Because the wealthy have completely corrupted the checks and balances, control the media networks and manipulate the voting populace through propaganda?
Yes, but if you as an individual allow yourself to be misled and manipulated, is it entirely the manipulator’s fault? They should not lie to you of course, but the failure to question a new piece of information before you let it influence your opinions and view of the world is entirely on you.
The most logical conclusion is that we as a species have failed. A better society than the one we’ve built would not tolerate this kind of manipulation. Corrupt politicians are a symptom, not the cause.
I’m not at all what you’d call a religious person, but consider the Nine Satanic Sins: the worst sin you can commit is that of stupidity. Imagine a world where everybody lived by this!
Because the wealthy have completely corrupted the checks and balances, control the media networks and manipulate the voting populace through propaganda?
Yes, but if you as an individual allow yourself to be misled and manipulated, is it entirely the manipulator’s fault? They should not lie to you of course, but the failure to question a new piece of information before you let it influence your opinions and view of the world is entirely on you.
The most logical conclusion is that we as a species have failed. A better society than the one we’ve built would not tolerate this kind of manipulation. Corrupt politicians are a symptom, not the cause.
I’m not at all what you’d call a religious person, but consider the Nine Satanic Sins: the worst sin you can commit is that of stupidity. Imagine a world where everybody lived by this!