Letters to the Editor
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"People must want to believe these fantasies, ...
because there is so much available information to the contrary. Ignorance, in this country with the availability of information resources that every person (except perhaps the most destitute or extremely rural), is a choice." -- omooex
I disagree to some extent.
It is enough if the majority are afraid to speak up, and the cowardice of going along with so as not to seem like a pussy pacifist, or a near traitor can be very strong. The group think is always something to fear, no matter the topic.
The government gets the propaganda noise machine cranked up, talk radio falls in line, newspapers sell more copies by printing scary scenarios, and the talking heads on Sunday tell us that this is a serious matter that can not be ignored. We do not want to be a Chamberlain after all. Then a few at work start to talk up "doing what is right" and many just keep their mouths closed.
I submit that it is not that the people are not paying attention or are stupid; it is the madness of the crowd coupled with the cowardice of the man with a family to feed.