01-17-2017, 12:51 PM
Quote:I prefer an unfettered and independent press. I'm concerned that the tin-foil-hat crowd has far too much to say and far too many opportunities to say it, but the real problem lies with the basic knowledge base of the average citizen. It's easy to lie to people who have no concept of the truth.
That's what unfettered and independent looks like. That's not what you are asking for.
As for the average knowledge base, at the end of the day, dude, lots of people are dumb and/or not interested in things outside of their immediate circumstances. That's just life. There is plenty of knowledge out there for people who want to acquire it. Honestly, teaching people to check sources, look at competing points of view, and recognize cant when they hear it is a lot better than some grand high poobah of journalism, "totally disinterested in anything other than the public interest", selectively spoonfeeding them the opinions and facts that they think they should have.