Things I have to constantly remind myself when reading news articles: 1. A headline is not an article 2. Don’t fall for rage-bait and agit-prop. 3. It’s not worth my sanity 99% of the time to get into internet arguments with people unwilling to listen.
With #3, I tend to give it the old college try for one reply and see what they come back with. I'd say nine times out of ten I just have to block/mute them. I've walked away from friends both online and in real life because of their vitriol. And it's not even over political disagreements, it's over human rights, bodily autonomy, public health, the kind of stuff that we should all be agreeing on. It's sad.
LOL! I didn't vote for Trump! Anyone that mentions peace with Russia and China is going to go to a Georgia prison gator farm! Here is some interesting tidbits of info they could have mentioned instead of selling out TRUMP to make their money! "On August 25, 2017, Federal Judge William Zloch, dismissed the lawsuit after several months of litigation during which DNC attorneys argued that the DNC would be well within their rights to select their own candidate. “In evaluating Plaintiffs’ claims at this stage, the Court assumes their allegations are true-that the DNC and Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Clinton and sought to propel her ahead of her Democratic opponent,” the court order dismissing the lawsuit stated.". Court Concedes DNC Had the Right to Rig Primaries Against Sanders. Observer Aug 2017 How come Ms Wasserman and many other DEMS were allowed to rig their elections. How corrupt if the DOJ? Chairman Graham Releases Newly Declassified Summary Indicating former FBI Director JAmes Comey knew Steele Dossier Source Was Likely a Russian Agent, had Been Under U.S. Counterintelligence Investigation… (U.S. Senate on the Judiciary, Sept 2022) So, now you know former director of the FBI James Comey tried to frame Trump for TREASON!!!! FEC fines Hillary Clinton campaign and DNC over Trump-Russia dossier research CNN mar 2022So, some of Hillary's campaign tried to framw Trump too for treason? How come FBI agent Strozk falsified FISA documents trying to frame Trump too, and only received probation? Oh and speaking of the corrupt DOJ, how come the DOJ only released 2 names on the Epstein clientele list? We know one is a British Royal. I guess the WH and Congress wanted to explain to the BRITISH they should play ball! The WH, Congress, NATO leaders and other world elites lost trillions during the cough cough. They lost trillions more when they were forced to leave Russian and Ukraine. I don't hate Trump. But, don't be a chump like Trump and get in their way! They control of the corrupt American news companies. The second Trump mentioned peace with Russia, The WH started working hard on placing Trump in a Georgia state gator prison farm! You might want to think about staying out of Georgia gator farm prisons! Who was the prosecutor Biden sent to NYC to help prosecute Trump? We all know what happened to the 70 yr old illderly man in his home after the FEDS arrived! And we know they have no problem putting down unarmed women in D.C. !!! And that black spare rib bbq guy in Lou Ky had to go too!
exactly! as a matter of fact, you're darn sure you haven't been fooled, right? Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian misinformation indeed, right? HA HA HA HA...
1. Use religion to denounce reality, reason, and science 2. Demonize education and logic 3. Do not allow them to question 4. The rest is hate, fear, psychological attachment to ideology, etc. It all boils down to making them stupid.
@toyotaprius79 sounds like anti Northern Ireland propaganda to me. Those people WON THEIR FREEDOM from a highly oppressive state that they wanted nothing to do with. Welcome to reality.
Yes, for a long time we didn't know if the Capitol Building's occupants and heroic police would SURVIVE the maga atrocities! And during over three hours of this, guess who was yokking it up, while watching tv and feeding on "cheezberders"', etc.
And what about the 'peaceful protest' where numerous courthouses were burned and over a dozen cops were murdered.. with mass looting and an uptick of arson and hate crimes to boot... you remember that?
I was actually remotely attending health class when it started, and I can remember glancing up from my computer and seeing what was going down and thinking, “What the fuck? Are they insane?!”
So did I. It was depressing AND terrifying for me;depressing because some people really are shallow enough to believe everything that emergees from the mouth of their favorite orange gameshow host who insurrected the Inauguration at the Capitol.
Many hard core Trump devotees are going to need an "off ramp" for when they want to exit Trump Boulevard and turn onto The Rest of the World Street. Let them have a "fall for it" alibi as long as they rejoin the rest of us in middle class America.
@@christophermurphy4511no, it’s not fair, it’s not morally right, mags supporters are about as close to treason as you get. if there’s ever a reason to make an american pay for something it’s that.
You have to remember that a lot if people who "seek it out" do so because of reasons out of their full control, like how they are raised. It doesn't excuse things, but it is important that it takes understanding and empathy for people to change, not scorn
@@Saylin021 you should not be seeking out reasons to validate your hatred and ignoring anything else. It is normal to seek out validation in thoughts we all do it. You google things very specifically at times to get the results you want so why would you not do it subconsciously? The difference is actually reading and paying attention.
@celabwilliams obviously yeah, my point that is when a person is at the point of validating their hatred, there are many things that led to it. People aren't randomly evil or good, their upbringing, choices, and experiences lead to that. Again, it doesn't mean it can excuse it, but rather nothing will change unless we bother. Who is more likely to change their mind: someone who is being laughed at and mocked for being wrong, or someone who having it explained to them in a straightforward way. There's a lot more to do to stop this kind of thing from starting in the first place, like actually effective public education that gets funded, but mocking people will only make them dig in deeper. (Except politicians and pundits, they deserve to be mocked lmao)
You know there's a problem when people actually believe there are public schools with cat litter boxes in the bathrooms for "children who identify as cats." 🙄
@@AlexReynard it's simply safer for transgendered boys to use the boys restroom. These are kids with facial hair, deeper voices and other masculine traits...who also menstruate.
The initial curiosity checks all their emotional boxes and they run with it without taking into consideration any of the logic, facts, or reason surrounding it. Something similar happened this weekend with my super intelligent oil and gas engineer friend. He had a family emergency and couldn't attend a concert over the weekend. That same night, at another concert across town Taylor Swift was performing. The keyboardist from the show I attended created a fake video with him playing on stage with Swift. The band I saw had that keyboardist in a tacky wig being introduced as karl so and so... My friend saw the fake video and is convinced that my keyboardist missed our first set, and played across town... He seriously believed it, without taking into account how absurd it was. He was calling and asking everyone to verify. I'm like, dude, I was there, I know the guy, he was wearing a wig and pretending to be Karl so and so, but in anyevent, that's how it happens... I was blown away.
Actually, that statement is too broad. Granted, all too many, particularly the ringleaders of the Rightist Theocratic movement and the brass of the unorganized militias, do clearly meet your description. However, the rank-and-file members, who comprise the vast majority of the cabal who support Trump (and, before him, Reagan and the Bushes), are indeed low-information and low-consciousness in their approach to various matters-politically and otherwise. Many come from tightly-controlled religious groups, most notably certain Protestant groups and groups which sprang from Protestantism (specifically the Millennialist outfits), where they have had inculcated into them never to question-or even to doubt-those they regard as "taking the lead", first and foremost, their clergymen. These clergymen repeatedly tell their followers to restrict their "information" sources to themselves and those whom they approve. They're also told to "avoid independent thinking" in themselves and to "fight against independent thinking" in others. Steven Hassan has put forth great effort in exposing this by coining the "BITE" Model: Behavioural Control, Information Control, Thought Control and Emotional Control. That particular order is given for purposes of the acronym-however, at brass tacks, it begins with Information Control. This is because information affects the way anyone thinks, which, in turn, is evidenced by the things we do (and how we do them) and, ultimately, the way we feel about all of it. If Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson (or their sons) could control or influence the type of information their followers receive, it is only to be expected that those followers will follow through in terms of their thoughts, actions and feelings in just the way we've seen since the late seventies, and, on an even greater scale, just since circa 2015. In short, the rank-and-file on the Right really don't know what they've been doing the last forty-three years. That makes them precisely the type of people to whom Trump refers when he says: "I love the poorly educated." He "loves" them insofar as he can get their vote and they, in turn, continue unquestioningly following his orders.
Yes! I agree! There’s not THAT many gullible people that ignore all facts & although they see what happened & they see the truth, they will distrust their own eyes and believe a pathological liar conman or a “news” channel like Faux, I mean Fox. I don’t consider OANN or Newsmax news sources because those are just propaganda outlets. Terrible ones too.
I also think it really stems from a complete unwillingness to put themselves in the shoes of others. To them, hearing a story of people committing crimes "just because" or immigrating illegally "to avoid taxes" or whatever makes perfect sense. They never stop to ask WHY the villainized person does this, which means they never have to examine the faulty systems that drive people to crime in the first place.
We dint need to put ourselves In criminals shoes, they have a choice, they choose to do bad things... some sell drugs that kids end over dosing on.. others commit assault and battery or beat pregnant woman while on drugs, commit murders, fraud and rape.. inEurope, theres been a ruse in murders and rapes coming from migrants, it's so bad that even Poland has called out the rest of the EU for doing nothing about it... it's much the same here, we have homeless people everywhere yet tax payer dollars goes to putting these migrants in luxury hotels and giving then free amenities... meanwhile we have absolutely zero clue who half these people are and what their past looks like, the cartel runs shipments of drugs in and out of our border, its all really terrible.. then you get liberal district attorneys who refuse to be hard on crime then boom, crime becomes more prevalent.... liberal mayor's decide to decriminalization drugs I cities like Portland, then boom kids begin to od on fent, homelessness and addiction rises, and in proportion to violent crime as well... you know, both sides will spout alot of fake news out, but i dont think anybody does it as badly as the left, at least the right, for all its faults, seeks to preserve america
@@davidwilliams1086 So, if you actually read my comment, you would realize I was not suggesting those things be made legal. I was arguing that if people actually cared about reducing crime, they would understand that just making it illegal isn't enough. There also have to be social safety nets in place to catch people before they have to resort to crimes in order to survive. To do this, however, requires empathy and the ability to humanize criminals and illegal immigrants, which I don't think a lot of people are capable of.
@thecritic8096 you realize that that is 99 percent of our politicians your describing... are you suggesting we base our rule under a derivative of 'might makes right'where the strong or those who endured the most are intrinsically more valuable as rulers?
@@coricognitions who cares where they go or what they do as long as they don't take the crime here, why not Canada or South America. Everyone struggles but only pieces of shit commit crimes
Unfortunately, I agree with you. Some of my former friends and family saw no problem with posting or reposting articles and posts that were completely false. When I would point out that it was either false or misleading and even give them proof that it was I got responses ranging from "I don't care" to "You're just trying to start and argument.". It got to the point that I had to de-friend them just for my own mental health because I was tired of getting treated like the bad guy simply because I cared that they were being lied too. I literally haven't talked to my brother for years now because as far as he's concerned I insulted his wife by saying that it "was a waste of breath to talk to you about politics" after she literally said that there was "nothing Trump could do that would make me question him.".
