Reading the comments below, I fear for our future. It seems no-one trusts information from any source any more, which gives us an excuse to lazily discount any

Reading the comments below, I fear for our future. It seems no-one trusts information from any source any more, which gives us an excuse to lazily discount any critics of our own beliefs. The US presidential election in particular seems to be condensing into two very distinct sets of beliefs - one following a colourful businessperson, and the other a jaded politician - both of whom should be pursuing comfortable retirements instead of high office, in my completely irrelevant opinion (I'm not from the USA). Both sides discount everything the other says, because "you can't believe anything these days" and they can easily find their own media outlet that agrees with their point of view. My fear comes from the devaluing of the fourth estate. If the losing side on this election hears anything but "it was a fair race, but we lost" from their media, and given America's unhealthy predilection for firearms, you're not far off a civil war.