Scary Quote from Gore Vidal

Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back. -Gore Vidal, writer (3 Oct 1925-2012)

Well, that’s not exactly cheery news, is it?

In any case, I wouldn’t say that the United States is “habituated to liars.” Rather, about 40% of its population have cognitive biases, rooted in hate and fear, which are so powerful that these folks have trouble distinguishing truth from fiction.