Gotta admit it. My faith in democracy is badly shaken (though not broken)

[Saboburns]

9. The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in Democracy but in ourselves.

American Democracy isn't breaking/broken, but many Americans are. And you're wise to be worried. We've seen the past 5 years how pitifully fragile our Republic truly is. Add to that we now have one our two Political parties actively (not covertly mind you) working to destroy our Democratic institutions and Democracy itself.

I'm of the opinion that it's the WingNut propaganda that is our major enemy/problem. Fox News is very tame compared to other, stranger and more dangerous WingNut outlets. There are dozens and dozens. I've noticed that during the past 20 years as newspapers have mainly disappeared, Newsmen furloughed, WingNut news sites are popping up all over. It's a fertile field is Conservative news, growing bigger everyday.

We, us, especially here at DU don't pay nearly enough attention to WingNut media. It's crazy stuff, completely made-up for those that consume that shit. And consume it they do.

If you want to know why our Democracy is crumbling spend a couple hours reading Gateway Pundit headlines. Want to know why Donald trump got elected in the first place-watch an evening of Newsmax. If you want to know what WingNuts are planning-spend an hour reading Breitbart.

Yes, it's madness on grande scale- but 40% of Americans are addicted to the feeling they get upon consuming WingNut media. They live in a different reality. And very, very few ever make it back.