Yeah, whenever I show my lifelong conservative father actual evidence and verifiable truths, he just makes some kind of lame, unrelated joke to change the subject, or he makes fun of me for trying to "debunk" falsehoods. Like, he's making fun of me for proving facts.
@@MG-ot2yr I know what you mean. It's hard to talk about anything political around my dad, as he's the only conservative in our family. I did get him to stop saying his awfully offensive and unfunny trans jokes he would always say, unprovoked. I finally called him out on it and he agreed to stop using them as the punchlines to his jokes. And he's barely spoken to me since, but I don't regret it.
The mail-in ballot thing really gets me. I was in the military during the 2020 election and, like most other service members, was stationed outside my state of residence and mail-in voting was my only option. I requested my ballot weeks in advance, but thanks to all the bullshit pulled with USPS, it didn’t arrive until after the election so I didn’t get to vote. For the “pro-military” party, they seem pretty content with silencing us.
They will use everything they can to lie, cheat, and steal to try to win, but it is absolutely imperative that you vote every chance you get, no matter what. They lost last time, and they'll continue to lose as long as we remain vigilant against them.
I’m 38 and for as long as I have been allowed to vote, I have always voted via mail because I hate crowds and lines. If it weren’t for mail-in ballots, I probably never would have voted because that is how uncomfortable I am with crowds and lines. I guess my doctor says I have agoraphobia, but whatever it is, I don’t like to go out unless it is absolutely necessary and when I do, I anticipate that I might have minor panic attacks. If they’re going to get rid of mail-in ballots, I’m going to have a lot of trouble voting.
And now, after the GOP sucked eggs in 2020, suddenly they are all enlightened to the fact that mail-in ballots were better than expecting every republican to stand in line especially when the weather sucked. They suck, suck, suck.....
Well , correct Me if I am wrong. Trump appointed the Guy in-charge of the US Mail. He was accused of slowing down the mail service. So lets Start there. And If You are active Duty , thank You for Your Service. But You should have been better repaired as the Military should have been.
Key members of the “pro-military” party are owned by the Russians, the Saudis, or both. There is no other explanation for their behavior. I’ve sat through hours of counter-intel briefings during my time in the intel world, and I can tell when somebody is compromised.
Respectfully (rly, no snark), they care very much. They APPROVE OF his wrongdoing. Pls recall that at every point along our journey thus far -- primary campaigns in '15-16; presidential campaign; his term in office; the years since -- *EVERY point* at which his malfeasance hit the splash pages, his poll #s among Thuglicans *WENT UP.*
Because they want the chaos. They feel marginalized by society and therefore they lash out. Voting for Trump is the ultimate thumb in the eye to those the feel marginalized by. The marginalization stems from either lack of education or lack of intelligence. There are also those that feel attacked because religious views are being proved to be false, and therefore their identity itself is being attacked. I borrow a line from previous commentor.. "To anger a liberal tell them a lie. To anger a conservative tell them the truth." Of course, the conservatives would rather reverse those.
They HATE the elite. They hate the Clintons. They absolutely hate Obama. And think Washing is a a swamp! The believe in the replacement theory and the Q ridiculousness! They think abortion is murder but that school lunches are YOUR problem!
_"I've known Jeffery Epstein for fifteen years. He's a terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to hang out with. He likes beautiful women as much as I do, and a lot of them are on the younger side"_ -- Donald Trump, 2002 interview for New Yorker magazine They know EXACTLY who they voted for, and why. It's not all just poor media literacy, sometimes people are genuinely evil.
All the pics of Trump with Epstein are from around the same period in the 90s. It was a little bit after your quote that he became more aware of what Epstein is all about and distanced himself. If you support Biden and all this cultural Marxism, YOU are genuinely evil. The fact that you pay tribute to L. Ron Hubbard says a lot about you.
Trump supporters literally have a piss poor excuse for Everything Trump has said and done that's vile. Everything from nobodies perfect to it was just locker room talk or that's hearsay even though its on audio they'll claim its not him speaking ! They're truly CRAZY 🤪
@@rebeccalindley153 Huge difference tho, because Bill Clinton isn't running for office. He got elected in 1992 and 1996, and back then the public wasn't aware of what Epstein was doing. I personally think Bill Clinton and Trump should be locked up for the rest of their lives, whereas you want Trump to be the president knowing full well that he's a paedophile rapist. EDIT: To be fair, if you recall, the news about Epstein broke in 2017. So that was obviously after Trump won in 2016 so you could say the same thing about him then. But still, lots of people voted for him again in 2020 and probably are again in 24, so there's no excuse there.
The right answer: cause you're a dying empire near the end of its life cycle and your left are as much ignorant as your right. And from beyond the so called the free world point of view your left are way more disgusting than your right I gotta say
Absolutely: it’s what they want to hear. And Fox knows this and delivers it to them, despite it being untrue. When one Fox anchor failed to adequately push the “stolen election” narrative, Tucker Carlson texted the upper brass at Fox calling for her termination; if she doesn’t tell our viewers what they want to hear, Tucker said, Fox could lose viewers. He KNEW the Big Lie was a lie, but he also knew Fox made its bread and butter by perpetuating it. He and Fox have no credibility; that should now be obvious even to the Right.
Great quote. Heinlein was absolutely right. And he gave Philip K. Dick money to live on while PKD got all his tax stuff straightened out. So double bravo R. Heinlein.
@@Writ3r_Dude Yeah I know, dude. Tell me about it. I wanna get The Exegesis of Philip K Dick. It's an edited collection of like 8000 journal pages concerning VALIS and its connections to Gnostic Christianity and the Dharmic religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. It's straight nonfiction but I don't care because PKD was such an utterly fascinating human being. But yeah you can't go wrong with old weird speculative fiction.
I remember when the Internet was relatively new. Friends and family members would sometimes send me emails that were complete nonsense yet resembled news articles. I would ask them if they cross referenced or did any research before they forwarded. The answer was always no. When I debunked their email, I am confident that they didn’t inform those of which they originally emailed said disinfo. Sadly, the Internet has convinced me that many people I respect are unwise.
Less than ten years ago, my sister's husband discovered the Internet, and began forwarding me e-mails that were easily debunked. After a couple of years, he asked whether I enjoyed denouncing his "efforts" as "nonsense"; I told him no, it saddens me that a man of your maturity is so credulous. He did not write me for several years after that exchange; but recently got over himself, and learned something about fact-checking.
@@moebadderman227 Wow. I’m glad that individual came to their senses. I don’t know if the individual you described is spiteful, but I have noticed that people I debunk often assume that I’m doing so out of spite.
In case you haven't, go "crossreference" the argument that the invasion of Ukraine was not provoked by NATO. If you feel that this exposes you to "Putin Propaganda" then that should tell you all you need to know about what youve learned of Critical Thinking.
People love violence to control other people and groups you just don't like and are cowards would not do anything without someone behind them to cover there big mouth 😂
I've grown weary of the alt-right idiocy. To the point where I've just stopped talking to them because they just don't want to hear anything other than "Own the Libs" They should try starting media literacy classes in schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Indiana.
@@chojay13 I had a coworker who had lived in Indiana for several years, her descriptions stunned me with how redneck Indiana is, considering that it's a northern state. But then again, so is North Dakota.
It always stuns me that when Donald says that, he is quite literally talking about his supporters, and they love it. It's why they love being uneducated and uninformed, they brag about it (anti-woke).
Okay, so it is Trump supporters who fall for fake news? How about that fake "Trump/Russia Collusion" story? Yeah, two year investigation and nothing. But you people won't let it go. Don't talk to us about following fake stories, bud. Look in the mirror.
While I don't disagree with your statement... I only have a 6th grade education, but I was never ignorant enough to vote for someone like Trump... or fall for any fake news. I feel like the problem goes beyond a lack of education. In my own family, people with HS diplomas, and even a few with Uni degrees... voted for Trump.
I don't think it's just as simple as conservatives being fooled. For a lot of them, it's not even about the truth, it's about what they want, what they fear etc. They don't care if a story turns out to be false. They don't even care to take a second to look into anything. For those lacking empathy and the ability to see beyond themselves the truth is just an annoying inconvenience. This is a group that does not need to be fooled. They already know they are in the right
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
Democrats/shitlibs were pushing Russiagate since 2015 and pushed the lie that Russia stole the 2016 election from Hillary through the hacking of our election systems. I haven't seen Rachael Maddow apologize for her election misinformation she spread to her viewers for 6+ years straight. Democrats/shitlibs have lied about COVID every step of the way. Literally every aspect of the pandemic the public health agencies and the media told us was a lie. Many on the "lockdown left" have doubled down on their horrible COVID views and haven't apologized for pushing unscientific policies like school closures, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, etc. The Democratic party and the Republican party (the uniparty) are equal distributers of misinformation. You are just as bad as you say your enemies are.
The two go hand in hand. They are foolish because they believe in sky dictators who should be Feared and Loved at the same time, rendering them incapable of either fear or love because they confuse the two. And they are easily fooled because they are foolish.
Our critical thinking classes in high school were breif , but always consisted of , WHO , WHAT , WHY , WHERE , WHEN . AND HOW . to answer those questions , gather information . And not from just one source . But from as many sources as you can . Read ask questions , think . And repeat process . I realized in my late twenties , I had a great deal to learn , to really wisely begin to form my own philosophy of life . But I am grateful for the great teachers I have had , including my parents , 😢extended family , and community .
I see this same brainwashing on both sides of the political spectrum right now. Everything from climate change being and immediate and irreversible threat to our existence, to ignoring the man-made origins of Covid, to wrongfully tying Trump to Russian collusion to claiming Hunter's laptop is Russian disinformation has been based on propaganda and not on a reasonable interpretation of the facts. The propaganda and misdirection is so thick people still believe that the covid vaxx prevents getting and spreading the disease.
Plus there are tons and tons of elements in United State inhabitants cultures that ram the idea of knowledge into something that doesn't make sense. Like how the supreme court decides that : Tomatoes are vegetable, pizza is a vegetable and how sucking and putting a cigar in a vagina is not having sexual relation... We can continue like that : in every news outlet you can find dozen of "scientific studies" that are so silly and stupid that it would be foolish to "believe" in scientists. The best example is how "Smelling fart cure cancer."
Yet when a Democrat trys to explain anything political, how do they start their sentence? "I believe that..." "I feel that..." So why are you trying to act like democrats don't base facts off of feelings or beliefs? This is what I find very funny about politics and why I do not get involved in them.. Stop trying to pander to one side of a political party that has screwed us all over. In the past I've been part of both parties and they're both exactly the same.
Correct. They have an ideological vacuum and just want to be as hateful and horrible as possible, basically. They are nihilists who want to drag all of us down to their level and make us all as miserable and yucky and hateful as they are.
And conservatism is an actual mental disorder and a threat to freedom democracy. As all off them support an authoritarian government that only benefits them.
