Friday, 12 February 2010
Blame the childish, ignorant American public
There's nothing wrong with changing your mind, of course, but opinion polls over the last year reflect something altogether more troubling: a country that simultaneously demands and rejects action on unemployment, deficits, health care, climate change, and a whole host of other major problems. Sixty percent of Americans want stricter regulations of financial institutions. But nearly the same proportion says we're suffering from too much regulation on business. That kind of illogic—or, if you prefer, susceptibility to rhetorical manipulation—is what locks the status quo in place.From Blame the childish, ignorant American public—not politicians—for our political and economic crisis. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine
I just got around to reading this. The headline should be Media fails to take blame for misinformed public. I don't want to single out Mr. Weisberg here but anyone who works in the media should be helping inform the public or discussing why the media is doing a bad job at informing the public of matters not related to the smoke monster on lost. They shouldn't be blaming people for not helping the media do its job.
Posted by at 4:00 PM in Politics
