> That some agencies in the world deliberately fanning the flames of mistrust and division Plus, since WW1 misinformation and conspiracy theories has been rout

> That some agencies in the world deliberately fanning the flames of mistrust and division Plus, since WW1 misinformation and conspiracy theories has been routinely used as a weapon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare Disseminating (true or false) information is still one of the main tasks of secret services around the world. > One has to wonder, what event would restore trust in competent and benign government? Is there such a thing as therapy for a whole culture? The medicine is called healthy democracy. It requires free press, informed citizenship, schools to teach critical thinking... (Unsurprisingly many conspiracy theories are undemocratic or spread in undemocratic environments)