This is why every single time you prove them wrong they deflect and change the subject. “But Hillary! But hunter’s laptop! But Obama! But Biden!” They will say/do ANYTHING to avoid confronting the uncomfortable truth that they were duped by a lifelong conman.
I think it's a bit more painful than "want to" in many cases. It seems to me, many who want to attend Trump rallies pretty much HAVE to. They have some foundations of their whole worldview tied into their beliefs in Trump's honesty and the Democrats being anti-American child molesters. A challenge to one's foundational beliefs can be so terrifying that the psyche blocks awareness of contrary evidence - even clinging to explanations which seem ridiculous to others - and the adrenalin rush caused by the harsh rasp of evidence can be transferred, without thought, into disgust, anger, and even violence against those who challenge one's illusions. It is a deep, unconscious defence we humans share. Notice how many Democratic Party supporters say the Republicans are all beyond help - stupid or mad - just as many Republicans view them. It can be hard to remember that people with irrational beliefs can be vulnerable, and need gentle handling to dare to change. It can be hard to remember that a person is seldom entirely irrational or entirely sane, and no group is entirely homogenous. Some intelligent Democrats say "No intelligent person could believe that!" - their emotions blocking their memory that intelligence can be overriden by emotional defences raised to protect basic beliefs. Some Republicans are not true believers, but trapped in party loyalty, or having some doubts about Trump's honesty, or even are behind the scenes trying to persuade others that they have seen him lie about things they have seen, and that he has used and is using them for money and selfish power just as he says the other politicians do.
hard to believe, isn't it? Hunter Biden's lap top? "Russia misinformation", and all idiots took it hook line and sinker... but wait, before that: "Russia collusion!" 4 years inquiry, and it turns out it really was a hoax, created and financed by Hillary herself... and all these idiots took it... "I never discussed business with my son"... later on: "President Biden was never IN BUSINESS with his son", now we all know that Joe kept on lying during his lifetime, especially when running for the Presidency, and was caught by Democrat folks.. he plagiarized, blamed a truck driver's drunkenness for his wife car accident, while the truck driver was not drunk and was not at fault either... and yet, the idiots keep on believing all the garbage thrown at them....
This episode has not given me anything J didn't know through multiple trusted and vetted news and research outlets. BUT what you have done is taken very complex news, research and studies and layed them out in an absolutely easy and understandable way. Brilliant editing. Brilliant presentation. Brilliant selection of material. I can now delete dozens of videos. Yours does such a good job of making the case and winning the verdict.
I personally believe that any organization that calls itself "news" must not be allowed to lie, ever. And if found to have done so must give equal time to correct the mistake or forfeit the right be considered a news organization and may not use the word in its name or reporting. News must be synonymous with truth. 🖖😎👍
@@sineaterdred1 it's one of the policies in the FCC that was always challenged in case by case and the SC. It was used to bring a balanced view point when reporting news so basically you would have networks that were conservative/liberal and showcased topics. Once it was removed in the 60s you got the growth of a network like Fox that labeled themselves as only conservative and has increasingly crafted their narrative. I am not saying that other "liberal" networks don't do the same now but they usually practice more of the narrative to fall in line with neoliberalism which is both sides. Democratic members have tried at least 3 times to pass a policy to bring it back legislatively but you can imagine who would be affected the most if done.
Being raised in a fundamentalist Christian family, I think we're not taking into account how evangelical Christianity trains its adherents to not question anything. Otherwise they might ask difficult questions to the grifters, I mean, evangelists, running their churches. And given how intertwined conservatives and Christians are, I don't see a practical difference between them. The hate they spread is the same. I am frustrated we don't call out evangelical Christians for their toxic beliefs which drive their fascism.
True... Everything about religion is embarrassing nowadays... I am a Catholic (so technically a Christian) yet what they are doing now... That is not Christianism anymore... That is exploitation and just évil... Christianity is kindness, Compassion, Generosity, Acceptance, Humility and Faith. Now what I am seeing outside my country... It's not Christianity anymore...
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” Barry Goldwater
I’m a PhD and I really enjoyed the way you systematically laid out and built your facts. It was much like an academic paper. It was objectively presented and hard to dispute. I didn’t know “media literacy” was a thing, but I’m glad to know that it is.
Democrats/shitlibs were pushing Russiagate since 2015 and pushed the lie that Russia stole the 2016 election from Hillary through the hacking of our election systems. Democrats/shitlibs have lied about COVID every step of the way. Literally every aspect of the pandemic the public health agencies and the media told us was a lie. The Democratic party and the Republican party (the uniparty) are equal distributers of misinformation. You are clueless.
Liar. PhDs can't leave RUclips comments. They don't have hands to do the typing. (I'm just kidding. You left out the word "student/candidate" or whichever stage you are at.) All joking aside, I'm beginning to think that a passing knowledge of how to evaluate science research papers or their abstracts, at least, would be a good idea as well.
@brendonfox699 There are services that you can pay for that rate a news service for accuracy and truth plus their political leanings. Those are pretty unbiased. One free one that I look to is Media Bias Fact Check. They are pretty good and the ratings and political leanings they ascribe... I trust them. But, yes, media literacy. Especially in the past dozen or so years people are getting their "news" from social media because traditional sources have often become so biased. Accusations occur from all political stripes but anyone who gets their "news" from FOX or even further to the right... Nothing but CRAP there. Not to say that hard left leaning publications aren't also crap, but the right is far more. But you can't learn this overnight.
I’m never going to forget where I was on January 6, 2021. That shit’s burned into my brain now. For context I was pushing truck at my retail pharmacy job I used to have. That was something where I could periodically check my phone and a friend told me what was happening. So when I went on break I just listened to a stream that was live covering it.
I was working at a prison and on Jan 5th, all they could say was back the Blue on Jan 7th, no one wad backing the Blue. It was as if Trump was more important than police officers. It was sick. I left within the year for that and other reasons.
Watch the videos dude. The blm riots were objectively worse. The cops let people in. There were fbi and cia plants. The chief of capitol police said he was refused help when they knew people were coming to protest days earlier. You are the ones falling for lies.
Hey! I was counting prescriptions at my retail pharmacy job, and my fellow tech looks over and goes “oh my god did you see what’s happening at the Capitol”
At school we did a short course on critical thinking. It wasnt tested and they taught it well. I didnt think much about it at the time, but in retrospect it was one of the most valuable parts of my schooling
It's a pity that so many people have no grasp on what critical thinking or critical theory actually are. The ability to look closely at things is so useful in life. My logic classes, both in philosophy and later in math were equally useful. And the professor who taught the entire class how to speed read changed my life.
My work truck broke down the other day and I had it towed to the nearest garage. I walked in they had Fox "News" on in the waiting room, so I turned around and told the tow truck guy to take it up the road. I'm sure that if the owner knew who I was, he would be happy I left. After all, the Supreme Court just ruled that conservative store owners don't have to serve people that they don't like, and I'm sure he would not like me.
Really? You are part of the problem... What if these bakeries were Muslim owned? Would you be so quick to admonish them for refusing to serve the LGBT community? Choosing where you do business solely based on what the TV is playing is an asinine way to get things done! Leave the politics out of it!
In addition to everything you said, I've also noticed an interesting pattern. Im in school right now, so I end up doing a lot of research on the assignments I do, and I try to make sure that my sources are credible. I find consistent frustration in the fact that a lot of the best and most supported sources are locked behind a paywall. Although I understand that this is probably linked to the high amount of labor expert evaluation that went into curating an accurate news source, it also feeds into a concerning problem. My sources are usually less accurate, and my assignments less informed, because many actually credible news outlets are catering their news toward an older, and much richer audience than me. While its vital to recognize individual responsibilities in vetting the accuracy of our beliefs, we should also be aware of the systems which are encouraging these people's behaviors so that we can actually work to support the need that's creating this problem.
Have you got access to BBC content? They're very reliable and go through constant scrutiny from politically independent bodies to ensure their impartiality. I believe their news website is free and the BBC world service radio station and podcasts are free as well
The AP news is free and excellent. It’s practically the true neutral and the source of most other news sites. I hear trumpies saying it is a left democrat news… wow very rich considering Newsmax calls everyone they disagree with the “radical left” or “Marxist, socialist democrats”. They have been fully radicalized by now and they indulge in the delusion. They want to bring a Christian, white nation and these news sites tell them it’s ok to think that and blame everyone that disagrees with them. It’s no longer about disinformation
Rush Limbaugh started all of this. He was unemployed, having just been fired from his political talk show. He would have to ask his rich parents for money to pay his mortgage again. His show failed because it was boring. So he got the idea to mix his old political talk show with worldwide wrestling. He'd make villains out of some and heroes out of others. He'd harvest content from reading social media and internet forums. Then he'd repeat what he found back to the audience. The audience ate it up. The new show was a huge hit. All the other conservative talk shows were spawned from the Rush Limbaugh show.
Yes, and because of him, grassroots that created this Frankenstein's monster that evolved into the crazy maga cult it is today was because of him, Breitbart and Sarah Palin's nonsense that triggered the beginning... All the way back then and then of course before then was Reaganism and "conservatism" as a whole.. but that's a topic for another time.
Much of this information and analysis is false. The programming he became known for started in 1988 soon after the repeal of the broadcasting fairness doctrine and long before social media existed or message boards had any content other than for tech geek early adopters.
Surprisingly, the meme "You Are Not Immune to Propaganda" has been an incredibly useful reminder for me to constantly analyze and cross-reference what I'm reading, seeing, or hearing. It's a messy internet out there and anything you can use to keep your guard up has some value. If someone has a habit of being often and rapidly proven wrong in their conjecture, remove them from your reputable sources. If someone gives a single strong likely outcome rather than giving multiple possible outcomes, given the inevitability of "unknown unknowns", they're probably over certain of themselves or trying to sell you something. I still manage to misstep on plenty of occasions, but I misstep a lot less than I used too.
Based on your logic, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Linsey Graham, Sarah Huckabee, MTG, Lauren Boefart and John Neely Kennedy should never be believed to be telling the truth.😮😊
A bit of relief can come from knowing that the very fact that you're concerned puts you above the curve. People not concerned with being wrong are the problem. A huge issue with conservative thinking is the idea that their beliefs are "common sense and that it's foolish to question what everyone already knows". 😮💨
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
For over the last 100 years the GOP has 1 prime directive: the ever growing concentration of wealth and power on behalf of the wealthy and powerful. To do that, even in a quasi-pseudo-democratic system, they need to get a sizeable people willing to vote against their self interests. These are people concerned about "values" or "guns" or some other single issue. Ethics/decency/morality/values such as truth, are a middle class characteristic. The rich don't need'em and the poor can't afford'em. This is on a society wide basis. In 1970 roughly 70% of the people lived a middle class existence. In 2010, the US Census said that the middle class was below 50% for the 1st time in many decades (probably since 1930). The GOP used to run on being the protector of Middle Class values. The middle class would then vote GOP. The GOP would win elections, and then concentrate wealth. This lead to a decline in decency and morals in society, triggering the Middle class to vote GOP even harder. Thus the whole cycle would repeat. So by 2010 the GOP had succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, but now, with the middle class below 50%, there was no longer a majority of middle class voters that they could manipulate using "values." How on earth could the GOP ever win another election? Enter Trump. The rest is well known history.
