Xatolos31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
GoofSchmooferPerson who has spent 20+ years studying viruses and how they effect the human body: “Vaccines are effective and safe.”
Random politician with very little science or medical education: “Vaccines are bad because <equally ignorant Podcaster> say they are.”
Republican voter: “I agree with the idiot politician.”
CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]Context is the left’s biggest weakness and the lack of it is the alt-rights greatest strength.
It’s easy to be short, quippy, and loud and much harder to be informed and detailed.
crusa187You’re right, but consider that virtually all forms of media have been working overtime to reduce average attention spans to the narrowest possible window over the past 20-30 years. This can make it much more difficult for the informed messages to register before that next notification fires off.