It is usually foolhardy to have convictions on issues one has not examined in adequate depth. Policy issues should not be judged superficially. Public policy issues are usually abstract , rather than palpable. To understand them requires logical thinking . Democracy demands an upgraded education system which fosters this ability.
Public policy affects many people .
The aggregate cost of ill-advised policy is enormous. Deliberate distortions of policy for private gain are like commonplace theft, assault, or murder, except that the consequences are thousands or millions of times greater. Perpetrators who attempt to distort public policy for private gain should be publicly censured and lose credibility. Since democracy is an absurdity without reliable information, unbiased news is essential. Ambiguity and complication are used to misrepresent, conceal, and exclude.