"It's an odd contrast with the perception that everything has become hyper-political, intersectional and everyone is an activist now." We know this has been ex

"It's an odd contrast with the perception that everything has become hyper-political, intersectional and everyone is an activist now." We know this has been exacerbated by biased and poor media reporting, social media etc. but it seems to me that with the complexities of modern life many don't stop to think about issues, nuances are lost thus views polarize to extremes. I wonder how much better things would be if we taught kids about politics and how they are likely to be manipulated later in life, and that before arriving at a position it was incumbent on citizens to consider the issues carefully. Obama's point would be half solved if kids left primary school primed with these notions, even though views were not fully developed they'd be easier to reinforce later. None of that stuff was drummed into me as a kid and I now wish it had been.