"Say that you somehow didn’t know we found and killed Osama Bin Laden last year, I claim that your life would be virtually the same if you did. What if you didn’t even know who the current president was? Besides for the social embarassment, would your day-to-day be any different? If you followed the news daily, when it came time to cast your ballot could you convince yourself that you’re making an informed vote and not just one based on questionable media factoids and the dogma of your closest social circle?"

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Did You Hear We Got Osama? | roshfu

Almost painful how much this resonates with me … or at least how much it *should* resonate with me.