Someone (who chose not to be tagged in this post) asked this question:
How are some of us aware and appalled that this (misinformation) is happening and others just go all in with the conspiracies?
What do you all think? What makes the difference?
Please refrain from just calling people stupid, I know it can definitely feel that way, but we can do better than that.
@RickiTarr I think it started in the 90s with the Telecommunications act signed by Bill Clinton. The act removed the caps on how many radio and tv stations one could buy resulting in massive consolidation of media.
That gave a lot of power of what people saw, heard and read in the hands of wealthy few. And we can see how you can influence how a person thinks, sees the world and even votes by presenting the same dis/misinformation time and time again.
@RickiTarr In other words, we all aren’t dealing with the same set of "facts” when making these electoral choices. When I went to a Trump rally back in 2015, specifically to get their views on Trump (and not through the MSM), it was apparent to me that these people didn't know about Trump as well as I did.
My takeaway from that experience was that these people were in their own bubble and each side thought the other crazy, but each side was working with different sets of information
@RickiTarr The political class wants their voters dumb *and* stupid. And our K-12 education isn't great and widely varies on zip code. So its no wonder people don't know what a tariff is.
At the same time, its not like MSM educated the public on what a tariff is either so 🤷🏾♂️
@hasani @RickiTarr
Your last paragraph describes my younger brother and I to a “T.” It’s as if we live in alternate realities.
He “ignores the truth about trump and believes the lies about Clintons, Biden, Harris.”
I’m just the opposite.
@nusher @RickiTarr I think the differentiating factor is the democratizing of news and events through social media.
People can see with their own eyes what is really going on, often through the lenses of people who are actually there, and not through a gatekeeper who gaslights the public
@hasani The book The Brainwashing of my Dad has an interesting rundown of the political changes that lead to the current dire situation.
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