The “Trickle Down Economics” as well as the tax reduction for the wealthy was the culmination of this effect. Never mind the war on drugs crap. Since then Trump passed another massive tax reduction for corporations and wealthy individuals. This not only grew the deficit but accelerated the wealth disparity to it’s current level. The outrageous cost of college or a trade school also guarantees that future generations are stuck in worsening economic conditions. Unfortunately everyone still holds the old the old adage that “if you work hard you and your family will achieve the American Dream “. However this obviously isn’t true for the younger generation and most Baby Boomers and other older people will not understand or automatically dismiss the economic implications which consequently they will continue to vote for the same party without knowledge or caring they are being lied to.
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
it's also because the wealthy discovered way back in ye olden times that stuff like religion and bigotry is an extremely effective way to prevent serf and slave uprisings, and as such invested billions in propaganda money to target any vulnerable populations they could and cut them off from academia to create exploitable cults. Like there's a reason these people can't really be reasoned with, and it's because what they actually need is cult deprogramming
I do not think hearing the fake news and misinformation or even propaganda is any kind of excuse for the violence and destruction of that day. These people need to receive consequences, particularly trump.
Clearly, but the system is stacked against convicting people like Trump. He appointed several of the Supreme Court judges. Until the Supreme Court is apolitical and neutral, there will always be a deep and biased rift in the American legal system.
Mentally challenged people are in a near constant state of turmoil. Its very tiring. They are their own worst enemy and will run afoul of other institutions like the law, the boss, the bully, etc. They are no where near as powerful as some think.
One of the big questions in logic and reasoning is whether you can use logic to reach people with an emotional bias or prejudice. I realized I can't teach _Noblesse Oblige_ to the Filthy rich, I can't teach tolerance to Fanatical Fundamentalist reactionaries, and I can't enlighten the Fools. These "F"ers have to find their own way back to truth, justice and the American Way.
hard to believe, isn't it? Hunter Biden's lap top? "Russia misinformation", and all idiots took it hook line and sinker... but wait, before that: "Russia collusion!" 4 years inquiry, and it turns out it really was a hoax, created and financed by Hillary herself... and all these idiots took it... "I never discussed business with my son"... later on: "President Biden was never IN BUSINESS with his son", now we all know that Joe kept on lying during his lifetime, especially when running for the Presidency, and was caught by Democrat folks.. he plagiarized, blamed a truck driver's drunkenness for his wife car accident, while the truck driver was not drunk and was not at fault either... and yet, the idiots keep on believing all the garbage thrown at them.... Also, can't believe these stupid folks attempting to overthrow the government, armed with cellphones! How dumb is that!!! Unless... of course, it wasn't a real insurrection, but someone is willing to make it look that way for all the stupid people ready to believe it... uh?
Lobbying is a huge problem. It really is, down to its core, legal bribery. In what way is corporations paying people to go to congress and "donate" large sums of money to politicians not seen as bribery...
There needs to be actual payment to people in order for bribery to occur. So tell me ... WHO is being paid in order to accomplish political objectives? And who pays them? How it all accomplished from top to bottom?
@@scotthullinger4684 So a million dollar campaign donation for favorable legislation isn't bribery? How you think bribery works is flawed. Politicians are supposed to be impartial, any donation that changes impartiality is essentially a bribe disguised as a "donation" through lobbying.
I'm in agreement. Lobbying makes it really hard for our Congressional folks and Senators to vote authentically the way they said they would for their constituents. They quickly forget which groups voted them in after working in Washington. It's awful. But, the money waved in front of them must be incredible. I'd love it if one person with real ethics, ran for office, got voted in, and recorded all the lobbyists and other folks offering money and legal bribes here to vote a given way, and voted the way they promised to their constituents anyway. Ended at one term and wrote a real tell all book describing what really happened. But, I don't know anyone willing to fo that for the reasons I mentioned. Plus we don't know how these folks are seriously threatened with violence if money doesn't sway them.
I was astounded to learn lobbyists is a real job that consists of working on convincing people in politics to vote for what the lobbyists are paid to push. I'm still astounded that it's not illegal
One thing I've learned from the trump experience is when ever a republican accused someone, it's because they're the ones actually guilty of the accusation
@@randibgoodexactly! They project their feelings and abuse non-Trumpers of being upset, when it's sad to watch, but hardly upsetting, unless they are someone you care about.
Sad truth: I guarantee that MOST of the people who really need to hear this could not get past the hair color, lip-liner, and nose ring, regardless of the words that come out of her mouth. That's where we're at.
That’s an old time conservative value/bias. Unnatural body care means they don’t care and therefore have no value to offer. “They’re never going to get a job looking like.”
@grapeshot I know a lady who believes birds aren’t real. (Yes she voted for Trump because of course). I know another Trumper who believes the vaccine is Satan’s DNA and it’s also in the sewer or something.
@grapeshot I also used to know a guy who believed the Queen of England was a lizard. I should probably check up on him out of curiosity, we fell out before the Trump years but I’m sure he is probably a Trumper now unless he got better.
They just fail to realize that their ideology is the conspiracy. They pretend to hate Freemasons, but they never realize that their ideology was invented by those same Freemasons.
I just fucking hate that the only two political categories you can be broadly put into in the US is liberal or conservative. Like the further left you go, the more you hate the idea of being called a liberal bc you understand that it's fucking gross lmao
They call themselves Christians. It's OK to say the elephants name! Christians! Christians stormed our Capitol and smeared their seditious shit! Christians STEAL BILLIONS IN UNPAID TAXES YEARLY to preach hate and politics from the pulpit. Christians. SAY IT!
@@nuiben7579 I don't think he is a republican so I don't see him doing that. He is saying that the republicans need to man up and face reality rather than hiding in their insane conspiracy theories.
greetings from Europe! I have a doctorate in psychology and can tell you that this is by far the most informed, intelligent analysis I have seen regarding the current nightmare of US politics. It is the first time I have seen anyone use the science of political orientatation to explain what is going on. She puts a comprehensive and clear account of a number of issues from the study of personality in context, in language the anyone can understand, something the scientific community is not always good at. Well done!
The short answer, they WANT to believe it. I used to believe it was ignorance but nah, they love the lie. The lie makes them feel good. They love having their ears tickled and being told they are superior in any way. They want to feel special, morally superior (lol), etc etc. You can tell them anything and as long as it places them on a pedestal while putting someone else at their feet, they’ll believe it and give you money.
For a portion of them, yeah. But be careful with blanket statements and painting everyone with the same brush. It doesn't help anything. There are plenty who were never taught how to examine their beliefs and ask themselves why they believe them in the first place. Take a look at the farce organizations like AiG and IBLP pass off as an acceptable homeschooling curriculum and you'll see what I mean.
This is funny coming from someone who thinks believing men can be women makes you morally superior, or something equally nonsensical. The whole leftist endeavor is just moral back-patting. Even your comment is back-patting, full of the implicit "But I'm better than that." There really is little difference between the average movement conservative and movement progressive in terms of believing nonsense and thinking it makes them morally superior to others.
"The greatest DERANGEMENT of the mind is to believe something is SO because one wishes it to BE so..." - Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Forefather of Modern Vaccine Science.
I wasn't surprised on January 6th 2021. From Trump calling for the PB to "Stand back and stand by " to the "will be wild " tweet it was obvious what Trump was planning to anyone who was paying attention.
The Republican Party needs a complete overhaul… what’s holding it back is the 70-90 year olds who vote the way they did in 1960 and have convinced the masses that 1960 was a better time to live in than 2023. Sure it was, Gramps… you were 20 years young, there were no wars going on thanks to your dad fighting and winning WW2 so you could live free and happy driving a brand new $2,500 car while parking it in front of your brand new $10,000 house you bought with a 30 year fixed rate mortgage costing like $30/month.
After experiencing the last few political cycles, I am so grateful that my highschool implemented a required senior level course in media literacy. It was a cake walk class for most of us, but the information gained was invaluable for all.
Amazing. If I was in charge I'd teach a course on Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics. So many BS statistics out there that are only "true" when viewed with a very specific framing.
Are they explaining that medias are all biased and that none of them are actually unbiased ? And that it's okay because that's how democracy can somehow work ? Or are they trying to explain that journalism is when you are telling it like it is and it's all about facts ? Somehow, I highly doubt people are educated to understand what journalism actually is. Because it would require explaining to people that being terribly biased towards communism or anarchy is still actual journalism. Because journalism isn't abiut relaying the status quo.
Leeja, there is a big, BIG problem with the conversation about stopping online mis and disinformation. It is far too easy to become authoritarian and trample on rights in an environment where there is an internet/social media police that keeps certain posts from the public. THAT erodes confidence and trust in American democracy faster and more than anything else discussed here. That's a big, big problem.
I think part of the problem is not having a stable source of income. People need to work for a competent manager, fair working conditions, decent pay, and realistic time off. People who don't have these things are rightfully pissed off. they're just mad at the wrong people.
Economic inequality has historically been a huge factor in revolutions. It's very true. The problem is that they grab onto the first thing that they think makes sense even if it doesn't make sense. Sometimes it can be worse. And I don't see a whole lot that the Republican Party is doing to help the ordinary working American. I really don't. An example is they refusal to adopt expanded Medicaid in red states. Which would help the poorest people but there are still states who will not adopt that just on principle.
Hunter Biden and Joe Biden should sue the individuals who show up on Fox/OANN/Newsmax and others who make false accusations against them. An up hill fight, still.
@@AlexReynard Sandmann's lawsuit was actually thrown out by the judge. The companies that settled should have kept their pants up instead of dropping them, they would have saved money and their rep.
@@linusa2996 >Sandmann's lawsuit was actually thrown out by the judge. Then why did he get money? >The companies that settled should have kept their pants up instead of dropping them, they would have saved money and their rep. Yes, because it's important to stand on principles when you turn the country against a kid and get uncountable death threats sent his way because he did literally nothing.
@@AlexReynard The companies that settled were weak kneed. ABC, CBS, Gannett, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone pretty much said that they were not going to bend the knee and stood their ground and did so. The judge found that Sandman did not have a case.
When I was in high school a teacher gave us a short course of " media literacy", how media of different leaning would report facts, but put a bias (in the title for example). The "trick of the trade". After that, when I read the news, I could identify the techniques and assess the level of trust that could be given to the information or part of it. It was certainly the most useful, the most "productive" 5 hours of my entire high school. The way things are going, we do need such media literacy training in schools. And the study of the techniques of populist and demagogues...
