[PilotMan]

How so exactly? I'm the one always calling for patience and caution to wait for the facts to emerge before jumping to conclusions. It seems to me, that the news cycle can no longer wait for anything, and that either side needs to get their point out and across before any information is known. Look at the deep conspiracy theorists out there. They make their decisions, hear the fact, then decide that the facts are wrong and stick by their near sighted, conspiracies that are the only 'truth.'

trump is exactly the same way. Even today, he comes out and defends Russia in the face of massive information. He rails against things he can't see, despite having access to every bit of information and the most powerful weapons and military in the world. His goal has always been to dominate the news cycle, one way or the other. It doesn't matter what the truth is. The only thing that matters is that people are listening to what you're saying. If you can't win the battle for information because people won't listen to the truth, you're only left with fighting for the bits and pieces they will listen to.

Truth and science is more marginalized right now, in favor of feelings and instincts, than ever before. The current administration has done more to foster that than any previous one, but that doesn't mean that previous administrations haven't done it too, it just means this one has completely manipulated it more, for it's own gain, than any other. This is the truth.