[mindslight]

Obviously this ad is just the latest in a long line. But it's exceptional because it's on a fresh topic and so at odds with objective reality, common sense, and an open society that it can't be waved away through relativism. Is there anything to be done about this Lugenpresse political movement, besides crossing our fingers and hoping that enough people have retained their faculties such that the Republican party implodes rather than explodes?

I'm reminded of Moldbug's call to build a more trustworthy source of truth (somewhat ironic, I know). The current zeitgeist is definitely a correction from how the mainstream media has been traditionally manipulating. But rather than appreciating more reliable sources, it seems that people are more interested in confirming their biases rather than confronting uncomfortable truths. I'm at a loss of how this can be reformed through grassroots information technology, besides taking steps to protect myself from whatever societal decay lies ahead.

[ilaksh]

I'm a left-leaning independent, but tech illiteracy and general incompetence or lack of integrity has nothing to do with Republican or Democrat.

[mindslight]

For context, I'm a small-l libertarian (I don't drink the party's pathological kool aid).

If this were a straightforward attack on another candidate, then I'd classify it as the usual "lack of integrity". But rather it is an unsolicited attack on the press as an institution, over an objective situation could instead be clarified by anyone with mild technical knowledge. It echos the growing Lugenpresse chant that is most certainly specific to the current Republican party.

Unless this energy dissipates, increasing rejection of outside information sources can only lead to societal collapse. Which is why I objectively ask what can be done. Obviously the top-down view is to tie this in to Facebook's (et al) ill behavior, but from a bottom up perspective seemingly the only thing to be done there is for people to switch to decentralized media. But it's hard to see a motive force for things to converge when it appears that people don't appreciate truth that clashes with their Party's dogma.