The Increasing Problem with the Misinformed
I agree with the article's premise that a misinformed public is dangerous to democracy, but I disagree with the premise that this is a new development. The public has always been misinformed for one simple reason: everyone loves to form opinions on how things ought to be, but few people feel the need to do the research and homework needed to actually form credible opinions on the topic.<p>This is not a popular thing to say, but democracy would work a lot better if misinformed people were simply not allowed to vote: <a href="https://outlookzen.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/democracy-by-jury/" rel="nofollow">https://outlookzen.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/democracy-by-jur...</a>