This
a time of great political polarisation, in many of the Western democracies.
Matters are decided based on party positions, not on truth or on their merits. The
exercise of democracy has become like a war. There are only winners and losers,
when that’s the approach. There is no room for dialogue and compromise. That is
a serious setback for democratic values. And a very fertile ground for the
emergence of dictators and their twins, the populist fools. They just must be
able to talk to the prejudices shared by many people, as they struggle to carry
on with their daily lives.
Democracy
and mass communication are major tools. They can be used to promote progress as
they can be the instruments to get the most skilled morons into positions of power.
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