I’m not sure why everyone is upset about it. — NOS4A2
A well informed electorate is imperative to any and all free and fair elections, particularly when we're talking about a representative republic with democratic traditions.
Knowingly misleading the public is fraud of the very worst kind, especially if the public trusts that what you say is both believed by you and true.
That's why. — creativesoul
It just doesn't make sense who is being manipulated whether by foreign or internal trolls. — schopenhauer1
Who is this hapless demographic that gets duped by Facebook/social media content and ads? Are there really people that look at this and go "Ah, that's gotta be true because I saw it on Facebook!". I guess there is, but I'm wondering how ignorant one must really want to be to believe everything because it's on social media. I'm imagining thousands of little old ladies that have been introduced to social media and don't know that anyone can post anything, and they are constantly saying "Oh my!". It just doesn't make sense who is being manipulated whether by foreign or internal trolls.
Who is this hapless demographic that gets duped by Facebook/social media content and ads? Are there really people that look at this and go "Ah, that's gotta be true because I saw it on Facebook!". I guess there is, but I'm wondering how ignorant one must really want to be to believe everything because it's on social media. I'm imagining thousands of little old ladies that have been introduced to social media and don't know that anyone can post anything, and they are constantly saying "Oh my!". It just doesn't make sense who is being manipulated whether by foreign or internal trolls. — schopenhauer1
Both of my parents fit that description. — Pfhorrest
Who is this hapless demographic that gets duped by Facebook/social media content and ads? — schopenhauer1
Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent"... — Xtrix
...those who throw food away as soon as it reaches the "best by" date... — ZhouBoTong
The control and manipulation of information is the biggest factor in why people actively vote against their interests as working and middle-class people, in this country... — Xtrix
The only choices available were all against their interests.... Not sure if that can be attested to control and manipulation of information or just plain ole untrustworthy insincere political leadership.
Somewhat yes.The only choices available were all against their interests.... Not sure if that can be attested to control and manipulation of information or just plain ole untrustworthy insincere political leadership. — creativesoul
Usage (eventually, if usage sticks) determines how a word should be defined. — ZzzoneiroCosm
I think that there's less of a huge goal based conspiracy of uber wealthy people calling all the shots and more small shots being called over a long time period that have had disasterous results on the overwhelming majority of Americans. — creativesoul
All our talk about "socialism," without some kind of qualification, is meaningless. — ZzzoneiroCosm
Who is this hapless demographic that gets duped by Facebook/social media content and ads? Are there really people that look at this and go "Ah, that's gotta be true because I saw it on Facebook!". — schopenhauer1
I have several Chomsky books. He's prone to take things a bit farther than I.
I think that there's less of a huge goal based conspiracy of uber wealthy people calling all the shots and more small shots being called over a long time period — creativesoul
The control and manipulation of information is the biggest factor in why people actively vote against their interests as working and middle-class people, in this country...
— Xtrix
The only choices available were all against their interests.... Not sure if that can be attested to control and manipulation of information or just plain ole untrustworthy insincere political leadership. — creativesoul
Every popular movement will always say they represent the "true people" who have been silenced / forgotten and they themselves know these real people. Where it becomes extremely annoying and quite condescending is when some have the view that some people are "wrong" in their views, so wrong that they "vote against their real interests". Really? they are just so stupid or what? And the person saying this isn't??? — ssu
Who is this hapless demographic that gets duped by Facebook/social media content and ads? — schopenhauer1
Are there really people that look at this and go "Ah, that's gotta be true because I saw it on Facebook!"It just doesn't make sense who is being manipulated whether by foreign or internal trolls. — schopenhauer1
No one. — NOS4A2
I doubt it. — Xtrix
So in the end your saying voters are voters are voting against their interests and say about the reasons that "most of it is complete nonsense". Couldn't be more condescending, because I assume you don't think that you yourself are voting like this.They themselves acknowledge they would benefit from certain policies, like extending medicare, but vote for politicians that refuse to implement such policies. That's voting against one's interests. And they have their reasons, too: they're willing to stomach a candidate they don't even like for other reasons. What are these "other reasons"? Usually social issues like abortion, guns, immigration, religion, anti-liberalism, being anti-"elites," etc. This is what is seen when you talk to people, and it shows up in the polls as well. Most of it is complete nonsense, yet they vote on the basis of it. — Xtrix
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