'Most Americans are so dim-witted that they trust the government to tell them what is true or false.'
By Jeremy Hammond: The effectiveness of statist propaganda never ceases to amaze me. It is powerful witchcraft casting a spell of delusion over the population.
I would like to think that most people understand that the government lies. I’d like to think that most are capable of thinking for themselves. A recent public opinion survey by Pew Research Center, however, strongly suggests otherwise.
More than half of Americans (55%) said they think that the government should “take steps to restrict false information online, even if it limits freedom of information”.
I would like to think that most people would recognize the false premise of the question posed, which is that the government is both benevolent and infallible, but alas.