Building a Nation of Know-Nothings - NYTimes.com

Building a Nation of Know-Nothings - Readers' Comments - NYTimes.com: "The mainstream media has no motivation to go after the truth, as it makes money through the status-quo. Spending by the political parties contributes significantly to the bottom line of the media companies, so greater the lies and TV ads the better. The Murdoch entities including Fox and the WSJ, along with the likes of Rush, make a lot of money exploiting public ignorance and spreading fear and hatred.

More than sheer ignorance, the lack of desire to learn and to discern the truth among a large percentage of the public is very troubling. Companies defer to investors, and major investors have not expressed any concern at the state of affairs. Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Warren Buffet, and others complain about the education system, but individually and collectively the wealthy and influential investors have not criticized the level of public ignorance and the role of their investments in this disastrous state of affairs."