It’s crazy how well it works. Like I know people in general are easily swayed by anything that sounds good. I just didn’t realize this many could be swayed by a guy that makes no fucking sense more than half the time. We live in bizarro world.
The relentless gutting of decent education and increasing the prohibitive cost of higher education is at the root of a lot of this.
The people in power need a populace who vote against their own interests. A typical person who can think critically and has media literacy is much less likely to vote in someone aiming to take away their own rights.
This argument doesn’t hold water. The largest demographic backing trump is the boomers who have not been in the education system for 40-50 years. You’re telling me the pinnacle of our education system was before 1960? I just don’t buy that argument.
Should we improve our education system? Absolutely!
Is it the single contributor to the worldwide authoritarian pivot of the last decade? No.
Yeah. I still find the idea that government derives its just power from the consent of the governed and from nowhere else to be a pretty compelling idea in theory, but if this is the practical outcome, well, it sucks.
oh yeah. i used to get my jollies spreading verifiable bullshit on reddit and seeing what would stick. I’m not gonna say I grew up, but I grew out of that at least.
It’s crazy how well it works. Like I know people in general are easily swayed by anything that sounds good. I just didn’t realize this many could be swayed by a guy that makes no fucking sense more than half the time. We live in bizarro world.
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The relentless gutting of decent education and increasing the prohibitive cost of higher education is at the root of a lot of this.
The people in power need a populace who vote against their own interests. A typical person who can think critically and has media literacy is much less likely to vote in someone aiming to take away their own rights.
I used to think that but I know a large number of educated people who were a big fan, at least the first presidency… and I’m in Canada
This argument doesn’t hold water. The largest demographic backing trump is the boomers who have not been in the education system for 40-50 years. You’re telling me the pinnacle of our education system was before 1960? I just don’t buy that argument.
Should we improve our education system? Absolutely! Is it the single contributor to the worldwide authoritarian pivot of the last decade? No.
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Majority rule don’t work in mental institutions.
Remedy is education. It’s not easy, it’s very hard, but the solution is simple and obvious.
Yeah. I still find the idea that government derives its just power from the consent of the governed and from nowhere else to be a pretty compelling idea in theory, but if this is the practical outcome, well, it sucks.
I don’t have a better plan. I wish I did.
oh yeah. i used to get my jollies spreading verifiable bullshit on reddit and seeing what would stick. I’m not gonna say I grew up, but I grew out of that at least.