BOTH SIDES

[aupmanyav]

OP: US, an enlightened society!

 

[GenesisNemesis]

OP: US, an enlightened society!

There's no such thing as an enlightened society, it's a myth.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Well I gave the story an honest shot. I actually went to the Newsweek link and started reading the article. I got this far:

He added: "People tend to tell pollsters what's on the top of their mind at the moment... Of course people have strong opinions about political violence in the hours after a political attack. Those opinions will fade and shift with time."

So why the fuck are you bothering?

Duh! Understand the real business of reporters: saying something that the viewers will want to watch, ideally saying something that somebody else didn't find (yet). Whether it's true or not is secondary even for the basically honest reporters, whether it's true is of little concern to the more sensational ones.