You have hit upon the reason that Republican politicians always always ALWAYS demonize educators and education as a concept. People are harder to trick and manipulate if they are educated how to watch out for it, and lately the GOP's entire platform is built on tricking people into believing things that aren't true so that they will continue voting for the Republicans who they would not vote for if they were informed and able to make decisions based on reality.
@@neglectfulsausage7689 that also depends on your understanding of reality though, it's about being able to see each side's lies and taking everything back to reality, just the facts.
@@whattheschmidt "would report the facts but put a bias". Well now as seen especially with vice news and the likes, media has a lot of other techniques to lie to you. Referencing dead articles, circle reference, outright lying but as a fact checker, making a statement of opinion false based on the opinion of someone else and many more.
I’m from the UK but do follow US politics. I remember this day so vividly because I was working a night shift and could literally see these events unfold through the media. I remember just being like wtf wtf wtf!!! (I don’t know if cursing gets limited in the comments)
If you are from the UK, you should be familiar with King Charles' Coronation, so Joe Biden's election was much like that! The main difference however is Joe Biden holds real political power and King Charles III does not!
The origins of why conservatives are so gullible has to do a lot with theology. More particularly, the young earth creationism widespread amongst American Evangelicals. If you can get them to believe in men walking on water and an earth that's unbelievably young, you can get conservatives to believe anything.
I won’t say I don’t believe in God or Jesus, but Young Earthers so are strange to me… they’re nearly as loony as Flat Earthers! What’s even more interesting is a lot of Young Earth Evangelicals also fall into the Flat Earth category and believe space is isn’t real because the “Bible says so.” Evangelicals claim to believe God is all powerful and created the entire universe in 6 days but the Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Galaxies, etc., are just too much lol… I found myself drifting farther and farther away from some of my family because they believe those things… it’s so weird to me.
Yes, bigotry has probably something to do with their way of "reasoning". They are believers, using magical thinking, not rational people relying on evidence. Education could cure that, but it's a long shot.
Not only this but also a culture that shames rationality, critical thinking, and skepticism. You can’t ask questions without being demonized, shunned, and socially ousted from these circles. You can’t go outside of the strict roles and expectations set for you without the same results. Science, experimentation, and secularism are labeled as “worldly” and against god in their eyes. Although, as an agnostic, youth earth creationism makes no sense and is outwardly denying science, it is not just this but also their communities’ harsh, constrictive, and discriminatory practices that discourage diverse thought
I like how you start with 1/6, describing it in detail. We cannot take our eyes off that truth. As you point out, fake news helped breed the distrust that led to 1/6. Your video gives me yet another reason to teach my college students the importance of information literacy.
I fully agree... the Fake News from CNN and MSNBC from as far back as when George W Bush was in office only got worse over time and led a lot of Conservatives to no longer trust the system. If it weren't for all the lies from the Liberal media, then the Trumpers would have never felt the need to go to the Capitol. I am not saying that I support the storming, just that I understand why it happened.
What is information literacy? The amount of information available is overwhelming, how do you decide which is truth, and which is not? What are your methods and sources for determining truth? A person could have the greatest education in the history of mankind but if it's not based upon absolute truth, what is it worth? The question remains, what is truth, and how can I verify it?
peasantsoul --- My biggest question about Jan6 is, WHY/HOW these people fell for the lies? (also, why they trust Trump when he does nothing but lie to them.) But my actual point here is, IF I CAN FIGURE OUT THAT THE ELECTION WASN'T STOLEN, then why can't they? My only asnwer so far is, they are terribly stupid people.
what bred the floyd riots where liberals killed 25 people and looted, stole, destroyed over 2BILLION$ in property that did not belong to them?...all over a drug addict who liked to rob old ladies at gun point...very disgusting.
The simple answer is, they fall for it because they want to. They are looking for excuses to believe what they want to believe and conspiracy theories provide it.
I work in television, and in the summer of 2006 I worked on a show in L.A. at Tr#%p’s golf course over the course of just over two weeks, working with him directly. In the beginning, I had no opinion of him one way or another. A typical thing for me on some of my shows was to have our cast and hosts all sign something. In this case it was a pin flag from the golf course. I waited for a quiet moment when things weren’t busy and approached Tr#%p sitting on a golf course, and asked him if he could please sign the flag. He wasn’t doing a thing. He said yes, but then started to hand it off to his assistant, who could mimic his signature. I stopped him and said “Could you sign it yourself, please?” He reluctantly did, but it set a precedent for what an awful person he was. Over the course of the shoot, he frequently hit on our underage contestants, treated our crew like they were peasants, and when we had a very tight schedule, would just show up whenever he felt like it. I’ve despised him ever since, but once the 2016 and 2020 elections came around? Holy crap, the daily list of insanity, racism, sexism, and narcissistic behavior just wore me out so much that I became DEEPLY depressed, and lost my job. During those years too, my parents had signs up for Clinton and then Biden in front of their house. One Tr#%p supporter stuck duct tape over one of them, and wrote “Get over it!” in Sharpie. Another man in a large truck saw my mother’s Biden sticker on her car, and followed her for miles to my parent’s rural home, stopped across their driveway, waited for my mom to get out of the car, and then said to her “I just wanted to see what an idiot looks like.” before driving off. My mother was around 70 at the time and alone. My dad also had his car keyed right under his Biden sticker one day as well. So my disdain for T#%mp is very much from not only my own eyes and ears on television, but also from first-hand experience. Unfortunately my sister and brother-in-law have been big Tr#%p supporters. Something that caused me to stop speaking with them. After the January 6th events, I wrote her a 14 page handwritten letter, explaining some of these personal ways Tr#%p and his supporters had hurt our family, as well as citing many MANY things like the January 6th attacks, and told her that when she could now admit that she has made a mistake in supporting him, that I would start communicating with her again. But, she never has been willing, and we haven’t spoken for years now. I don’t hate her, but I cannot abide people who support such awful principles. Family or otherwise. In the past, there have always been candidates during elections that I didn’t vote for. But I still thought they were decent people. Even if I like the other who I voted for more. But Tr#%p has been the first case in my life that I just absolutely do NOT believe to be a moral or good person, who cares for anyone but himself. So the fact that anyone could be so passionate about supporting him? Sigh…it is just beyond me. Like I.Q.s have sudden dropped off the cliff.
Politicians are not worth losing family. Accept people the way they are and leave politics and religion at the door. This is what I keep telling myself. Hasn't worked very well I have to admit. It's at least worth a try...
That's quite a story. There's a new party called the American Solidarity Party. It's pro-life, but in many other ways to the left of the Republican Party. Single issue pro-life voters are going to have a choice they did not have before. The ASP looks to many ethical sources, but one of them is Catholic Social Teaching, a pillar of which is the cause of the poor. It also includes addressing the conditions that leave people feeling abortion is their best choice. Until now, the Republican Party and its extreme elements have relied upon these single-issue voters to gain power and advance their agenda, which in my mind comes down to less or no income tax and less or no rules on the particular business of the Republican voter, and subsidies for that business are OK. And they want a powerful military that just protects the US. Otherwise they are "Don't Tread on Me." The prospect is, that if the ASP understands the pro-life voter correctly, then the Republican extreme will be disempowered because they will lose this once very reliable source of voters. That might set off something bad, and then again it might require the core constituency of the Republican party, wealth, to better police its own. I don't know that ASP candidates will get anywhere other than attracting a sector of voters with their conscience oriented in a few particular ways. Elections being as close as they are, it might make a difference. It might set off a good conversation that opens up paths to reconciliation.
Thanks for sharing your story. You have my support in distancing yourself from these people. I've done the same with family and friends. Id rather talk to a wall than try to have an honest conversation with these people. Still I would help them if they needed help, but then I'd be on my way.
this day made me genuinely sad and disgusted. I was 4 years old when we were attacked on 9/11. All of my life all I’ve heard is how terrible that day was and I don’t remember anything about it. this was my 9/11 in some way. As a kid, I was told how important the capital buildings were and how important our government was and I never thought I’d see the day where it’s own people would rise up to try and destroy it.
Jan6 and 9/11 are very different. We as Americans were robbed and that’s what caused Jan 6. cenSorship Mail in votes (trash) 51lying intelligence agents Hunter laptop Your so wrong and brainwashed:) This women is disinformation
Logical Fallacies --- part of a course we took back in high school. Learning to see through the manipulative tactics - that's what many lack -- and also a lack of curiosity, lack of interest in facts, a lack of rational reasoning, and a lack of empathy. These lacks are unfortunately the way some folks are brought up in their families.
Critical thinking skills, is what David Pakman calls it. It is not taught in schools anymore. It needs to be brought back and taught in school. Middle and High Schools.
Leeja, not only are you a lawyer, but you are an incredible journalist and host as well. Thank you & your team (if you have one) for all the work you do. Love the intro & camera work, VFX etc. your content is great to watch:) lots of love from a neighbour to the North, eh 🖤🖖🏻✨
I am also grateful for the education I got in school it gave me the common sense not to believe every I am told see and hear. I fact check EVERYTHING even things that may align with my beliefs because you never know if what you believe may be false. I also educate myself further in the process. I am also just as grateful for not growing up in the age of the internet. While it did exist it definitely was not what it is today. While I often think about the skills my schools did not give me I can confidently say that my public education and years in college has allowed me to problem solve, research information from creditable sources and know the difference from fake sources, think logically and critical thinking.
It it any wonder, the Republican party is anti-education? They want Jesus people to teach the next generation, now that they have hijacked Christianity for their political agenda.
You were right. I am 70 and have followed news since 1967. Democracy does not work. The Greeks said the 3 forms of government always degenerate. They were right. Enlightened despotism would work for a while. Maybe not much longer than democracy. Alas.
What I find ironic is that in deep rural tobacco country, NC in 1988, we were taught media literacy (mostly focusing on advertising) in the sixth grade. It's really hard to explain how big of an impact that had on me.
I remember doing an advertising unit like that in VA or MD elementary school where they talked about the different types like jingles, authority, celebrity, etc. Too bad we don't have high school civics that teaches about propaganda, truth in journalism, fascist-tactics, and the importance of voting to prevent extremists from seizing power, even though it's really a low-benefit activity for the individual in the short term.
@@sandal_thong8631 Yeah, you could learn that facism, socialism, communism, nazism, are all the same, totalitarianism - government control of the people. Whereas a Constitutional Republic is individual freedom where the citizens control the government.
In the 70s, in my school, we had an optional class called "Values Clarification". It was an add-on to the civics lessons we had in Social Studies. Basically, it was an examination of how we appraise the things we value, an encouragement to think critically about our choices. Long gone from school curricula now, I have found that class the most important one I ever attended. I remain a critical thinker as a result.
They are kind of. Through lawsuits. But that does not stop them. Also there are other outlets like Fox. Holding those news outlets accountable is like whack-a-mole.
