In what system does the state and those in powerful position (big companies, media) have the biggest incentive to have a well informed populations?
It is clear that in the current democratic and capitalist system the interest of political parties is not to create people with no critical thinking skills or at the very least, they have no incentive to do the opposite and are happy with people parroting whatever narratives they preach.
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*the interest of political parties is not to create people with critical thinking skills
mathematics are taught in public school, logic isn't. pretty fuckin' strange, dawg. it's like teaching people how to write without vocabulary.
critical thinking skills are a euphemism for "high iq" and can't really be thought
You should just pick up the logic as you go.
No, especially if it comes to politics. You are not born for example, with the knowledge that if you read some news article, it's a good idea to check the sources and what news site it is on. Or if a politician makes some economic promises, to have an idea how realistic would it be.
You're born with the faculties to do that aka critical thinking.
This is a problem of states, authority and obedience. I don't think any ideology can solve that. You could educate people on why obedience is necessary for the survival of the state, I guess.
a vast majority of people I talk to, and I am talking 90%
What about enlightened absolutism? The core ideology of the state is that it's goal is to spread rationality, abolish superstition etc. so you have to believe in these concepts to be obedient.