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Martin Eden

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5. This mostly rings true
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:45 AM
Dec 22

When the narrator mentioned things that rural communities really need -- broadband, health care, vocational training -- there was no mention of which party has actually supported or passed legislation to provide those things.

The answer is obvious, but she also mentioned that actual policies don't change the emotional mindest which is the basis of why they vote for Trump.

Their emotional mindset arose from poverty and the erosion of communities resulting from loss of economic opportunity. Democrats are actually trying to provide those things, but it doesn't matter that Trump has killed projects and funding from the Biden administration. Their mindset is ingrained due to their isolation and the bubble created from decades of rightwing talk radio and Fox News.

That media bubble of propaganda was a glaring omission in my opinion, because it is a major factor in why they believe in Trump and vote against their own interests.

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