• Glasgow
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    It seems whenever someone pointed out that the the economy wasn’t better for the average person, people weren’t told to shut up or accused of being MAGA. But told that ‘the economy’ doesn’t measure cost of living for normal people. It’s the stock market. Regardless of that it was better by most measures comparing the rebound against other countries. Disinformation was just more effective and reality did not matter.

    https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/image_454.png

    If one can side just fabricate a southern invasion, or convince people inflation is high when it isn’t. It doesnt really matter what the other side does.

    If you didn’t pay attention to politics you should’ve been able to take one look at Trumps actions around Jan6 and vote against it, no listing to the media required. It was transparent AF. Recordings of him trying to coerce more votes out of states, and all the nonsense that came afterwards, etc. But unfortunately fear is too effective, and the Dems are much worse at it. Too busy nitpicking a lame campaign and sowing doubt rather than the pure denial and unity the people want.

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      Like I asked elsewhere, if the lesson is blame the voters, then what’s the plan? Cross our arms and scoff incredulously when we lose again next time?

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        Accelerate until enough pain gives enough people a reality check. Go all in on the antivax propaganda next time and reduce their numbers.

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      Disinformation was just more effective and reality did not matter. If one can side just fabricate a southern invasion, or convince people inflation is high when it isn’t. It doesnt really matter what the other side does.

      Bingo.

      The last few elections have really highlighted how uneducated and easily manipulated the American public is. And as far as I can tell, disinformation is going to be our future. The average American just isn’t interested in responsibly informing themselves. And because of that we’ll never have the Congress we need to reign in the forces pushing that disinformation (not that you can ever really stop it now that Pandora’s Box is open). So the future goes to whatever party can fabricate the most extreme blatant lies to scare people into voting for them.

      The future is not looking bright.

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      And the dems had 4 years to throw trump in jail but that’s “too political”

      They’re useless so why vote for them?

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          That would mean shifting the democratic party left. They’re the ones pulling that end of the window right.