The article discusses the increasing polarization in the United States, attributing it to the differing media consumption habits of the populace. It highlights how individuals rationalize contradictory evidence to fit their beliefs, thereby undermining democratic debate. With references to notable figures such as Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the piece suggests that this divergence in perspectives complicates the ability to address complex policy issues, emphasizing the challenges in reaching a common understanding in today's society.
These days it seems that even when confronted with hard evidence that contradicts our worldview, we rationalise it away, dismissing it as biased, manipulated or incomplete.
The world seems to be getting crazier by the day. Or should I say 'by the night', given that my daily routine now begins with waking up and seeing what havoc Donald Trump and Elon Musk have managed to wreak while I was sleeping.
Inevitably, one of the first things that comes up is how polarised the US has become, and how people consume such different media...that they seem to live in totally different worlds.
If you can't even agree on the basic facts, how can you have democratic debate? How can you address complex policy issues if one side is sure that grass is red, while the other suggests it is aquamarine?
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