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orthoclad

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9. The right wing understands

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:27 AM

Jul 2023

that people mainly act on emotions, and they act strongest on emotions like fear and rage. This is how they manipulate the public mind.

Ownership of the media by a few corporations has its effect, as well.

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Why People Vote Against Their Own Best Interests [View all] gab13by13 Jul 2023 OP

Cause they're suckers for sound byte apeals to their fears with a simple solution. Like Welles ... marble falls Jul 2023 #1

No voter votes against their own interests. You just have a different idea of what their interests WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #2

+1 Celerity Jul 2023 #6

+1 leftstreet Jul 2023 #12

+1. Nt obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2023 #16

They vote against people vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #3

... markie Jul 2023 #4

Blame Star Wars RAB910 Jul 2023 #5

They're brave enough to say and do stupid things on camera. Omnipresent Jul 2023 #7

Being too stupid to understand risk and knowing the risk and proceeding anyway are distinctly RAB910 Jul 2023 #8

Yep. Omnipresent Jul 2023 #10

The right wing understands orthoclad Jul 2023 #9

Absolutely. When a person is triggered to be afraid and angry, those emotions bypass logic. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #14

The addiction to strong emotions like rage orthoclad Jul 2023 #15

People vote for what they think their interests are. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #11

We are in an era of personality politics, you might say cult politics. usonian Jul 2023 #13

They aren't voting against their interest. Some people's interest is hating certain groups JI7 Jul 2023 #17

THIS! B.See Jul 2023 #22

Actually the problem for many is excessive disbelief, not "believ(ing) everything (they) see on TV" Silent3 Jul 2023 #18

Your average republican voters votes for one thing only, Emile Jul 2023 #19

It's not against their best interests Raine Jul 2023 #20

Radio and newspapers, all they had back then. Now people can take the damn time to Google betsuni Jul 2023 #21