[don-o]

Well done. Your comment shows up twice!

And speaking of Pravda, since you gave me a book recommendation (which I have on order) are you familiar with Neil Postman - “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”?

It was a paradigm shifter for my world view 30 years ago and his how the media (specifically television) destroys coherence and rationality is as more vital today than ever.

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2337731-amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business

[don-o]

and his analysis of how the media (specifically television) destroys coherence and rationality....

Speaking of coherence, getting ALL the words in helps.