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You know that the majority of people have no idea what the fuck is going on, right? (Original Post) LuckyCharms Jul 2019 OP
Correct. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #1
Majority of people also have no idea that we are on the precipice of WW3 nt maryellen99 Jul 2019 #2
Yes.. It feels like an Earthling on Mars sometimes hlthe2b Jul 2019 #3
+10 at140 Jul 2019 #4
That's what impeachment hearings are for - it's not only... polichick Jul 2019 #5
Impeachment would make the six and ten o'clock news. CrispyQ Jul 2019 #6
Unfortunately genxlib Jul 2019 #7
Bingo TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #8

at140

(6,110 posts)
4. +10
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 12:11 PM
Jul 2019

most people are not political junkies, do not logon to DU or other political sites to learn news.
For example my wife has no clue about Mueller appearing before congress and she has never
heard of Fusion GPS.

polichick

(37,152 posts)
5. That's what impeachment hearings are for - it's not only...
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 12:13 PM
Jul 2019

...the Russian connection and obstruction, but the dismantling of agencies, turning away from allies and science, the profiteering, national security issues, etc.

CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
6. Impeachment would make the six and ten o'clock news.
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jul 2019

Without it, massive numbers of Americans will not know the scope of the Con's crimes. They will think, and the Con will tell them, that the dems didn't think the Con did anything wrong.

genxlib

(5,528 posts)
7. Unfortunately
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 12:16 PM
Jul 2019

That is why the narrative is so important. What little people know about it, often boils down to the one sentence conglomeration of the general sense of what happened.

While we had no reason to expect it, a real dramatic "can't handle the truth" moment of testimony could have made a larger difference. Dramatic video is the only thing that has a chance to break through the general fog of conventional wisdom.

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)
8. Bingo
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jul 2019

How do you communicate what you want to the low-info folks. I think this is one of our disadvantages as Democrats because marketing folks breath how to convey a message in the fewest , simplest words possible.

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