If I live to be 100, I will never, ever understand the conservative mindset

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73. Never underestimate the power of propaganda: "Information, especially of a biased or misleading

nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view." People like the McMichaels, constantly bombarded with unrelenting rightwing propaganda, tend to believe whatever they're told.

It's not something rational, it cannot be explained or understood. Instead of trying to understand why people believe the right's propaganda, we should expose the objectives of those who disseminate the propaganda.

It's always about consolidation of power, using the age-old strategy of "divide and conquer." In recent years it's been people like Rupert Murdoch, a billionaire media owner paying millionaire broadcasters to convince middle and working class viewers to blame the poor and minorities for all their problems.