Unfortunately the US supreme court disagrees with you. In the early 2000s the then democrat stacked supreme court ruled, not coincidentally in a case involving Fox, that news programs do not actually have to give accurate news reporting. This is very very unfortunate because since this decision the quality of news reporting in the US has taken a nosedive in terms of quality on all news stations/programs.
One of the wildest things that happened is all those people were either so stupid or just so sure they were in the right, that they openly filmed themselves committing crimes and posted it everywhere. The biggest self own of all time.
Well the Jan 6 insurrectionists weren't your typical everyday right-winger. They were something else. Lucky for us (and the Capitol Police) they left their weapons in their motel rooms because they were afraid of D.C. gun laws.
What crimes. They exercised their 1st amendment Free speech, and right to address the government their grievances rights,14th section 1 amendment rights,9th,10th amendment rights, second amendment rights. The only criminals are the democrats, the judges and prosecutors who illegally charged and prosecuted them. The capital belongs to we the people not terrorist traitors calling themselves politicians.
Check out the first trial of Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson cultie who participated in murder. At that first trial she was screeching all kinds of cult nonsense. It took her awhile to realize that the jail thing was real, the charges were real, and that she'd participated in something quite evil. Shallow-minded folks are easy prey for the likes of Trump.
Sometimes I think about how excitement and anxiety are like the same feeling but from a different perspective. I wish there was a word for that feeling. Like frission but more specific. Maybe eagerness? Or anticipation? Anyways I feel both excited and anxious for the future. I’m praying for a lot but mostly I’m praying we can find a sustainable way to overcome this affordability crisis.
The biggest problem I see is that rigid "thinkers" don't change their opinion regardless of ANY information that disputes their original opinion including personal experiences.
several studies have concluded that usually people don't accept any factual evidence that disputes their pre-concieved notions. as alarming as that is i guess it suggests that the way to sway people is not via information, but rather by appeal to their higher faculties (reason, empathy &c) - get yourself as close to them (intellectually) as possible; find a jumping off point you can agree on & point the way :)
I find it emotionally easy to attempt to discuss politics with opposing viewpoints, in hopes of obtaining factual information which goes against my own beliefs. But what always ends up happening is that those facts are never provided. For better or worse, I do believe most decisions are emotional - and human have the mental faculty to justify those decisions by attempting to provide loosely defined facts. “Yea I know this car is over budget, but I really need the space when we take our annual vacay to the beach.”
One HUGE thing that people need to do is to stop having an opinion about EVERYTHING on the Internet and society in general. It should be ok and even encouraged to say "i don't have enough information so I don't have a opinion about this" or simply "I don't know". We are far too quick at forming opinions about things that feed our cognitive bias. I am guilty of this too and it feels awful to not know your stance on something immediately, but we have to try.
Why "should" it be okay? Isn't it already okay to just say I don't know enough about that etc. It's just the small internet hate bubble that has an opinion about everything. That's basically an Internet phenomenon, in the real world you can say what U want and people will Respekt you more if you show them, that U don't know everything and are man enough to say it.
People have always been quick to form opinions, what has changed is the internet now accelerates how quickly misinformation and intentional manipulation gets spread to people who are vulnerable 😢
I may be wrong here, but isn`t it practically an instinct to immediately have a “sort of opinion” about a situation? I think it was the amygdala? (Could be wrong) like, there are two ways to form an opinion. An emotional opinion and a cognitive opinion. So basically we want ppl to go against their instincts wich can be nearly impossible if you are in a crisis situation (i.e. Poverty)
Sadly, too many folks have that idea. Liberals claim to be enlightened, open-minded, rational, intellectually curious, inclusive, etc.. And when you disagree with them, you find out just how ignorant, irrational, indoctrinated, and intolerant they really are. They Progressive lamestream media thinks it's their job to decide what is and isn't relevant and what is and isn't news, and in so doing they shape public opinion. Truth be damned.
Unbelievably good video, this actually taught me two of the most helpful pieces of information I've learned in my life. That if I had a chance to study more and get a job at something sciency I probably would've had a much better social life, and whoo boy do I freaking need it (hyper empath). And key information on the psychology of one of the most common types of problematic individuals in society that I don't get to communicate rationally much with. I specifically greatly appreciate psychology, I think it's very important, the most simple explanation I give for it is "people are brains with limbs".
Question: How does this happen? I'm not an evangelical or an ex-evangelical, but my understanding is the Bible is that Christ's teachings emphasize things like looking inward and improving your relationship with Him and working on your own sin. Not policing it in others. As I understand, Christ isn't something that you can put on a map. I might be wrong. I don't practice any sort of religion, but I like studying them. If these are the teachings of the Bible, then how do so many people mindlessly fall for such blasphemies and claim it to be in the name of God? Again, I don't practice, so I don't have that first hand experience with the religious/political intertwining that you may have seen. Have you any thoughts?
I'm an ex evangelical now atheist as well. You're 💯 correct. Whilst I appreciate the analysis and correct nature of this video. She missed the forrest because of the trees.
@@Grovyle90 American evangelical beliefs encompass much more than Christianity. Due to its strong southern roots there is a residual sense of victimhood and distrust of government in the wake of the Civil War. Additionally there is strong doctrinal syncretism with the American religion of money (s. prosperity theology).
@@Grovyle90 Focus on Paul's teaching that salvation is not done by works, but by faith, so all you have to do is believe and you are good, because the best you can do is as filthy rags anyway so you are saved by grace, you don't have to do anything but believe in Jesus's sacrifice and look the part on Sunday, which is pretty convenient. They use religion to feel better about themselves, not to actually work on making themselves better. Much of what the bible says is an oral history and myth, it's not about self reflection, it's to explain why things are the way they are. Parts of the bible are wishful thinking, telling of hopes and wants for the nation of Israel, these are prophecies. Some of the bible has morality lessons, but most church goers don't even read the bible anyway, and preachers can focus on what their audience wants, like telling them they are good people but "those" people are evil. In the law portions of the bible, it says god is wrathful about certain human behaviors and actions, and perpetrators are to be executed, and they translate some of those transgressors to be homosexuals, bisexuals, and transsexuals. Which is why Republican attacks on those groups are winning for them, and if they get a theocracy they'll make many peoples lives a living hell that is worse than the hell they are already in from just the social pressure, they'll have government enforcement. The bible is all over the place and contradictory, so you can make it say just about anything you want it to. There are literally thousands of Christian denominations that all translate parts of the bible differently.
@@Grovyle90that's a great question! I have also looked into this a lot because I find human nature, particularly cults, fascinating (and more than a little frightening!). I myself am an ex-christian, not an evangelist though, and looking into just plain old fashioned christianity compared to evangelism, it's fear. Evangelism uses so much fear and condemnation against anyone that thinks differently to them, they dramatise how evil and corrupt the world is, they enforce that they are the only ones that can save the common man, and that's what drives their huge growth. Average churches will use this same tactic as well, but just to a lesser extent, and do try to make church going a more pleasant experience. And as we all know, they have lesser numbers than evangelists, and more people are leaving the anglican and catholic churches and flocking to evangelist ones. When you look at any cult, and I mean ANY cult, they all work in exactly the same way. Strike fear into the hearts of your followers, over time convince them you are the only one that cares about them and can save them from themselves, and teach them to distrust and break away from anyone that doesn't think the same way. As far as the bible goes, it's very contradictory, and also extraordinarily long, so it's easy to cherry pick the parts you want to back up your claim, while leaving out the parts you don't want. Lastly, there is one secret ingredient you must have for this to succeed, a persons already existing bias. A person can be slightly homophobic for example (aka, they may have always disliked gay people but were happy to keep their opinions to themselves and just stay away from homosexuals). It's still bad, but at least the damage they cause is minimal. Evangelist churches will feed into this bias, pump more and more reasons to dislike them into your head, turn this distaste into red hot hatred and fear, and make this fear/hatred not only acceptable but "godly" and necessary. Like this recent anti LGBTQ trope for example, LGBTQ people have been labelled as child groomers and pedos, so hatred and violence towards them is actually protecting children, and not actually hurting an innocent community (which it is). If you don't hate and attack them then children will suffer! And you will go to hell for not fighting back, yadda yadda yadda. It's all fear and brainwashing, period. People don't need to actually follow Christ's word as long as they're being told what they want to hear, it's human nature.
Whenever I come into contact with an election denier, I always ask what grade they completed. Not do they have a degree, or did they even go to college, just what grade did they complete. They unfailingly stay "I graduated". From where? "High School" . When pressured, half of those I asked didn't actually graduate, they say that "life got in the way" of them completing high school. A wise friend of mine once said: "You don't see doctors protesting in front of churches."
But now we have idiots like, Lauren Hoebert, who never graduated high school, and paid someone to pass her GED test after 4 failed attempts, and she holds one of the highest governmental positions as a congresswoman. It's absolutely disgusting that there isn't some sort of requirements to hold office. She couldn't get a job at most corporate jobs without at least a high school diploma. If you ever watch her speeches it's clearly obvious she is uneducated.
You claim to appreciate higher education but you start off using anecdotal evidence , a basic logical fallacy. The educational level of the people you have come into contact with is not relevant to the issue of possible illegitimate ballot harvesting. The actual evidence is overwhelming if you are smart enough to do the actual research. Maybe the reason you keep encountering people that you perceive to be a as not so smart is because you're not nearly as smart as you think you are. I could just as easily say, the smartest people I know all accepted the fact that the election was illegitimate and planned accordingly. None of them were stupid enough to go to the Capital to protest. In a national election there were be a large percentage of high IQ and low IQ people voting either way. The fact that you try to make some broad based assumptions about the intelligence of mass groups of people show your lack of mental acuity.
Too bad. The doctors today seem a lot weaker than those around the time of 1973, when some would break the law to provide abortion services, or care to women who had "back-alley" abortions. Now they're running scared someone from the state will show up and say they're breaking one of the vague laws recently passed.
I'm from a small white town. I was one of the few that dropped out of HS and got a GED. I'm also one of the very few who did NOT vote for Trump. This rhetoric of dropping out of public school instantly equating to idiocy needs to stop. Especially in light of the increasing evidence that our public educational system is a flop built to churn out either good worker bees, consumers, or prison fodder - not true Academics. And that's not even dipping into the elitist classism perpetuated by this notion in general. High school graduation is NOT indicative of intelligence. The active and continuous pursuit of knowledge just for the sake of knowledge is.
@@teiomat5557 i doubt it since calling in National Guard work kinda in Trump favor. He could deny the allegation of inciting riot by claiming how could he possibly incite it when he ordered for them to stand down? While discussion with Pence might influence the outcome, legally (i think, not a resident of US or know much of their law) the control of the army still fall to the head of executives and Vice President would only get the power if the president is declared inable or could not possibly run the country.
