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stldev • today at 2:18 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yes! Trump is just the symptom of a much more serious disease. Far too many Americans are unable to distinguish propaganda from journalism, unable to critically evaluate the information they receive, where it comes from and who it actually benefits.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” - Jefferson, 1816.


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petesergeant • today at 2:46 PM

> Far too many Americans

This is neither a particularly contemporary problem nor an American one.

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