Much has changed since the days of the philosophers studied in school
Students and crowds used to gather when these men spoke as they were no one’s fool
Today with social media anyone with a phone or a keyboard can hammer out a thought and become a new age sage
One’s inner musings in four misspelled sentences can become a proclamation on their Facebook page
Let’s take a look at look at a couple of these insightful pundits and see how their thoughts might be reflected in today’s society
Bear in mind the imagined posts on the Facebook page will be dripping with democratic piety
Plato: “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
Today’s scholar: This virus is all the orange man’s fault and has nothing to do with Beijing
Descartes: “A state is better governed which has few laws and those laws strictly over served”
Today’s scholar: The way I see it, Nancy’s got arrows in her quiver and the law of the Constitution don’t need to be preserved
Plato: “Democracy passes into despotism.” That warning came from long ago
Today’s scholar: Hopefully Biden will win and we can be safe with forced lock downs, mask mandates and end Trump’s dog and pony show
Descartes: “Except our own thoughts, there’s nothing absolutely in our power”
Today’s scholar: Obama was a great president who associated with the common man and would never live in an ivory tower
Plato: “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”
Today’s scholar: Biden’s a good guy, he’ll pass the green deal, take the guns and support socialism. Can I get an amen?
Descartes: “I think, therefore I am.” This proves one might have more thought power than something slimy washed up on shore
However in some cases an amoeba might argue. Today’s scholar: I post thar4 I R.