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A lot of truth in this

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Popeye said:
On the theme of critical thinking, it appears the photographer responsible for this image, a fireman in Belgium, stated it was intended as a joke. A search of "fire hose across railroad tracks" leads to several websites with similar stories:

"Hey, this past week our funny photo went viral throughout the whole world. Thousands of shares and likes in many different countries! Once and for all: the picture was taken in Belgium, in a small village called Bornem.

"After a minor intervention, we had some time left near the railway to make this picture. Since there were no trains running at all for a week due to maintenance works, we can state that our joke was a real success! Thanks to our entire team, 2nd sqdn Firefighters Bornem!"

So while the current teaching of critical thinking may not be up to snuff - the world still has a sense of humor.
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Probably a lot of similar images that show ridiculous situations are actually set ups meant to poke fun.
 
And in all seriousness, I often question the lack of critical thinking in 1930's Germany. I am German, and I often ponder how the population came to believe the division of the people; to believe that one type of person is superior to another type - basis solely on ancestral genes, not knowledge, skill, or contribution. Unfortunately, there are many similar parallels in history :(, and sometimes society does not learn from the past.
 
Mike - in times of great stress (the economic disaster of the 1930s), people look for someone to blame. Beginning in 1918, Germans were told by leaders of many factions, that the Bolsheviks and Jews caused the German surrender after WW1, the great inflation of the Weimar years, and the economic horrors after the US stock market crash of 1929.

Those Germans who understood critical thinking, were shouted down, and eventually put in the camps.

Niemoeller:

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
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