The pandemic wasn't that long ago, that experience settled any debate as to how ill informed the average citizen is. Most of the people voting are actively working against their own interests. There is a minority who benefit from the bad policy, the majority inevitably suffer. That has been the state of affairs since (at least) the Reagan era.
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We increasingly live in social silos, if you are not a Trumper you will not know about the frequency of the messaging or even its nature most of the time. Like it or not Trump's words speak to the average American, his speeches align with the explicitly nationalistic, racist and generally hateful nonsense that most of them have been drip fed over the course of their lives via media, religion and education. It brings them a sense of comfort.
You grossly overestimate how intelligent/informed the average American voter is. I really don't think they know what they've done, are doing or what is being done to them.
They are willing to kill you to maintain the status quo. If you are not willing to do the same then you have already lost.
I knew it was bad when the DNC started browbeating Black men. Meanwhile in the real world white and Latino voters are the ones who came out in support of Trump.
Smells like whitesplaining in here…
Genocide and theft are okay because everyone does it?
Tell me that you're of European descent without telling me you're of European descent.
You think those people actually read the Bible?
But they get to enjoy the benefits of the criminality of their forebears?
More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage (Independent, 2024-11-01)
You cannot be leftwing and pro-monarchy.
Most of us need permission just to get our hands on cash.
Lemmy users have been repeating the same bullshit.