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KY_EnviroGuy

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27. Exactly - well said!

Reply to american_ideals (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 05:02 AM

Oct 2017

I've thought much about how we might reverse this plague on our society but with no easy answers. Even if one could shut down Faux News and hate radio tomorrow, it would take a generation to moderate-out the hate and disinformation.

The only idea that keeps resonating is bettering our education system, and therefore improving average citizen's rationality and independent thirst for truth.

Unfortunately, the billionaire class prefers us to be dumb, delusioned, and filled with fear.

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20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They're scared. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 OP

life. So called christians, not Iliyah Oct 2017 #1

Republicans are indeed taking apart democracy, but what will they replace it with? nt procon Oct 2017 #2

Oligarchical dictatorship lastlib Oct 2017 #10

Procon, your question makes me think of... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #26

I fear for the future. Not so much for myself, but for my young nieces and nephews who will smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #3

When you have a generation of young people worshipping Hitler and embracing white supremacy... Initech Oct 2017 #5

I know. It makes me so sad. I just can't believe that this is our country. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #12

I feel like we made a major mistake somewhere in the last four years. Initech Oct 2017 #19

We lost Wisconsin and Michigan in 2010 delisen Oct 2017 #28

It's the 4-decade-long GOP hatemongering that got us here american_ideals Oct 2017 #15

Yes and the hate is now 24/7. Initech Oct 2017 #20

Don't be fooled by places like 4Chan. Kentonio Oct 2017 #25

Exactly - well said! KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #27

We must tell everyone we know that Fox News lies to get votes for billionaires american_ideals Oct 2017 #30

I have 2 adult sons who both decided not to have children, decades ago. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #6

Make that 3 adult males. roamer65 Oct 2017 #8

My three have also decided not to have children. murielm99 Oct 2017 #11

Hmmmm dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #23

Not much to look forward to, is there? smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #13

I'm never having kids yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #18

Remember that Business Plot from the 20s? It's here. Initech Oct 2017 #4

the warning bdamomma Oct 2017 #7

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #9

Glad I did not have children now. Demtexan Oct 2017 #14

Thought it was just me who felt that way. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #16

I wanted a kid or two but it did work out. Demtexan Oct 2017 #17

I chose to not have kids when I was 12. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #21

Good on you for listening to your gut feelings dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #22

I remember those days. murielm99 Oct 2017 #24

Holy shit.That doc musta hated the Women's Movement. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #29