Per my parent post: >Most western democracies long since scrapped proper education because it's easier to win the support of the population with propaganda^H p

Per my parent post: >Most western democracies long since scrapped proper education because it's easier to win the support of the population with propaganda^H public relations than it is to make a reasoned argument. In my mind, the correct response to the rise of FAKE NEWS (aka: yellow journalism, sensationalism, propaganda, public relations, advertisement) is to focus on teaching critical thinking skills, not to have a censor that says 'You can say this thing but not that thing'. Will bad people have harmful, self serving opinions? Yes, they will. That's part and parcel of living in a free society.