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Dannica raises an important point. The underlying fallacy here is "appeal to authority."

https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/appeal-to-authority/

I suggest everybody involved in this effort, experts and lay people alike, familiarize themselves with the basic logical fallacies. This will cut through a lot of the BS and help us avoid falling into any of the numerous traps being laid for us.

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One if my degrees is Philosophy. Best degree i got

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Do you know who wrote the article in your link?

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this guy I would guess: https://twitter.com/Makesensenews1

although he uses the collective 'we' so he probably has help.

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The guy has good thought's.

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I love most your links but the average person in the US is to stupid to get it. Sorry

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Change happens at the margin. Two guys (not thousands) came up with the light bulb around the same time. Wright Brothers, same thing. It's a universal principle. We don't need large numbers, just a few intelligent people in key positions who understand the game.

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There are good days and bad days, but we will never stop fighting.

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