"And this is the problem with how Americans now get their news. It’s designed to reinforce what we already think, and in a way it never was before. It’s the age of partisan news. If you like the President and would like to have your news filtered for you that way, there are news sites for that. If you hate the President and would like to view everything he does as evil and dangerous, there are news sites for that. Independent thinking is at an all-time low. We’re all press secretaries now. We don’t study anything. We only know how to regurgitate the talking points supplied to us by our respective sides. And then we wonder why Congress is polarized."-Bill Maher
I totally agree. Particularly these thoughts:
1, Independent thinking is at an all-time low.
2, We don’t study anything.
3, We only know how to regurgitate the talking points supplied to us by our respective sides.
4, And then we wonder why Congress is polarized. (And I'd add, and we wonder why this country is so polarized.
I often wonder how much smarter people would be if they turned off/tuned out all these hyper-partisan resources. Americans are getting dumbed-down and manipulated by these hyper-partisan resources. Why would anyone want to be dumbed-down and manipulated? It's a true sign of weakness.
Discuss.
I totally agree. Particularly these thoughts:
1, Independent thinking is at an all-time low.
2, We don’t study anything.
3, We only know how to regurgitate the talking points supplied to us by our respective sides.
4, And then we wonder why Congress is polarized. (And I'd add, and we wonder why this country is so polarized.
I often wonder how much smarter people would be if they turned off/tuned out all these hyper-partisan resources. Americans are getting dumbed-down and manipulated by these hyper-partisan resources. Why would anyone want to be dumbed-down and manipulated? It's a true sign of weakness.
Discuss.