> Emotional outrage > rational analysis Incredibly true, I'm afraid. In fact, I'd also add advertising > rational analysis indoctrination > rational anal

> Emotional outrage > rational analysis Incredibly true, I'm afraid. In fact, I'd also add advertising > rational analysis indoctrination > rational analysis political bias > rational analysis gratification > rational analysis These all seem to be qualities we see in the "mass public." Whether it's consumerism, mercurial emotion, or a "save the children" mentality to politics, no one has common sense or the capacity to rationally analyze anything anymore, which is extremely sad. I'd have to attribute this to the general attitude of ignorance that seems to infect and grow and devastate minds. When I was in 3rd grade, I asked my teacher why the sun was an inexhaustible resource even when it would eventually collapse and implode, and she said, "Well, it's not going to collapse in our lifetime." Again, cultivating an attitude of "Just take everything for granted and don't overthink and introspect at all," which, fortunately, I wasn't a victim of. This attitude leads to political ignorance, emotion > reason, consumerism, and also effective advertising. If it weren't true, The "Learning" Channel, MTV, VH1, Fox News, and MSNBC would not exist today. But they do.