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Kamala Harris 'is in control of this hurricane' using 'weather weapons': Alex Jones
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Decades of propaganda painting opposition to the GOP as literal Satan worshipping baby killing pedophiles, and when that's who you're running against, how could not vote for the GOP no matter how uneducated they are?
i agree this is the main thing, plus social media. that’s a recipe for conspiracies to spread like wildfire. any asshat can make a spooky video and appear to know what they’re talking about, and people are not nearly skeptical enough. Not to mention algorithms designed to keep people clicking, tapping, and watching.
sure education is facing challenges but i don’t think it’s THAT much worse than a few decades ago. it just hasn’t been able to catch up with the propaganda and social media.
The attack on education is part of the long term strategy. The early indoctrination and propaganda gets people into the conspiracies and a lack of education makes sure they stay there and don't stop to consider how utterly batshit insane they sound. I also think lead exposure due to usage of leaded gas prior to 1996 can't be overlooked. There's a very obvious correlation in violent crime rates that corresponds with the increased usage of leaded gas in the 60s and the sharp decline in the 90s following its phasing out starting in the 80s and outright ban in the mid 90s.
yeah I'm not denying education is under attack. I just don't think it's anywhere close to the same level of responsibility for conspiracy thinking as propaganda and social media.
It's essentially a force multiplier. The propaganda wouldn't be anywhere near as effective as it is without the attacks on education. The propaganda was the thin end of the wedge, and now that they're established they're attacking education to make sure they stay entrenched, as it's the only thing that could really threaten them.
yeah I disagree, but I doubt either of us are going to find conclusive evidence one way or the other.
Yup. We are just eyeballs watching a screen to them. If they make us angry we engage more so ad revenue goes up. "They" is the media