The Solution to the Blame Game Is Hardcore Honesty

"I'm not going to play the playing game with you. I'm just going to acknowledge that this is a very difficult situation and I'm sorry," he says. "We must assume that people can handle complexity, that we can provide them with information ... We have to stop assuming that people are stupid." He adds: "If every word that comes out of your mouth is designed to ensure that the lowest common denominator can't be confused, then your actual net contribution to the world is going to be small"