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Frank D. Lincoln

(894 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 05:26 AM Sep 2024

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Irish_Dem

(63,954 posts)
1. Yes, there will always be ruthless sociopaths, but we usually don't elect them to high office.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 06:00 AM
Sep 2024

We now have a huge number of Americans who adore a psychopath.
The more crimes he commits, the more they love him.

ReRe

(11,200 posts)
6. What we've got here is...
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:39 AM
Sep 2024

... a Mental Health Pandemic.

Irish_Dem

(63,954 posts)
7. Yes greatest moral collapse in US history.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:40 AM
Sep 2024

So many Americans admire ruthless criminals.

Biophilic

(5,277 posts)
2. Low information or badly informed voters. I believe Fox News and the other low/no morality info services carry a lot of.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:21 AM
Sep 2024

leftyladyfrommo

(19,550 posts)
3. My guess is that those rightwing guys are
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:33 AM
Sep 2024

just liking being Mr. Important. Mr. Bigshot dangerous guy. They get to talk big and brag on their guns and all the woke idiots they confronted. And they get to wear fun outfits.

They also love their ATV and jetski and warm house and streetlights and paved roads and grocery stores. And Beer.

They aren't just lowlife beer drinkers anymore.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,389 posts)
4. Low information, willfully ignorant, and/or hate radio poison filled brains...
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:37 AM
Sep 2024

dlk

(12,557 posts)
5. Cultivated ignorance is real
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:38 AM
Sep 2024

And it afflicts far too many Americans.

LeftinOH

(5,469 posts)
8. I know people who *know* for a fact that gas prices went up
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 07:58 AM
Sep 2024

because Joe Biden "shut down the pipeline." These people are morons - and there's no fixing it; they are unteachable.

Glaisne

(552 posts)
9. And why are there low-information voters in swing states?
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 08:13 AM
Sep 2024

Largely due to the monopoly saturation of right-wing radio poisoning the minds of listeners with extreme propaganda and lies. It pre-dates the internet and cable news. The legacy of Rush Limbaugh lives on.

Bev54

(11,988 posts)
10. There is a lot of low information voters across the country, not just in the swing states.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 08:18 AM
Sep 2024

If they took just a little time and used some critical thinking, you likely wouldn't have many red states either.

Frank D. Lincoln

(894 posts)
12. That's a good and important point. nt
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 03:19 PM
Sep 2024

Martin Eden

(13,823 posts)
11. Low information voters are often manipulated by media
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 12:14 PM
Sep 2024

Eithier by omitting what's important, or with misinformation.

As adult citizens, it is their responsibility to make an effort to be better informed and engaged in critical matters of government which affects their lives. However, their cupability is more negligence that intent.

The BIGGER enemies of democracy are the MANIPULATORS -- all the politicians and paid servants in the media OWNED by the One Percenters who purposely keep the American people misinformed and bitterly divided against each other instead of uniting in our common self interest.

Unfettered greed and lust for power by a small percent at the top is th source of the threat to our democracy.

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