No one knows who first said perception is reality, but the phrase has become a defining worldview. It transcends political lines and shapes public policy through public outcry (or lack thereof ). The idea that vox populi rises and falls depending on the urgency shared by the public has been a key consideration for public policymakers since the rise of western democracy.
In the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore expressed frustration with this circumstancethat
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