Mass communication seems to be the culprit. Yellow journalism had a huge impact in the US in the past, Rwanda's problems were inflamed via Radio and now social

Mass communication seems to be the culprit. Yellow journalism had a huge impact in the US in the past, Rwanda's problems were inflamed via Radio and now social media is hurting the US and the world. Social media is the genie that's been let out of its cage. It's not going to go back in. I suspect the fix is to treat social media in the same way radio and TV are managed. They can't and should not be completely stopped but they can be managed by federal law. People will complain that it's against freedom of speech but free speech does not mean reckless speech. Words have consequences and social media lets every one have a virtual loud speaker that amplifies ideas that are said without much thought behind them. You can't even know whether the person is serious of just trying to be funny. It's a problem.