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In reply to the discussion: Will the youth of America be willing and able to stop fascism? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)numbers yet. Adult brain development isn't achieved until about 25, and until the mid 30s or so most still seem to think the work of paying attention and voting's a chore for parents and grandparents.
All these hits should distract some more of them into looking around, but to what? Most messaging to discourage voting Democrat (from BOTH LW and RW antagonists) is aimed at the uncommitted and uninvolved.
Bombarded with lies, they don't know who Democrats are and what we do. Confusion alone is enough to turn off millions.
That's where we come in. We can at least help them identify those who pretend to share our ideals but work to keep us from achieving them. We may be able to make a difference by helping identify the differences between conservatives and liberals and the similarities between the LW and RW authoritarians, populists, and extremists (LOTS of overlap there).