The death of reason:
How does a lie come to be widely taken as the truth? The answer is disturbingly simple: Repeat it over and over again. When faced with facts that contradict the lie, repeat it louder.
Last week, a Washington Post-ABC News poll found that nearly half of registered American voters believe that voter fraud occurs "somewhat" or "very" often. That astonishing number includes two-thirds of people who say they're voting for Donald Trump and a little more than one-quarter of Hillary Clinton supporters. The Republican Party standard-bearer has elevated the lie about voting fraud and "rigged elections" to a centerpiece of his campaign. Another 26 percent of American voters said that fraud "rarely" occurs, but even that characterization is off the mark. Just 1 percent of respondents gave the answer that comes closest to reflecting reality: "Never."
Let those numbers sink in for a moment, and the next time you ask yourself, "How can people keep denying climate change" or "Why aren't people more upset about sexual assault" or any number of other issues our society refuses to deal with, you might already have the answer: We are idiots who have lost the ability to discern between truth and fiction.
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