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inthewind21

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56. Yes

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 02:17 PM

Mar 2022

And people fell for it. And that's on them. So I agree that a LARGE part of the public is dumb as a box of rocks. And wikipedia is NOT going to convince me otherwise. Ironic you use wikipedia, it's the MOST vulnerable to manipulation "source" of information out there.

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51% of Americans think US is in a recession or depression. [View all] uponit7771 Mar 2022 OP

gimme a break....so sick of the narrative that democratsruletheday Mar 2022 #1

We can't, dem leadership even recognizes this and people who walk around with their fingers uponit7771 Mar 2022 #5

And 51% of Americans dont know what the words recession and depression mean. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 #21

That's not true either, come on people we need to fix our message MECHANICS in a day and age uponit7771 Mar 2022 #23

And another 30% think Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #66

LOL ...good one. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2022 #67

Thanks. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #68

Honestly, I'd be curious why people feel like we're in a recession. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #2

Non stop MAGA Media flooding ALL message mediums with "money aint good" message zone, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #6

I don't think that's all of it though. Too easy. I wonder how much of the general exhaustion most of WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #10

No it's not all of it but first is the PLURALITY of it, GQP targets human anchor bias by ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #31

Groceries are the reason people look negatively at economy. jimfields33 Mar 2022 #3

It's literally a message zone flood by MAGA Media, they did it during Obama and they're doing it uponit7771 Mar 2022 #7

Tonight is the night to let the message be heard that the economy is the jimfields33 Mar 2022 #9

True, tonight is a TINY start in a counter message but the flood has to be sent out for weeks ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #15

+1 leftstreet Mar 2022 #8

This exactly! OhZone Mar 2022 #17

No its not, MAGA Media works on human anchoring bias (link inside) we don't because we uponit7771 Mar 2022 #27

You have a point but you have to admit prices have crept up - BUT - OhZone Mar 2022 #65

Has anyone noticed that our collective intelligence as a country is decreasing almost exponentially Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #4

Was 2007 through 2009 a recession or a depression? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2022 #11

The Great Recession? Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #13

OK....yup A HERETIC I AM Mar 2022 #18

Yes, I agree with that analogy. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #22

It's not our intelligence its dem PR campaigns. Looks at the difference between UKR campaign and uponit7771 Mar 2022 #12

Yes, I agree with you that Dem messaging is poor. However, Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #20

Facts don't matter in message flooding, who gets there first does uponit7771 Mar 2022 #24

In that, you are correct. And not since President Obama Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #26

GQP targets human anchoring bias by flooding message zones first (link) uponit7771 Mar 2022 #28

Dems fail at messaging Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #14

+1, UKR is showing dems IN REAL TIME how to dominate a message zone and mediums world wide uponit7771 Mar 2022 #19

When you deliver a message and... Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #32

Yes !!! The MAGA media message when Obama was prez and UE was 4.0 and no inflation was uponit7771 Mar 2022 #33

To be fair, assume that many of that 51% are GOPers and Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #37

Yes, we need to push a counter message like "corps being greedy" because they are. They have uponit7771 Mar 2022 #40

I remember prices going up during spring of 2020, when Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #42

+1, and they're not going to stop. They will squeeze the public until someone calls them out on it uponit7771 Mar 2022 #43

Where in the US are there even signs of a recession or a depression?? I don't venture much in other MenloParque Mar 2022 #16

GQP works on human anchoring bias by flooding message zones first (link) uponit7771 Mar 2022 #29

51% of Americans are woefully uneducated. haele Mar 2022 #25

No we're not, GQP target human anchoring bias by getting there first (link) uponit7771 Mar 2022 #30

We're dumb to be angry $200 barely gets a couple bags of groceries? leftstreet Mar 2022 #36

+1, We're not dumb it just the FACTUAL counter message isn't being PR'd right. Corporations can't uponit7771 Mar 2022 #38

That's inflation, not a recession. Media is driving a false narrative. haele Mar 2022 #46

"based primarily on corporate greed, not shortages." RIGHT !! So dems need to counter message uponit7771 Mar 2022 #49

Here is another problem... Caliman73 Mar 2022 #57

People look to their own pocketbook Sympthsical Mar 2022 #34

True, MAGA Media is picking out a smaller negative leaving the larger picture on the table uponit7771 Mar 2022 #35

I'm aware of what they are Sympthsical Mar 2022 #50

True, we CAN scapegoat the SOURCE of that feeling. MAGA Media does it with great effect uponit7771 Mar 2022 #51

"point it squarely at corporations." YES !! THIS !! Scapegoat the source of the aingst where it uponit7771 Mar 2022 #52

meanwhile, onethatcares Mar 2022 #39

Americans can be dumb but its *MOSTLY* MAGA Media targeting human bias and doing a damn good job uponit7771 Mar 2022 #41

Yes inthewind21 Mar 2022 #56

If it was JUST Americans stupid why is the stupid leaning towards MAGA messages vs our own? uponit7771 Mar 2022 #60

Amen inthewind21 Mar 2022 #55

Same thing happened in the late 70's due to high inflation. andym Mar 2022 #44

Yep, the Carter admin should've flooded with the UE rate but prices are going to go up ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #48

Blah Blah... "anchoring bias"... "messaging"....blah, blah... albacore Mar 2022 #45

MAGA Media did the same with Obama 4% UE & no inflation, you don't see a pattern? tia uponit7771 Mar 2022 #47

Again..... George Carlin.... albacore Mar 2022 #62

Unfortunately, people are answering by how they feel, instead of researching fescuerescue Mar 2022 #53

True, humans will pick up on micro messaging before deep diving. We have to take advantage of uponit7771 Mar 2022 #61

GDP growth 2020 (Trump): -3.4%. 2021 (Biden): +5.7% (with the last quarter +7.0% ann. rate) progree Mar 2022 #54

They see prices rising iemanja Mar 2022 #58

+1, someone upthread said we need to scapegoat Corp Greed and its mostly true. The message uponit7771 Mar 2022 #59

51% of Americans don't know their right hand from their left. sinkingfeeling Mar 2022 #63

We need to take advantage of that more than GQP, the messages fall to their favor too many times uponit7771 Mar 2022 #64

I'd go out on a strong limb and say... 95% of the US public doesn't know what a recession IS. WarGamer Mar 2022 #69

The Federal Gov. needs to majorly do something about energy costs AND family housing as real estate JCMach1 Mar 2022 #70