Critical Thinking on Extremism

America is drowning in a cesspool of extremism. Suddenly, making wild claims, conspiracy theories and accusations no longer requires a shred of evidence. Politcal leaders, traditional media pundits and social media influencers have become emboldened enough to make things up and convince a significant, poorly educated percentage of population that their lie is true. And it doesn’t seem to matter how extreme the lie or how large the conspiracy; these people will believe almost anything. This is happening on both sides of the political isle, from both liberals and conservatives. The answer is finding our ideological middle ground, and while it may seem impossible, it’s the only way America will survive. Same with Putins war on Ukraine. Putin must know by now that he’s in a no-win situation. The west won’t tolerate his terror beyond Ukraines border, and the use of nuclear weapons would destroy the world. It seems that Critical Thinking, both in America and around the world, is on hiatus, and at the same time on multiple fronts. Watch this 6-minute video as I wade through current events to make this point, and I’d love to hear your point of view in the comments.