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.
@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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