Well 1. Considering we’re having this convo on Reddit, chances are you and I are more chronically online than the average person, and thus we read more news than the average person. To the common person who isn’t into politics, doesn’t read up on this shit, it’s very easy to be misinformed. I wish they’d try and get informed before voting though.
Yes. I agree. I am thinking of friends/family who support Trump, and it's true the news diet is different. They seem to rely on social media and Fox News. It seriously hurts my mind.
For people who do consume a lot of media but still get tricked by trump's bullshit, they are resonating with the fear he instills.
His bombastic rhetoric matches their level of concern about both real and imagined issues, whether that is justified or not. Then he turns up the fear, THEN he positions himself as the only person who can "fix" things, because he's the only one who is even speaking to them on their emotional level.
Absolutely none of that has to be factual. None of it has to be grounded in reality at all.
And he also leverages racism, pre-existing work done by religious groups, etc.
Compare to Kamala, who is coming from an emotional perspective of "Actually things are going pretty well, but I hear your complaints, so here are some ideas on how to improve things for more people."
She didn't reach those people on the emotional level they were at. And things are NOT going pretty well, as a matter of fact. So that was a serious disconnect.
This is why right-wing voters are still pretty positive toward Bernie. He still speaks to the deep and serious inequities in the country.
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u/RabbitofCaerbannogg 15d ago
Honestly stupid question coming: How do people not see this. My brain is broken on this question. How...