Everyone slices, dices and slants the facts their way to some extent, some people more than others. You personally have to be able to read several points of view and determine a truth by listening to what is being said and discerning what is fact and what is exaggerated. That requires someone to have some intellectual ability, and sadly most people who attempt to debate politics only do so by repeating what they hear from Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow, Beck, O'rielly, Hannity etc. To have true open debate you have to educate people, and by that I don't mean educate them on what one side or the other stands for, but educate them on how to discern fact from fiction. People don't know how to research, gather facts, evaluate them and then draw a conclusion based on ALL of the information, plain and simple, and that won't be changing anytime soon. If anything this country is headed in the exact opposite direction of everyone attacking everyone else based on what they hear in the media and nothing ever getting accomplished.Originally Posted by bu villain
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