We know children are taught to be deplorable so childhood education is definitely a part of the equation, book banning anti CRT folks are at least partially focused on it.
I agree with you on motivated reasoning but society is already screaming “fuck these fascists” and it hasn’t changed their beliefs, in fact they know it is coming and use it to strengthen their resolve. That’s why my hope is on educated children with a broad experience of knowledge to help in their adult reasoning.
… added, and I’m not saying education is The Problem, but I do believe we need to spend more on it.
