We need more public debates. We need ideas to clash. We need a very public forum where lies can be exposed and good ideas can rise to the top. If there were weekly debates on television similar to the presidential debates the public would be ten times as informed.
Right now the only debates we see on TV are little spitting matches on news shows that last a couple of minutes max. They are jokes and we all know it. It's a lot more about dominating the conversation and saying outrageous things then any substantive debate in search for the truth. As well as the fact that the time constraints that impose how much can really be talked about.
We need weekly televised debates that can truly inform America. Leading politicians and people from various fields can battle it out. I want to see republicans debate healthcare for an hour against progressives. I want to hear climate scientists and climate denialists duke it out. These debates would be epic, monday night football epic, with commentary and a kick ass theme song.
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