MONEY, POLITICS AND SMALL MINDEDNESS

The Citizens United decision concerns many who feel that big money has too much of an influence over our political system. Beyond this, however, is the more fundamental question of why is the pubic so gullible? Should the volume of information correlate with its believability? Consider a world in which problem-solving were the priority and dichotomous noise was immediately recognized as such. Consider a public in which more people knew clearly what their goals and priorities were and how they can be accomplished. How much more difficult it would be to use fear and prejudice to manipulate the population, if people routinely asked “Is this candidate a problem-solver or a noise maker?”

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