Most Valuable Global Concept (Final)

This year in global, the most valuable thing I learned was the importance of thinking for yourself, and voicing your opinion.  As Mr.Stewart would say, "think about the things you think about."  It is important to be able to form rational opinions without the influence of mob mentality, or personal bias.  Stay away from the concept of "2+2=5".  For example, the Holocaust was made possible because people allowed themselves to hate Jews for their personal benefit.  If they were able to rationally think about why they hate Jews and allow such atrocities, maybe more people would have spoken out and it would have been avoided.  The same goes for the Rwandan genocide.  If people stayed away from mob mentality, many lives would have been saved.  Global provided great practice for us to form our own opinions on future issues.