When Trump got elected I had to listen to my friends freak out about a "Hitler" "Fascist" crazy-man. I silently rolled my eyes. Then when he lost the election,

When Trump got elected I had to listen to my friends freak out about a "Hitler" "Fascist" crazy-man. I silently rolled my eyes. Then when he lost the election, and lied about it, and confused more than a third of the country in the process, I realized I was wrong. I had wanted to believe (though never based on any evidence), that more information was always better, and that people are smarter than TV assumes. I wanted to believe that a pre-selected, pre-digested set of channels was ludicrous, and removing the gatekeepers would force a radically more efficient system. I wanted to believe that because I "knew" I personally didn't need such pabulum. Perhaps we'll grow into it. Personally, I'd rather not risk it right now.