I realized a sad truth today, one that’s been apparent for years but which I’ve not properly articulated, hearing Trump today claiming China has no wind farms.
I realized we’ve become so accustomed to Trump, a supposed leader on the world stage, telling such a constant stream of lies that it’s no longer even news. It’s just an accepted part of daily life. How low has humanity sunk!
It’s one thing to doubt issues where there’s a lot of noise, confusion, and contradictory evidence flying around. Government regulation kills business – nonsense promoted by billionaire business owners. Smoking causes cancer – a fact long deliberately muddied by the tobacco industry. Fossil fuel use is altering our climate – a fact long deliberately muddied by the oil and coal industry (anyone seeing a pattern here?) Where there’s so much credible-sounding argument it gets hard to sift truth from reality.
But Trump makes statements that are so easily checked and debunked there’s no excuse. He’s been at it ever since his ridiculous (and easily disprovable) claims about the crowd at his first inauguration, and has been at it ever since. And the American people consume it like candy.
A well-educated, well-informed populace is vital to a healthy democracy. It’s also vital to a healthy and wealthy population. I’m saddened for the future of the US people. With so much willful ignorance there the future looks bleak.
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