You are entirely right in your assessment, Richard. The (oligarchy-sponsored) right-wing noise machine has successfully brainwashed a voting majority of our least educated population, turning them into “rhinoceroses” ( see the brilliant satirical play by Eugene Ionesco, allegorizing the rise of fascism in Rumania): thick-skinned, mindless, stampeding followers of the herd. Just remember what Orwell said: “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Keep speaking truth, no matter what!