Correct. When things are really stuck on stupid, there's usually two or three dynamics in play: - lack of openness or fear of blowback from push back on the no

Correct. When things are really stuck on stupid, there's usually two or three dynamics in play: - lack of openness or fear of blowback from push back on the norms that squelches honesty. - people in charge who are deluded - people who use the norms to advance their own agenda usually without ever being explicit about it and purposely turn a blind eye to nonsense Trump is an example. Nixon and the republican senate (ultimately) is a counter example. -