting access to Coursera
Is there any better way to change someone's mind, to change their fundamental mode of thought, to alter their perceptions and manner of reason than to educate them?Here's an even better question: if your enemy thinks like you, talks like you, acts like you, shares your values and views the world the way you do, is he your enemy? Can he be your enemy? Why would he be your enemy?Let's consider a central question.You espouse a belief in freedom, a nation built on liberty. Your enemy denies this, proclaims you a tyrant, and endeavors to make war against you. How do you respond?One method undercuts your enemy's message, reaffirms your core values, and has the potential to alter and modify your enemy so that he is predisposed to be united with you.The other affirms his message, strengths his position, and emboldens those who follow him.This leads to the last question: what is your objective? Is it victory, or something else?What better path to victory then to alter the mind of your enemy until he is incapable of fighting you?Our educational assets ought to therefore be shared. To sensor them in the name of security is foolish.