Lewis or Chesterton had something similar, that optimism and pessimism were both dishonest, but patriotism was necessary to existence. Probably Lewis

Same. The enemy literally studies how to make us give up, and these screens we're constantly touching are totally part of it.

snip from the last good thing I read on reddit:

The term "disinformation" undersells the problem. Because much of Russia's social media activity is not trying to spread fake news. Instead, the goal is to divide and conquer by making Western audiences depressed and extreme.

Sometimes, through brigading and trolling. Other times, by posting hyper-negative or extremist posts or opinions about the U.S. the West over and over, until readers assume that's how most people feel. And sometimes, by using trolls to disrupt threads that advance Western unity.

[edited for going on at length]

Also for anyone interested in very left wing very American media, there's a podcast called "Alice Isn't Dead" that's basically a radio show of a woman driving a truck looking for her missing wife, filled with musings on America and it's nature. It's by the nightvale people and it's good enough that I have less radicalized friends that enjoy it

TIL! That's what's up. People acting like this is all brand new lol...

Here's a lovely bit of spoken word from Utah Philips as thanks for the link.