Obama and the Birthers

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Originally Posted by Professor S

You would recognize this as a problem, then, correct?

Actually, that's a question I'm not quite sure about. I think we can agree that the majority of US citizens are oblivious to the major issues confronting our country, and are not informed with regard to policy, legislation, or their respective representatives. If we agree to that, I then ask why? I have two answers. One, politicians want and/or require an oblivious majority to "keep the masses down." Or, two, the majority of citizens prefer to remain oblivious. I suppose the correct answer lies somewhere in between. But, if the majority does indeed prefer to remain oblivious, can they truly be blamed (or stopped, for that matter)?