Yeah, "education" was not the right word. My own gripe is more about something like critical analysis in the context of our larger system. Continuing with the e

Yeah, "education" was not the right word. My own gripe is more about something like critical analysis in the context of our larger system. Continuing with the example, the commenters in the article were likely spurred on by the reactionary media constantly taking the very real issue of inflation and then fallaciously pinning it on the current administration. But instead of defending themselves, sticking with the topic, and directing blame where it belongs (massive monetary creation hidden while monetary velocity was very low), the democratic party seemingly reacts something like "oh no, not inflation again. did we cause it this time? we can't even remember. best to stay quiet.", and then goes on talking about their own disjoint narratives, with that same setup of a core of truth but the conclusions running amok. And sorry, but your initial point was very much partisan. You didn't name a specific party, but you certainly directed people to focus on one of them. Even if different people focused on different parties, that's still driving partisanship. Personally I see the effects we're each describing playing out for the immediate benefit of both political teams, with the loser being any sort of shared discourse.