Watch a profile of dr. Anthony anthony sunday at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Fauci, sundayy found at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. All week long, we are featuring the studentcam competition. What do you want the president ial candidate to aggress . Our second prize goes to trevor, wisconsin,een bay, where cspan is available through spectrum. It is titled americas digital divide. I really asked myself a question what is the fastest way to destroy a democracy . Are entered after protestant counterprotests turned violent. The great divide in american politics shows no sign of closing. Many are questioning whether their information is truly safe on the social networks. I think the fastest way to destroy a democracy is to poison the information. Tyler within america today, there is one issue that supersedes all others. Not only the results of physical ramification but because it simultaneously stifles sincere discussion, agitates hostility, and krups our culture. This is Political Polarization, theanimosity from it, and role social media has. It would be disingenuous to say that Political Polarization has not existed since our nation found that, but as a recent Pew Research Study suggests, this ideological chasm is only widening. In 1994, only 21 of a publicans of democrats 17 held an unfavorable view of the opposing side. Developing an inaccurate characterization of a Political Party and the people that represent them. What is the source of this unnecessary partisan division . It is hard to get good political information given the way the media covers politics these days. They cover something in 30 seconds or even a couple minutes. That is really hard. Most of the issues we are facing a really complicated. Social media exists, the internet exists. I think the problem is when it is viewed, you know, for a negative purpose, not to bring us together but instead to tear us apart. Issue,with the growing what can contribute to this divide . The problem i have with social media is when it is censored or regulated. Should allow the consumer to make their choices. One of the problems we have with a lot of the social media and a lot of the news encourages people to stay within their own little bubble, and you never see anything again. What is immediate is it has become an economic issue. For them tothem sell subscriptions, compete in this rapidly advancing, 24hour news cycle, they have to sensationalize. Tyler the issue goes much further than the social media platform. They are also vulnerable to Political Consulting companies, like cambridge analytic. Cambridge analytic of sought to identify and exploit by targeting information to activate some of the worst characteristics of people, such as neuroticism, paranoia, and racial biases. Protect their data, yeah. That is a huge issue. We know Cambridge Analytica is an example. Went after a subset of people, so they went looking for a population for which they could manipulate, and that is a huge deal. You only see ads that expose you to things you already like and you never see a contrary viewpoint, it could give you a bias of understanding issues but could also totally shut off another viewpoint. I always encourage people to do that. See the amount of data they have on you, the things he liked, the things you comment on. From that, you can build a pretty comprehensive profile of a bunch of people in a sense to change peoples minds. Tyler it is apparent that our cultures continue to rely on social media, and the very nature of the platforms himself have contributed to this political antipathy. So what is the ramification . How do we minimize them . Superot of them are frustrated by the lack of attention on issues that are important to them, and then when they think about it, they are like, hmm, maybe that is a reflection of the division that exists in the country, or maybe it leads us to a better outcome down the line, maybe it slows us down a little bit. Off, itlly turns people actually turns people on, and as a result, people are listening, engaged, more people develop opinions, and that could. Be better for this country. Could be better for the country. There was this view that even if we could not agree politically, we all had the same goal, and it has only been fairly recently that i feel like that has been obviously broken, but that notion. I think the most important word in this interview, actually, is the word listen. You know, i was told one time, god gave you two years and one mouth, use them proportionally. I think as a society, we tend to fail in doing that. Isi think the second thing the social media environment. Will we allow the loudest voices to be dominant in debate . There is no area for meaningful dialogue. Tyler despite the ramifications of polarization, one thing stayed true respect, the ability to listen and the willingness to test your beliefs. As Andrew Breitbart said, politics is downstream of culture appeared our politics existed solely in the political realm. That is why this issue is so significant, because only us, the people, have the power to solve it. Each winningtch studentcam documentary online at studentcam. Org. Sunday on q a, he has been on the front lines as a prominent member of the White House Coronavirus task force. Dr. Fauci when you are dealing in the interface of politics, policy, and medicine, the thing i have found to be very effective is the consistent, be totally honest, and dont tell people things that you think they might want to hear, tell them the truth that is based on even thoughcause politicians, be they in the administration, the congress, may not be happy with what you tell them, because it disappoints them, they will respect you if, after a while, it is clear to them that you are telling them the truth based on scientific evidence. We will profile dr. Anthony director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases, looking at his personal life, his relationships with past president s, and his career fighting infectious diseases, a n sars, h1n1,