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yonder

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34. For the same reasons they consider a velvet Elvis as art, McDonalds as food, The Bachelor as entertainment and

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We are all victims of mass media manipulation and not enough of us have the critical thinking skills to suss out the differences between leading, following, wants, needs or actually realizing that because of coordinated media suggestion, those differences even exist.

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We are prone to magical thinking, you know clap your hands and wish real hard and it'll happen Walleye Nov 2023 #1

If you watch Jordan Klepper's pieces at Trump rallies, you know that... NCIndie Nov 2023 #2

Or just this ITAL Nov 2023 #3

The resurgence of fascism is a global phenomena. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #4

I liked this guy's take redqueen Nov 2023 #7

Reich was part of the intellectual circle around the frankfurt institute for social research Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #9

Yes and no. harumph Nov 2023 #15

'Many' is an overstatement. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #21

Fascism is filling a void n/t leftstreet Nov 2023 #18

And Lacan enters the dialogue. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #19

LOL leftstreet Nov 2023 #20

Fascism, a new perfume Celerity Nov 2023 #30

Because racism is the bedrock foundation of the United States John Shaft Nov 2023 #5

Most People aren't smart. I'm sorry. They're just not. Funtatlaguy Nov 2023 #6

And/Or inthewind21 Nov 2023 #25

I cannot name a more gullible group of people than Evangelical Christians CanonRay Nov 2023 #8

This is not a uniquely American phenomenon redqueen Nov 2023 #10

And, by the way Beatlelvr Nov 2023 #11

Civics are taught in the vast majority of schools Cosmocat Nov 2023 #24

This is a lie, and one that's long been debunked ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #27

I Sub In 20 Schools ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #35

Classic inthewind21 Nov 2023 #37

Read Rachel Maddow's "Prequel" Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #12

Never underestimate the number of stupid people who surround you Simeon Salus Nov 2023 #13

People are not self aware of their own biases and prejudices. Yavin4 Nov 2023 #14

fixed it harumph Nov 2023 #17

Economic Anxiety silly!!! LOL. 617Blue Nov 2023 #16

It didn't take many people to put Trump in office leftstreet Nov 2023 #22

Source isolation, just like in Russia uponit7771 Nov 2023 #23

Because they're stupid ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #26

Don't discount consumerism here underpants Nov 2023 #28

He had them at MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #29

This quote says it all: Dulcinea Nov 2023 #31

The American culture warmonger scam defies parody. Marcuse Nov 2023 #32

George Carlin said it best Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2023 #33

For the same reasons they consider a velvet Elvis as art, McDonalds as food, The Bachelor as entertainment and yonder Nov 2023 #34

Because we're a nation of morons BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #36

Rupert Murdoch dickthegrouch Nov 2023 #38