^^^ Right, but what my first comment was in reference to is the flat out denial, in the face of raw empirical data to the contrary, of various issues. In this instance, it's the anit-vax issue, and we have decades of raw data showing no link whatsoever to autism, yet a person running for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES can come out and make that claim and receive cheers. And then, no one in the mainstream media (outside of, embarrassingly, comedians) will make a peep about how this person just spouted a whole lot of BS to the American people in an effort to get elected. And not on theoretical things like economics or job creation, but on something that has actual science behind it. It's like if the candidates were asked "Mr. Trump, what is 2+2?" and he responded with "well, there are those who will try to convince you that the answer is 4. Pfft, scientists. But it's obvious to me, that when I do my own version of the math, it actually equals 5." And the whole crowd cheers and not a single news outlet runs a story stating that Donald Trump can't do basic math.
This is a frustration with politics in general I guess, but it just seems more prevalent, and more ignored, in the US than pretty well anywhere else.
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