[spynxic]

_Evidence_: > when was the last time you saw something that actually had to be explained come up in a televised debate?

_Question_: > what do you think can be done to take back US society and make it a little closer to what our seemingly more critically-thinking predecessors had lived through?

_Logic_: An individual can only critically think about or evaluate things that are presented to them.

_Issue_: If something is glossed over, for whatever reason (be it too difficult to understand), it has not been [and likely will never be] presented for evaluation unless ____(Reason #1).

The issue doesn't end with the lack of presentation -- instead it ends with the consensus that it's OK or necessary to gloss over things because ______(Reason #2).

[arthurcolle]

I was asking a completely friendly question out of genuine curiosity as to his opinion. your insinuation that I am not capable of logical thinking based on my honest question, as well as the cutesy symbolics is a little bit rude, and I hope you got a kick out of getting all the formatting to line up. A+ work

[dang]

Please remain civil, even if you feel someone has insinuated something. Which, incidentally, they often haven't. This kind of thing is notoriously difficult to read, which is an additional reason to remain civil.

Edit: unfortunately you've broken the HN guidelines with incivility quite a bit in the past too. We ban accounts that do that. Please read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and clean up your act if you want to keep commenting here.

[spynxic]

> I was asking a completely friendly question out of genuine curiosity as to his opinion.

Why do you feel the need to tell me this? I wouldn't have commented if I thought otherwise. P.S. There was no intention to be demeaning. Just intention to present the issue clearly.

As for the cutesy symbols, they're there to make clear that this isn't a problem because it's DIFFICULT to solve, as the solution is perfectly clear. Give individuals a voice by informing them and allow them to offer an evaluation.

The reason it's still a problem is because of a lack of leverage on the uninformed individuals' behalf.

No need to get worked up about simple things.

[dang]

> No need to get worked up about simple things.

Please don't cross into personal rudeness, regardless of whether someone else did.