Sun May 17, 2020, 09:20 AM

shockey80 (4,379 posts)

The fake news: The lazy, convenient way Trump voters think.

How convenient, a Trump voter hears some news that does not sound good to them. They simply call it fake news and dismiss it.

How convenient, a Trump voter hears some news that sounds good to them. Without hesitation they accept it as the real news.

What a perfect way to make sure you never have to think for yourself.

What a perfect way to make sure you never have to face or search for the truth.

What a perfect way to make sure you never have to take the time, make the effort, to educate yourself.

What a perfect way to make sure you will never, in your mind, be wrong about anything.

What a perfect way to become a fool who will risk everything because it's so easy and convenient.

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The fake news: The lazy, convenient way Trump voters think. (Original post)	shockey80	May 2020	OP
Don't forget how they accuse everybody else of spreading "fake news"...	Wounded Bear	May 2020	#1
...Trump supporters were especially susceptible to being fooled.	keithbvadu2	May 2020	#2
My Trumpanzee SIL says she believes any news that makes her "feel good"	RainCaster	May 2020	#3
Trumpanzee determinant of truth/falsehood: Do they want to believe it?	hvn_nbr_2	May 2020	#4
This is a very good post and thanks.	yonder	May 2020	#5
I wish that that this was only true of those on the Right.	ehrnst	May 2020	#6

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Sun May 17, 2020, 09:22 AM

Wounded Bear (43,151 posts)

1. Don't forget how they accuse everybody else of spreading "fake news"...

because actually checking out someone else's comments for truth is just too hard.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 09:48 AM

keithbvadu2 (19,734 posts)

2. ...Trump supporters were especially susceptible to being fooled.

"Paul Horner, whose fake news stories often go viral on Facebook and Twitter, told The Intersect, a Washington Post blog, that Trump supporters were especially susceptible to being fooled.
My sites were picked up by Trump supporters all the time,” Horner said. “I think Trump is in the White House because of me. "

“His followers don’t fact-check anything - they’ll post everything, believe anything. His campaign manager posted my story about a protester getting paid $3,500 as fact. Like, I made that up. I posted a fake ad on Craigslist.”

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306524-fake-news-writer-i-think-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of

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Sun May 17, 2020, 10:40 AM

RainCaster (7,093 posts)

3. My Trumpanzee SIL says she believes any news that makes her "feel good"

She's a genuine racist.
Moved into a Hispanic neighborhood, and wants them all to move out.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 11:04 AM

hvn_nbr_2 (6,187 posts)

4. Trumpanzee determinant of truth/falsehood: Do they want to believe it?

That's why they immediately know if something is fake news--if they don't want to believe it, it isn't true. Evidence has absolutely nothing to do with it. They don't need evidence to support their views and they don't need evidence to know that anything else is fake news.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 11:53 AM

yonder (6,114 posts)

5. This is a very good post and thanks.

You've isolated the low-info gene in your first two paragraphs.

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Mon May 18, 2020, 09:30 AM

ehrnst (32,640 posts)

6. I wish that that this was only true of those on the Right.

But it's not.

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