I try my best to tell my grandkids not to take MSM and the internet for full face value. But in my opinion my grandkids got lazy and just google things and take it for face value.
I dunno if it's the school curriculum but I know they make the kids nowadays do their homework by just using their smartphones to get the answers.
I'm not sure if my grandchildren even know what a textbook is.
We live in an
American Idol culture. People, mostly younger ones, pick a favorite for whatever reason -- normally superficial reasons like looks, gender, or sexual preference. They then start acting like there's a huge competition to get as many others to vote as often as possible to keep "their idol" in the top.
People call themselves "Team this" and "Team that", as if there's an actual organized team they can join to support their favorites.
It doesn't stop there. They then start campaigns to smear the other contestants so theirs might have an advantage.
When I was young, the only time that behavior was exhibited was when discussing NFL and Collegiate sports teams.
Now, you can't seem to have an opinion on anything without declaring or being declared by others to be part of some team, group, wing or movement.
It's how they will continue to keep this nation divided -- pigeon-holing everyone so there's a reason for those in other pigeon-holes to treat them as enemies.
If you think the political affiliation of a person defines and dictates the complete and total intelligence, character and ideology of that individual, it's you who needs to examine your own intelligence.