12-09-2016, 03:45 PM
It's an excellent point, and I agree that the diagnosis is easier than the cure. In an allegedly "free" society like ours, it's hard to legislate against fake news, which rumor has it is being considered.
I am used to have some "answers" for things, as I see them, and in this case I am at a loss. One thing we can say, is that policies are created based on what people choose to believe, and policies have consequences. Whether the people understand, accept and face up to the consequences of such things as climate science denial, or gun policy, or trickle-down, borrow-and-spend economics, remains to be seen. But we cannot escape the consequences of our decisions.
I am used to have some "answers" for things, as I see them, and in this case I am at a loss. One thing we can say, is that policies are created based on what people choose to believe, and policies have consequences. Whether the people understand, accept and face up to the consequences of such things as climate science denial, or gun policy, or trickle-down, borrow-and-spend economics, remains to be seen. But we cannot escape the consequences of our decisions.