>The problem with the #MassPsychosis theory is it casts the citizen as victim, no longer responsible for our actions or for our communities.
Agreed.
At the same time are they really off the hook?
It seems the ones primarily affected are the ones watching TV all the time and/or being on social media all the time.
Why did they never question anything?
I even heard "yes, they are lying sometimes, but..." What but? Why the fuck would you still continue to listen to liars that you even identified as liars?
If people in general were actually critical or give a fucking shit about other people like for example the people of Iraq, or the people of Afghanistan, they would have stopped believing the fake news, but no. They don't give a shit about it. "what? GWB lied about WMD? Well, who cares, who won football last week?"
The ones I know that are not affected are the ones explicitly not watching TV, explicitly not being on social media.