...yes and there are a variety
of subjects that this is happening
in simultaneously,,,
..the value of spin; half truth and biased
facts;together with lack of context
is getting worse

The willingness to believe bullshit is strong in people and they'll go a long way to defend their belief in it too.

Good post btw! ????

Eighty percent? You need to meet someone who is more fun.

I have to pass this on to some of my Facebook friends!

Ignoring evidence-denial is a long river.

i taught english (and other subjects, in english) in japan for a decade. i had a few side jobs in addition to my university gigs, and one was an adult cultural center class. one day i asked my students some questions, one by one, and the conversations went a bit like this:

1. what's the best newspaper in japan?
   the mainichi.
   why is that the best newspaper?
   because my father reads it.
   if your father stops reading it, will it no longer be the best newspaper in japan?

2. why do i see so many white cars on the street? almost everyone has a white car!
   because we like white cars.
   but why do you like white cars?
   because they have higher resale value.
   why do they have higher resale value?
   because we like white cars.

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So, which one is you!