IMHO, it feeds off the laziness of the people. They can't be bothered to search for the truth. They'd rather be told how to think & feeeeeeeeel by Brian Williams et al.
“IMHO, it feeds off the laziness of the people.”
I think that’s one component.
For people my age, it’s tradition. Mom and Dad got their news from ABCNBCCBS, so many my age do too. I remember, as a young adult, I never imagined there could be bias in the news, or how devastating it could be.
Then, there is the socialist indoctrination done by the public schools. Anyone under 40 is totally accepting, even desirous of a socialist system.
America as I once knew it is dead. What we’re living through is the death throes of a once proud nation.