Socrates provides an excellent example of "complicity" that provides further understanding to the importance of creating an informed population. Analogous to "Total News Today's" attempts to reveal the truth about the issues within our modern day society, Socrates himself revealed the truth about what problems he identified in his ancient Athens society. Drawing on more parallels, Socrates' teachings earn him admiration from the youth but hatred among the ones he embarrassed. ... Unwilling to remain complicit to false wisdom, Socrates persists in his practice beca...

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