@@dodixaber8968 As you admit, you aren't an American citizen and you don't know our laws, so it's not surprising you've got a major misconception about the National Guard. Yes, it has the word "national" in it, but generally speaking it's not a national institution. It's state-based, i.e. there's a different National Guard in each state, and it's only ever mobilized nationally when it's used as a reserve force for the U.S. Army and Air Force. It's an inheritance of the American tradition of state militias. Officially, the National Guard is under *dual control* of the federal government and the states. When dealing with domestic situations -- most often natural disasters, but on rare occasions civil unrest -- the National Guard is usually mobilized by state governors, not the president. Now, here's the fact check on January 6th: requests to call the National Guard began with D.C. officials, including the mayor. An official in the federal administration acted on that, per the link below: "Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller immediately called up 1,100 members of the D.C. National Guard. . . . At 6 p.m., Miller authorized the mobilization of up to 6,200 National Guard members from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania." However, only the D.C. National Guard was active at the Capitol on Jan. 6th. The other National Guards called in remained in D.C. until the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20th to ensure it went off without a hitch. I recall seeing a video taken inside the Capitol showing Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the House, on the phone with the governors of Virginia and Maryland, asking them to send their National Guards. However, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has no official control over the National Guard. www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/2466077/dod-details-national-guard-response-to-capitol-attack/
@@joshualavenderAdding on. DC is not a state. Thus no NG independently available. The DC police could have requested every available alphabet agency to come and they could with their military equipment have done the same as any NG.
I still don’t know how I came across you on here, but I absolutely love every video you do. Like if you were a professor of mine when I was in college, I would’ve been so engaged. thank you!
Over here in England I have the same issues with people. They grab hold of a news story with their warped facts that fit their narrative. However, when offered the true facts of the matter they refuse to deviate from their original beliefs. Even when shown actual photographic evidence they refuse to believe it because their preposterous take on the matter sounds so much better and sits so neatly in their world view.
"A bigoted person is satisfied with his own prejudices, as if he were sitting in a comfortable armchair." Schopenhauer In modern psychology this phenomenon is called being in one's comfort zone.
Media literacy needs to be a core class in middle school and high school, as does learning how to underdtand statistics and graphs, plus computer literacy.
Watched my liberal dad with a PhD in chemistry get duped by all the misinformation back when W invaded Iraq. Smart people can definitely lack media literacy. In his case I think he adheres too strictly to legacy media like the NYT or Washington Post and tends to dismiss indy outlets even if they are reputable sources. Knowing my smart dad can be duped (and by extension me) gives me a bit more empathy toward people without a college degree falling for more blatant lies.
A lot of people on all sides got duped by George W. Nobody expected WMDs to be a fabrication. It's a lot easier to lie when they can hide behind defence/national security protocols.
It's one thing to be misinformed by mainstream media repeating the bad information they may initially get from primary sources, like the US government. It's another to be emotionally disinformed and constantly distracted by well funded private companies with political goals, despite constant correction and guidance toward factual information. It is our duty as Adult Human Beings to set our tribal animal instincts aside, question our views constantly and seek out the (sometimes uncomfortable) correct information, regardless of what we currently *capital B* Believe. It is one of the primary abilities that separates us as a species from most other life on this planet.
Even though humanism correlates with education, it doesn’t necessarily follow from it. There are still a lot of garbage human beings in university. Im currently doing my masters in business engineering and some of my student colleagues include radical islamists, putin-supporters and right-wing supporters. Most of them have just been brainwashed at a young age by their parents and peers. Just because your brain is able to perform within an academic framework doesnt mean that you arent a rotten human being.
I'm Canadian, and even I am offended by this base, vile abuse of the principles of the United States Constitution and the history of a great nation. Donald Trump is essentially beneath contempt and it disturbs me that I and many others in the Western world admire and value the US Constitution and its heritage more than many on the right who actually live under it.
when you say "great nation" do you mean whe worlds worst tyrant? because that's what usakistan has always been. drumpf simply exemplifies the average usakistani better than any other usakistani president. the "left" and the "right"(and also the "center" and "libertarians") in usaksitan are exactly the same.....both are disgusting wastes of oxygen.
This channel is funded by the Cia my dude. And Trump is the first president to try to uphold the constitution. Ended a slew of wars and didn't start any new ones. He made many mistakes didn't take on the Deep State and its agencies and giant corporations agressively enough 5g lockdowns vaccines and more did nothing for the environment.
He is a truly terrifying human being, devoid of any redeeming qualities. I am a U.S. combat veteran. He is a disgrace and a traitor to the very ideal of America.
@@JanSolo555I also served in the U.S. Military 4 yrs in the late 60s. I couldn’t believe my ears when Trump praised Putin and the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un. To see Americans waving the Flag, and believing conspiracy theories, and lies, is so disheartening. I hope that the younger generation can see through this garbage.
I was a conservative Republican joining the party in 1969. I was active in the local committee. However, over time I began to see internal hypocrisy and latching on to absurd false facts. By 2001 I remained registered but could no longer participate. I started to become apolitical. Then when Trump was nominated, I was so shocked I had to immediately deregister. I am no longer apolitical. I am a vocal critic of both donor owned political parties.
@cekuhnen No. The issue is that large donors determine who gets nominated and elected. I'm a lobbyist, I see it everyday - especially during election season.
The difference is the rich and powerful strongly prefer conservative governments that give them huge tax breaks and deregulate. The Republicans give them more and more power. Democrats try to stop that corruption and help voters wrest power back from the rich. If you are not rich, you are stupid to vote GOP.
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
Exactly. This pre-selects for a type of credulity you could never get any other way. Your succinct comment is more illuminating than casual readers may recognize.👍
@@theonethatcan7780 Fables are like that. So is most fiction. The more elements of reality in the tale, the more believable it seems. Like New York City in spiderman comics.
The world needs more videos like this. While listening to this the second time, I imagined Leeja addressing a room full of media CEOs tied to their chairs.
I changed my party affiliation in 2020 after witnessing all of the crap that happened in real time and actually opened myself up to Democratic media for the first time in my life. What surprised me the most was that no matter what was reported, they would quote sources AND have those sources available to visit later. It absolutely blew me away. Even until this day I’ll be around my highly conservative parents when they watch Fox News and it’s just fear mongering without citing any sources to their material. My parents will come to me with these absolutely wild claims totally freaking out and I have to be the one to say “let’s find another credible source to confirm this” and usually we can’t find any. It’s actually scary…
Imagine if we all left&right used credible sources and facts. We could be arguing about how to better ourselves rather than arguing about what is reality
Change back! Typical Democrat is a Welfare junkie who quit school by 8th grade... they believe all the lies from the misinformation/disinformation LameStreamMisleadia FAKE NEWS LIARS... Most Republicans/Conservatives are working/businesspeople with a college education...
Give me an example of your parents' wild claims where they didn't have a credible source to confirm it. And is it really true that " no matter what" Democratic media reported, "they would quote sources AND have those sources available"? So, are you saying giving sources is all you need to believe the story? How do you know those sources are credible? You make a lot of wild claims yourself, actually.
@@tomcarl8021 well since people used sourcing to document how they created the computer you're using you shouldnt be using a computer........you must reject all resources built using the accumulation of human knowledge throughout time, for you do not trust the accumulation of knowledge that resulted in your life as it is today.....................we know those sources are credible because the world we live in today was created by the methods you disdain.........
I am 56 and I want to add that the 60s scared a lot of Conservatives. We had a lot of people going to college/university. This was the rise of the think tank and the push for anti-intellectualism. A lot miss the impact that Conservative Radio had. These were AM channels that would be almost like social media today, except for Conservatives. This was played in the car, at work, at home, etc. When the 90s came about and the internet went public, I think Conservatives took better advantage of this than Liberals did. This was the 90s and they were already stating mainstream media, i.e. ABC, CBS, and NBC were liberal bent and this was largely due to the coverage of the Vietnam War. I knew of Rush Limbaugh in the 80s because my uncle from from Northern California would come down and leave us Dittohead newsletters. Rush was out of Sacramento before he went to New York and went nationwide. Rush had a TV show as well when Clinton was elected. I used to watch it when I came home from college classes. He had a counter of how many days held hostage, referring to how many days Clinton was in office. That uncle btw was in electronics repair and he had three shops in the Sacramento area but he was heavily anti union. He lost all three shops but kept blaming the unions for this. That if they did not exist then those jobs would have stayed here. I kept telling him that they were going overseas regardless. He never listened that he was supporting the wrong side. I have not watched your Reagan video yet. I remember those years. I was in middle school when Reagan ran against Carter. There was so much unwarranted hatred towards Carter. Reagan rode in on emotion. Murica, fuck yeah! It was so bizarre. I love history and I read a lot. I considered myself a Republican then. I went into the Army right out of HS in 1985 but my eyes were beginning to open in 1984 when Reagan ran for his second term. Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago, was his often used slogan. People just blindly waved a flag when the economy was coming down. People were losing their jobs. This was the erar of the corporate raiders who were buying and selling companies which caused a lot of people to get laid off. I voted for Bush in 1988 because I still had that disillusionment. I thought of myself as a Abe and Teddy Republican. After the election I bought this computer program on the election. You could run political figures or you could take this political test and run as yourself. The game was running an entire campaign. I was rather shocked that I came out as Left Center. A lot changed with Reagan. Young Republicans. Gingrich's rise happened under Bush but brought the whole scorch earth policy of not cooperating with Democrats. It was clear to me that the GOP was no longer the party of Lincoln or Roosevelt. It was the party of big business masquerading as freedom for the little guy. So I did not consider that I left the GOP but that the GOP left me. I am firmly on the Left today but there was so much fake news even then in the 1990s. 2000 elections I know many Europeans by reading our message boards thought tanks were going to start rolling down the street in how we talked to each other. We then got the Tea Party in roughly 2009-2010 which some still believe was a grass roots campaign when it was a movement backed by people like the Koch Brothers, etc. This was the complete removal of any centrist GOP who still existed if any. I agree in that Social Media has really elevated this division and mass disinformation. I argue with a lot of people on the Left for bad takes but I cannot find any common ground on those on the Right. I have cousins I can no longer talk to because everything is political. Every conversation gets steered to politics and it was not like that when we were kids. Not even with our parents. Now my Mom does not want to meet up with any of my uncles and aunts on my Dad's side because they just belittle her. My Sister's b/f will bring up Adam Schiff out of the blue because I lived in Burbank. Ummm, Roger, what does he have to do with this brand of Mayonnaise? He is also Federal. He does not run the City of Burbank. This one guy who turns out to be from a town up north of less than 2000 was going on about how the Left was just nasty and calls you names. I tried to explain why and have an actual conversation on wage suppression and all he could do was call me names and throw talking points at me. He claimed to own two businesses but anyone can have a business. My Dad owned a business and made poverty wages. He went on and on about how he chose the trades and how liberals demeaned the trades and how he had a secure, recession proof job. He never talked with me but constantly how he made superior decisions. The median income in his town is 52K and has a poverty rate of 35.5%. So unless his businesses are internet based, I doubt he makes much but I find a lot of people on the Right like this, just flat out lie. As I said, I am 56, and I just do not see this dialog getting better before I die.
