The causality here (and the fact of the matter) is far more complex than it seems though - for example, each person's perception of what is going on is to a lar

The causality here (and the fact of the matter) is far more complex than it seems though - for example, each person's perception of what is going on is to a large degree a function of their culture and education, and those two attributes tend to get a free pass at least when it comes to oneself or the members of one's ingroups in all such discussions. Our wonderful, purely well-intentioned politicians could do something about this dire "need for more critical thinking", and yet what do they do to fulfill that need, despite it being literally their responsibility. https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=ed.gov&query=curriculum https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=ed.go... See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_cow_(idiom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_cow_(idiom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_disinformation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_disinformation (what my comment "is") For example: these terrible people you are referring to out there....are you sure they are as they seem (where did you learn these facts about their intentions from, etc), and that they are enemy number 1?