2024 Election Results....Here We Go!

[neoplacebo]

That's what I was thinking. Whatever is dominating the TikTok conversation is where the youth will go. What's up with 45-64 year olds? I'd think there would be some level of disapproval.
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I really think it's a combo of social media and smartphones becoming so ubiquitous. Everyone is connected 24/7 with the most batshit stupid content being piped into their minds. People are also just plain fucking stupid in this country and proud of it.

I often blame twenty five years of Fox News for the general stupidity of Americans. But since I don't do Tik Tok or Facebook, I have no idea if Fox gauges that stuff and parrots it or not. Plus since Fox came along there's been half a dozen or more new batshit tv channels....Newsmax and the like. It's a vicious sick circle of stupid. Hell, I still remember when Walter Cronkite was on the tv news every night and everybody agreed about what was true. I've never seen this kind of shit where millions believe bullshit. It's awful.

[GoCubsGo]

That's what I was thinking. Whatever is dominating the TikTok conversation is where the youth will go. What's up with 45-64 year olds? I'd think there would be some level of disapproval.
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I really think it's a combo of social media and smartphones becoming so ubiquitous. Everyone is connected 24/7 with the most batshit stupid content being piped into their minds. People are also just plain fucking stupid in this country and proud of it.

I often blame twenty five years of Fox News for the general stupidity of Americans. But since I don't do Tik Tok or Facebook, I have no idea if Fox gauges that stuff and parrots it or not. Plus since Fox came along there's been half a dozen or more new batshit tv channels....Newsmax and the like. It's a vicious sick circle of stupid. Hell, I still remember when Walter Cronkite was on the tv news every night and everybody agreed about what was true. I've never seen this kind of shit where millions believe bullshit. It's awful.

All of the above and add in laziness.

Mainstream news certainly isn't perfect, but they mostly do attempt to fact check, be truthful, have integrity and report accurately. But it actually takes a little effort and time to turn it on and absorb it.

Why bother when you can Tik-Tok some dude in front of a green screen who may or may more likely not watch real news, but will watch some other Tik-Toker, does no fact checking and tells you what he thinks and what to think in 7 minutes.

We want immediate gratification and we want it now!

[Vrede too]

All of the above and add in laziness.

Mainstream news certainly isn't perfect, but they mostly do attempt to fact check, be truthful, have integrity and report accurately. But it actually takes a little effort and time to turn it on and absorb it.

MSM also mostly publishes corrections for factual errors. Good luck finding those on TikTok or Faux Noise.

[1 CAT FAN]

We've spoiled trust, predictability and confidence for years to come.

"America First"

No more bending over, exposed for the world from leftists. Gotcha.

[1 CAT FAN]

We've been creating what passes for a middle class in China for fifty years. During that time we decimated our own. All for cheap labor. Plenty of people pointed this out during that entire time. They were all ignored. trump thinks he can magically fix in a short time what took fifty years to fuck up.

Leftists has had plenty of opportunities to correct it, probably just an unwillingness to do so, or just incompetent. Maybe leftist just wanted to continue on the same path, getting fucked over.

[Vrede too]

MSM also mostly publishes corrections for factual errors. Good luck finding those on TikTok or Faux Noise.

Same thing with MAGAts.

[1 CAT FAN]

That's what I was thinking. Whatever is dominating the TikTok conversation is where the youth will go. What's up with 45-64 year olds? I'd think there would be some level of disapproval.
.

I really think it's a combo of social media and smartphones becoming so ubiquitous. Everyone is connected 24/7 with the most batshit stupid content being piped into their minds. People are also just plain fucking stupid in this country and proud of it.

I often blame twenty five years of Fox News for the general stupidity of Americans. But since I don't do Tik Tok or Facebook, I have no idea if Fox gauges that stuff and parrots it or not. Plus since Fox came along there's been half a dozen or more new batshit tv channels....Newsmax and the like. It's a vicious sick circle of stupid. Hell, I still remember when Walter Cronkite was on the tv news every night and everybody agreed about what was true. I've never seen this kind of shit where millions believe bullshit. It's awful.

Unbiased professional journalists with integrity like Walter Cronkite no longer exist in this country. News has become entertainment value for ratings on both sides.

[Vrede too]

[1 CAT FAN]

Joe Biden tells “The View ”he 'wasn't surprised' Kamala Harris lost presidential election to Donald Trump

'This is a woman,' she's this, she's that, really, I've never seen as successful and consistent [of a] campaign undercutting the notion that a woman couldn't lead the country — and a woman of mixed race.

While there, Goldberg told the former president that she "didn't like" the way Democrats publicly called for him to step down following his disastrous performance during a presidential debate against Trump.

Others who urged Biden to exit the race included Goldberg's View colleagues, namely Griffin and Sarah Haines, who said last year on the air that "President Biden needs to step down and be replaced if we want to defeat Donald Trump in November."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-biden-te ... 00228.html

[GoCubsGo]

Well fucking duh.

Along with misogyny and racism it's how he got elected.

[O Really]

And of course there are those who have heard of the cases and approve specifically because of the law-disregarding cruelty involved. Those who de-humanize and demonize anybody not just like them, and are willing to believe the worst about them regardless of evidence or lack thereof, or even opportunity to present evidence. And yeah, those guys probably haven't always been very nice people, but a close reading of the Fifth Amendment starts out "No person..." Doesn't say "no citizen". Nowhere in the Constitution is there a disclaimer that its terms apply only to citizens.

I saw a good quote - "Nationalism involves hating people you don't know and taking credit for things you had nothing to do with."

[1 CAT FAN]

Well fucking duh.

Along with misogyny and racism it's how he got elected.

Y'all still relying on polls?

[1 CAT FAN]

And of course there are those who have heard of the cases and approve specifically because of the law-disregarding cruelty involved. Those who de-humanize and demonize anybody not just like them, and are willing to believe the worst about them regardless of evidence or lack thereof, or even opportunity to present evidence. And yeah, those guys probably haven't always been very nice people, but a close reading of the Fifth Amendment starts out "No person..." Doesn't say "no citizen". Nowhere in the Constitution is there a disclaimer that its terms apply only to citizens.

I saw a good quote - "Nationalism involves hating people you don't know and taking credit for things you had nothing to do with."

Sounds like some hypocritical leftist that bought a home in a gated community.

[Vrede too]

I saw a good quote - "Nationalism involves hating people you don't know and taking credit for things you had nothing to do with."

Doug Stanhope (born 25 March 1967), American stand-up comedian, 2007

[GoCubsGo]

One part of the equation.

[Vrede too]

One part of the equation.
https://bsky.app/profile/sifill.bsky.so ... n2qz2o5c2m

We need social scientists to answer that question?

No pay wall:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1EZRC7

... Newsom debated the value of engaging with right-wing influencers with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the March 17 episode of his podcast. Newsom said he thought it was important to try to understand their appeal, while Walz was against lending them credibility.

The California Democratic Party recently announced Walz would be a featured speaker at its annual convention in Anaheim at the end of May....

[1 CAT FAN]

Did these social scientists survey the "Rainbow Family" too?