In today’s political landscape, it’s hard not to notice the growing divide and the erosion of informed discourse. As we navigate these turbulent times, I can’t help but wonder: Have we reached a tipping point where ignorance has become the norm? Are we so far down the road that the public is ill-equipped to counter the latest governmental abuses?
It seems like the powers that be have successfully convinced many that losing is winning. The erosion of trust in institutions and the rise of misinformation can leave one questioning if we’re collectively stuck in a cycle of intellectual stagnation.
Let’s unpack this a bit:
- Media Influence: The media plays a crucial role in shaping public perception. However, with the rise of clickbait and sensationalism, the quality of information available has deteriorated. This makes it harder for individuals to discern credible sources from those pushing agendas.
- Historical Context: Looking back, periods of significant change have often been met with resistance and misinformation. The current era isn’t unique in this aspect, but the speed at which information spreads today amplifies these challenges.
- Public Engagement: The shift towards more polarized debates can stifle open dialogue. When discussion becomes a battleground of talking points rather than fact-based exploration, it’s harder to foster understanding.
- Intellectual curiosity: Encouraging critical thinking is essential. Without it, individuals risk being swayed by narratives that don’t hold up under scrutiny.
So, while the situation seems dire, there’s still room for hope. The challenge lies in recognizing our role as participants in shaping the narrative. We can choose to engage thoughtfully, seek out diverse perspectives, and remain curious.
Let’s not lose sight of the power we hold in our collective intellect. By fostering critical thinking and a commitment to understanding, we can navigate these challenges and find our way back to a more informed public discourse.
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America reached its tipping point of ignorance in 2016, we’ve been toppled since then.
Elmo wants people to be poor, uneducated, and more religious…
Know what I think is crazy? One “side” is completely blind and they don’t know it.
Like I hear republicans explain how a democrat behaved and is as a person and often times that’s how I’d describe a republican.
Like I’ve heard people say "democrats are just racist and don’t care about anyone else and all they want is money " but like… that’s how I would describe a Republican to a T.
One of us is wrong in that situation but both is think we are right. The power of division is crazy.
Lol you think its just “America”
glances at Germany and AfD 👀
The world is always stupid, stupidity is just louder due to social media. Stupidity knows no borders.
unfortunately not yet
We have a dictator now. We already tipped.
I think you’re missing that we are being deeply manipulated by hoards of foreign influence campaigns. Social media has exploded propaganda in the US and divided the population. Some of this propaganda also comes from internal sources.
Haha!!! Sadly, I think our domestic stupidity is more than adequate to explain the situation. I’d love to blame the boogyman here, but let’s face it – we’re #1 in stupidity and self-owns.
Something similar happened to us in the Philippines. There was a huge propaganda and disinformation campaign on Facebook by the Marcos family (rumored to have partnered with Cambridge Analytica). Which led to people falsely thinking that Marcos I’s regime was a golden age, and now we have his son as president.
Pshh, hardly.
Make no mistake: things can always get worse.
The abuse of autoritative sources (not to be confused with “authoritarian”) positions for personal upside maximization (which often meant spreading propaganda) and subsequent fall in trust in authoritative sources long predates Trump.
I mean, in the US, Newspapers - which are supposed to inform people, not to convince them of anything - openly gloat about their “opinion making” and are criticized if they do not openly support a candidate in Presidential Elections (the very opposite of Journalism)
Then there’s the decades-long massive abuse of “expert sources” on Finance and Economics by Neoliberalism to push very specific narratives, for very specific political ends which overwhelmingly benefited a very specific subset of people.
What you’re seeing now is the product of the deceit practiced by many of those who are supposed to be independent experts who inform the rest on important subject, and the blanked distrust on the the Media and “experts” and subsequent blooming of shameless loudmouth liars who speak with maximum confidence in politics is really just the harvesting that which has been sowed since at least the 80s.
IMHO the tipping point was decades ago and what you see now is the acceleration downhill having been going for long enough that the speed of travel downwards has become scary.
I’m confused about the state of Christians in America. I mean, they surround their entire lives around this Jesus character as he’s depicted in the Bible. They believe he’s God’s manifestation as a person without sin and yada yada.
Yet, they think Trump is a good representation of Christian values. If anything, he’s closer to the embodiment of the antithesis of Jesus Christ. How is it possible to be so bad at your own religion? The teachings of Jesus isn’t exactly rocket science. It’s mostly just ”be kind to others”.
But somehow these people - who supposedly spend all their waking hours around his teachings - are so ignorant they fail to grasp this basic concept. Nah, instead they cherry pick some ambiguous sentence from their book to justify their hate for others.
Well, that’s my rant about how the level of ignorance is beyond my comprehension. Or if you prefer: I’m ignorant about where all this ignorance is coming from.
Christians and hypocrisy go hand in hand. How many cross tattoos are out there? How many Christians scorn the poor, or their neighbors? It’s kind of a running joke that if you want to learn about the bible, ask an atheist. The more you read the bible, the more logical inconsistencies you find in it.
The real “value” in Christianity and the bible in general is that the masses can outsource their morals and ethics to some external thing without having to think too deeply. (Because who wants to think for themselves? That’s a lot of work!)
Trump is a perfect representation of Christian values.
Christians value convenience, tribal dominance and subjugation of outsiders, and the avoidance of accountability for their actions. Every bit of the history of Christianity reinforces that. He’s as Christian as it gets.
If you want to talk about the teachings ascribed to the mythos of Jesus, Christianity is the last place to look.
I’m aware that Christianity (and most other religions) are just full of asshole hypocrites who excuse their evil doings by either:
- suffer from the main character syndrome and believe the evil thing they just did is God’s will, so it must be good, because God is good.
- be aware that it’s evil, but it’s all good as long they ask God for forgiveness afterwards, because God is good and accepts all forgiveness.
LONG LIVE THE KING
That’s where discourse is at.
One thing that’s absolutely exhausting me is the constant overreactions to every stupid turn of phrase that dribbles out of Trump’s mouth. He says to a television audience “please go vote, just this one time” and the left FREAK OUT because he’s ENDING ELECTIONS. He says the White House interpretation of the law will prevail over that of other federal agencies and the left FREAK OUT because he’s MAKING UP THE LAWS NOW. He uses a trite phrase to aggrandize himself and people FREAK OUT because WE’RE A NAZI MONARCHY NOW.
This shit isn’t helping. Trump’s diarrhea of the mouth needs to be heard for what it is: the babblings of a deranged fantasist.
The whiplash from the two titles in your second pic really hit me hard
Only historians can determine if we reached a tipping point.
I asked one of my mates who’s a historian and he said yes. Viva la revolution
Have we reached a tipping point where ignorance has become the norm?
Yes. We reached that point in 1776.
I know this was supposed to be a little jab, but look back at writings by the founding fathers from that time. They were clearly well-reasoned, and at least TRIED to make a long-lasting republic. The USA wasn’t just slapped together randomly – they had a real plan and an architecture. If anything, it’s impressive how long it took to degrade the place.
A great example is George Washington’s opinion on getting involved in wars on foreign soil. Well, we might not call it “war” anymore, but we sure as shit have troops overseas at all times. I’m pretty sure the founding fathers never intended us to be the world police in this way.
Betteridge’s law applies here so very much.
Lol no we can get so much dumber!
Thats not what a tipping point is. You’re thinking of rock bottom.
