Do We Disrespect Rural America?

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78. Good questions. We have to figure out how to correct the disinformation.

It's very difficult to dislodge beliefs that are entwined with emotion and religion. A lot of people are now emotionally invested in believing extreme and bizarre falsehoods.

I have no confidence that they will see the light when Trump fails to deliver. They'll just blame Obama.

Voltaire offers one path. We can tend our own garden. Living an ethical and rational life puts us at an advantage. We can help our loved ones and ourselves survive and even thrive. The advice I'm giving my grown children is to be strong, resilient, and ready to use opportunities.

I am opposed to violent protests. I believe they are counterproductive. I am prepared to put my body on the line if it comes to that, but I prefer to create change from within.

I think that our Democratic committees on the local, state, and national levels need to use stronger rhetoric. Apparently many Americans prefer a rant to a nuanced speech. We need orators.

We need to create internet information campaigns of our own. They need to be clever and effective marketing. This is not the time for ponderous academic arguments. We need to harness public relations approaches to get the truth out.