(in the loving memory of Runaway1956, who succumbed after a long battle to gatewaypundits. May his brain rest in peace, squeaky clean and smoothed over)
because "Doing your own research" is far easier nowadays than building the habit of thinking critically.
Add COVID-anxiety, a chaotic narcissistic Orange clown and compound with the lack of survival problems to solve for the everyday life in a westernized society and (where appropriate) a good dose of American exceptionalism.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DeathMonkey on Thursday November 12 2020, @07:23PM
The Constitution says we all have equal rights and protection under the law.
The problem is when states try to violate that equal protection because states are not allowed to violate the Constitution.
So for abortion, for example, can you think of a safe, regulatory-approved, surgery you could get a doctor to perform on you as a male that would require government approval?
And conversely, do you think it's a good thing for your doctor to violate your confidentiality to inform the government of your private medical decisions?