False beliefs

Jim Geraghty of National Review makes the point that both Republicans and Democrats seem more prone these days of social media prominance to believe in conspiracy theories about their opponents. However, Geraghty also asks,

Do you want to know what the single-most dangerous false belief in the country is right now?

“ISIL is not going to pose an existential threat to us,” President Obama said. “They are a dangerous organization like al Qaeda was, but we have hardened our defenses. Our homeland has never been more protected by more effective intelligence and law enforcement professionals at every level than they are now.”

Obama made that statement the afternoon of Wednesday, December 4, as two Islamist terrorists who had pledged loyalty to ISIS were shooting up San Bernardino.