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Buckeye_Democrat

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15. Much of it comes from superstitious thinking such as...
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 12:22 PM
Jul 2020

... the idea that "God" will punish everyone in America for allowing abortion to be legal.

That's crazy, but imagine actually thinking that way. Then you'd likely resent the "damn librals" for supporting women's choice and how it could bring God's wrath upon everyone.

There's idiots like Pat Robertson of the 700 Club blaming the Hurricane Katrina disaster on the "sinful" behaviors in New Orleans, and he's just one of many church leaders preaching that kind of stuff.

Now they have a leader in Trump, who makes liberals more upset than just about anyone else. In their superstitious minds, it's the "Godless liberals" who are to blame for the erosion of this country's favored status with God. Hence, he's the best tool for trying to quash them despite his own many flaws.

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My best guess is that it's mostly RW talk radio -- hate radio. It provides brainwashing 24/7 highplainsdem Jul 2020 #1
deeper question handmade34 Jul 2020 #7
It provides simplistic answers to people who are anxious about societal changes. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #10
Education and not willing to change with the times... ace3csusm Jul 2020 #31
People just ain't that smart Yeehah Jul 2020 #44
It is political pornography DBoon Jul 2020 #14
Hate radio much more than Fox. You don't realize, until you force yourself to listen to hate radio highplainsdem Jul 2020 #18
It is the 2 minute hate of 1984 DBoon Jul 2020 #20
This is an interestingpiece. Marking for later. n/t ms liberty Jul 2020 #53
Facebook Dream Girl Jul 2020 #2
Read Al Gore's 2007 The Assault on Reason malaise Jul 2020 #3
Ronald Reagan BittyJenkins Jul 2020 #4
Further back. It was Nixon. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #28
'Twas ever thus. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #5
I think of your easy-ish answers, only one is relevant - education funding. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #6
Unfortunately there are highly or well educated people who buy into crap. chowder66 Jul 2020 #12
Which is why I mentioned that I don't think it's stupidity. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #17
Yea, they used to think they were alone or nearly alone in their ms liberty Jul 2020 #52
November 22nd 1963 ZZenith Jul 2020 #8
You could do worse than to pinpoint Texas as the epicenter of our slide to insanity BeyondGeography Jul 2020 #22
It's been all downhill from there. ZZenith Jul 2020 #29
Indulging the stupid amongst us enables the 1% to enact policies that help them acquire wealth and Yavin4 Jul 2020 #9
America is a fantasyland of fiction, friction, fabulists and frauds sanatanadharma Jul 2020 #11
40 years of right wing brainwashing, legitimizing hate and stupidity unblock Jul 2020 #13
Much of it comes from superstitious thinking such as... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #15
Stupid person are the reason. Fox, hate radio, etc., pander to stupid haters. Hoyt Jul 2020 #16
Cruelty toward slaves and descendants of slaves was there all along lostnfound Jul 2020 #19
Our society has lost empathy and compassion. But it is not our fault. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #21
"What's the Matter With Kansas" is a classic look at what has happened... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #23
I recently reread "What's the Matter with Kansas" -- very good book. betsuni Jul 2020 #55
It's a bit dated now, but still fully applicable...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #56
"Banana Republicans, How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State" betsuni Jul 2020 #57
Ignorance. CrispyQ Jul 2020 #24
I'm reading Wilmington's Lie matt819 Jul 2020 #25
I am convinced genxlib Jul 2020 #26
I think that's part of it too. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #34
The well known streak of American anti intellectualism, Newt Gingrich & YouTube vids irisblue Jul 2020 #27
You know how young girls learn to hide their intelligence to be accepted by Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #30
I date it to Reagan eliminating the FCC fairness doctrine Miguelito Loveless Jul 2020 #32
+1 and most news/content is now controlled by so few. JustFiveMoreMinutes Jul 2020 #48
Glyphosate and other chemicals introduced on an industrial scale. Plus the propaganda machine. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #33
This is the most famous one: tblue37 Jul 2020 #35
Well, conservatives are very good at propaganda. Initech Jul 2020 #36
It's not stupidity. Propagandists are exploiting and encouraging people's personality disorders. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #37
yes but the people who create and spread the propaganda aren't mere operatives, they are wiggs Jul 2020 #40
Exactly. Their methods are straight out of sales and marketing, exploitation with no conscience. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #41
I don't know why so many Americans have succumbed to cultish thinking... Kablooie Jul 2020 #38
the sciences of psychology, marketing, and social manipulation work. We have allowed the very wiggs Jul 2020 #39
I've always favored Isaac Asimov's explanation. Different Drummer Jul 2020 #42
This won't be popular, but we've always been this way Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #43
where do they get their news and opinions?.. Demonaut Jul 2020 #45
IMO, no book needed. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #46
I don't think we are any stupider than we ever were. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #47
It goes back a very long time. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #49
"We" didn't become stupid. "Those fucking people" are the stupid ones. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #50
Reagan ... GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #51
Television GusBob Jul 2020 #54
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