Americans Too Clever To Be Manipulated by Divide-And-Rule Tactics

WASHINGTON — A vast majority of Americans remain far too clever and well-informed to be manipulated by divide-and-rule tactics, a recent Georgetown University study finds.

Georgetown professor of social policy and former CIA analyst Alfred Dulles studied the media consumption habits of more than 2,000 Americans since the 2016 elections, and concluded that Americans are more open-minded and tolerant of opposing political opinions than ever before.

“The charge that Americans are polarized into conservative or liberal media ‘echo chambers’ is not supported by our analysis.”

“FOX News devotees are famously open-minded about other positions and seek to expose themselves to other sides of the political spectrum and to flex their fabled critical thinking skills. And viewers of CNN and MSNBC are extremely tolerant of conservative opinions and uphold others’ free speech, even for so-called ‘politically incorrect’ speech,” said Dulles, appearing on CNN last week.

“Our study finds that most Americans still agree with Voltaire’s dictum that ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.’”

Appearing on CNN’s program “The Objectivity Room,” host Wolf Blitzer asked Dulles to expound his thesis of media…