I recall listening to some of that when my dad took me on fishing/camping trips. My father loved Paul Harvey as well as Billy Graham and other far-right figures. Of course as mistaken as these folks were on many issues, they weren't claiming that Johson or Humphrey were running pedophile rings, but they were knee-deep in the "commie scare." My parents received copies of the John Birch Society Newsletter, not sure if that means that they were members or not but presumably so. By the age of 11 (1969) I was making a hard left turn.
In 1970, when I was 16, John Bircher's showed up at our door. My dad took their pamphlets. About 15 minutes later I saw my dad throwing the Bircher's material in the trash. He warned me to never get involved with conspiracy theory extremists or religious cults. He was open to scientific inquiry and free-thought values. He taught me skepticism and critical thinking. At that time he was a Republican because he was born in Illinois " the land of Lincoln" , Lincoln ( a Republican) who emancipated the slaves after the civil war. Illinois was home to Republican State Attorney General and Free-thought, Agnostic, Robert Green Ingersoll. My dad was a Republican who supported Free-thought - Civil Rights for people of color, Women's Liberation, Gay Liberation, Planned Parenthood - Contraception and Abortion, and Separation of Church and State. He favored lower taxes for the Middle Class. But, was a Cultural Liberal. He died in 1993 at the age of 80. He would be appalled at the GOP Trump MAGA Cult. I miss him so much. 😢
Thank you so much for this excellent first-hand view of history. I'm 58 and, like you, watched things go sideways over the course of so many years. That's where the real knowledge lies, that long view. 25 year old righties think I'm "a moron".
It is so nice to see someone with intelligence breaking down the root cause of the countries separation. Your narrative is educational and absolutely true.
@@focus6016 please explain your position. I found most of what she said to be insightful and well-reasoned. In the future, I will direct others to this particular video in order for them to understand the MAGA delusion.
I live in an incredibly conservative area of the country *cough Branson! Cough* was the best explanation of the conservative mindset I have seen. When you mentioned the concept of higher education being liberal, fueling the conservative thoughts that liberals control everything, etc (I know I'm paraphrasing here), it really helps explain how the poverty cycle is stil engrossed in this area. Why my mom (who's a high school math teacher) still has students dropping out of school or not trying to pursue any form of higher education, whether it's college or vocational, in this day and age! Thanks for all the time and work you put into your videos! I always learn something new!
@@theonethatcan7780 its even worse when you have two groups claiming that they are perfectly normal while the other group are radical extremists. Especially when one (perhaps both) of those groups actually are extremists.
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
umm, 'they' do not 'wholeheartedly' believe anything Trump says. are you not paying attention? Trump entertains them as we slowly slide down the slope of tyranny toward the abyss of totalitarianism. Trump is a 'reality' TV show producer. did he build the wall? no did he lock her up? no he is a narcissistic megalomaniac with severe personality disorders. no one believes what Trump says. that's why there's a never Trump movement; but the MAGA people know that they will never get the representation that they want in Washington so.... Trump; why not? because it's fun to watch Democrats run down the street with their hair on fire screaming 'noooooo'! now go get Joey his pudding and see if he'll tell you all about his homeless friend in Baltimore while not taking any money from the Chinese through Hunter or any other cousin twice removed. oh... and men can become women. don't forget that too toodles
@@jpdemer5 absolutely right... almost; because... they need to hear... what they want to hear. let that sink in a moment. nobody in Washington says anything that represents them. they 'need' to hear what they 'want' to hear. they don't want government help government solutions they want Washington to shut up and leave them alone. please tell me you get this ya don't has to like it though.
I had to do a media literacy course in university in the late ‘90’s. I still use that information to this day. I fully support such classes being taught in high school. It’s a necessary life skill at this point.
Things I have to constantly remind myself when reading news articles:
1. A headline is not an article
2. Don’t fall for rage-bait and agit-prop.
3. It’s not worth my sanity 99% of the time to get into internet arguments with people unwilling to listen.
With #3, I tend to give it the old college try for one reply and see what they come back with. I'd say nine times out of ten I just have to block/mute them. I've walked away from friends both online and in real life because of their vitriol. And it's not even over political disagreements, it's over human rights, bodily autonomy, public health, the kind of stuff that we should all be agreeing on. It's sad.
My biggest struggle is number 2 🤪😮💨
@@privateinformation2960lmao Jan 6 was exactly that dumbass 😂
@@privateinformation2960it literally was.
I go pretend to argue I hopes to cause aneurysm and heart attacks in someone. 😅
I think Mark Twain summed the problem up neatly when he said, “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
...but can we fool the people into realizing they are being fooled tho?
@@JollywoodJoelemphasis on the Oligarchs who control the news they consume.
@@jamesmcpherson8599it was a joke...
LOL! I didn't vote for Trump! Anyone that mentions peace with Russia and China is going to go to a Georgia prison gator farm! Here is some interesting tidbits of info they could have mentioned instead of selling out TRUMP to make their money!
"On August 25, 2017, Federal Judge William Zloch, dismissed the lawsuit after several months of litigation during which DNC attorneys argued that the DNC would be well within their rights to select their own candidate. “In evaluating Plaintiffs’ claims at this stage, the Court assumes their allegations are true-that the DNC and Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Clinton and sought to propel her ahead of her Democratic opponent,” the court order dismissing the lawsuit stated.". Court Concedes DNC Had the Right to Rig Primaries Against Sanders. Observer Aug 2017 How come Ms Wasserman and many other DEMS were allowed to rig their elections. How corrupt if the DOJ?
Chairman Graham Releases Newly Declassified Summary Indicating former FBI Director JAmes Comey knew Steele Dossier Source Was Likely a Russian Agent, had Been Under U.S. Counterintelligence Investigation… (U.S. Senate on the Judiciary, Sept 2022) So, now you know former director of the FBI James Comey tried to frame Trump for TREASON!!!!
FEC fines Hillary Clinton campaign and DNC over Trump-Russia dossier research CNN mar 2022So, some of Hillary's campaign tried to framw Trump too for treason?
How come FBI agent Strozk falsified FISA documents trying to frame Trump too, and only received probation?
Oh and speaking of the corrupt DOJ, how come the DOJ only released 2 names on the Epstein clientele list? We know one is a British Royal. I guess the WH and Congress wanted to explain to the BRITISH they should play ball!
The WH, Congress, NATO leaders and other world elites lost trillions during the cough cough. They lost trillions more when they were forced to leave Russian and Ukraine. I don't hate Trump. But, don't be a chump like Trump and get in their way! They control of the corrupt American news companies. The second Trump mentioned peace with Russia, The WH started working hard on placing Trump in a Georgia state gator prison farm! You might want to think about staying out of Georgia gator farm prisons!
Who was the prosecutor Biden sent to NYC to help prosecute Trump?
We all know what happened to the 70 yr old illderly man in his home after the FEDS arrived! And we know they have no problem putting down unarmed women in D.C. !!! And that black spare rib bbq guy in Lou Ky had to go too!
exactly! as a matter of fact, you're darn sure you haven't been fooled, right? Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian misinformation indeed, right? HA HA HA HA...
1. Use religion to denounce reality, reason, and science
2. Demonize education and logic
3. Do not allow them to question
4. The rest is hate, fear, psychological attachment to ideology, etc.
It all boils down to making them stupid.
Sounds like what they did in Northern Ireland
@toyotaprius79 sounds like anti Northern Ireland propaganda to me. Those people WON THEIR FREEDOM from a highly oppressive state that they wanted nothing to do with. Welcome to reality.
They are just cults then
U mean stupider!
Boils down to a CULT.
That capital storming will forever be engraved in my mind. I literally watched it happen IN REAL TIME on the news. It was terrifying.
Yes, for a long time we didn't know if the Capitol Building's occupants and heroic police would SURVIVE the maga atrocities!
And during over three hours of this, guess who was yokking it up, while watching tv and feeding on "cheezberders"', etc.
And what about the 'peaceful protest' where numerous courthouses were burned and over a dozen cops were murdered.. with mass looting and an uptick of arson and hate crimes to boot... you remember that?
I was actually remotely attending health class when it started, and I can remember glancing up from my computer and seeing what was going down and thinking, “What the fuck? Are they insane?!”
I was working from home, but was following a live feed with updates. I was horrified, and barely got any work done that day.
So did I. It was depressing AND terrifying for me;depressing because some people really are shallow enough to believe everything that emergees from the mouth of their favorite orange gameshow host who insurrected the Inauguration at the Capitol.
They don't "fall for it". They deliberately seek out a narrative that supports their own beliefs, no matter how divorced from reality it is.
Many hard core Trump devotees are going to need an "off ramp" for when they want to exit Trump Boulevard and turn onto The Rest of the World Street. Let them have a "fall for it" alibi as long as they rejoin the rest of us in middle class America.
@@christophermurphy4511no, it’s not fair, it’s not morally right, mags supporters are about as close to treason as you get. if there’s ever a reason to make an american pay for something it’s that.
You have to remember that a lot if people who "seek it out" do so because of reasons out of their full control, like how they are raised. It doesn't excuse things, but it is important that it takes understanding and empathy for people to change, not scorn
@@Saylin021 you should not be seeking out reasons to validate your hatred and ignoring anything else. It is normal to seek out validation in thoughts we all do it. You google things very specifically at times to get the results you want so why would you not do it subconsciously? The difference is actually reading and paying attention.
@celabwilliams obviously yeah, my point that is when a person is at the point of validating their hatred, there are many things that led to it. People aren't randomly evil or good, their upbringing, choices, and experiences lead to that. Again, it doesn't mean it can excuse it, but rather nothing will change unless we bother. Who is more likely to change their mind: someone who is being laughed at and mocked for being wrong, or someone who having it explained to them in a straightforward way.
There's a lot more to do to stop this kind of thing from starting in the first place, like actually effective public education that gets funded, but mocking people will only make them dig in deeper. (Except politicians and pundits, they deserve to be mocked lmao)
You know there's a problem when people actually believe there are public schools with cat litter boxes in the bathrooms for "children who identify as cats." 🙄
yup
it's no longer a nation of laws (perhaps never was) but is in fact a nation of political will.
@e-w-4174 I really hope that's true because in a strange way it actually makes sense.
Yes, that is stupid. But in a culture where schools are putting tampon machines in boys' bathrooms, it's difficult to tell what's parody anymore.
@@AlexReynard it's simply safer for transgendered boys to use the boys restroom. These are kids with facial hair, deeper voices and other masculine traits...who also menstruate.
@@DanielCurtis1980😅😅😅
The scary thing is that I got the vibe that they didn't fall for it, they knew it wasn't true and didn't care. That's scarier to me.
The initial curiosity checks all their emotional boxes and they run with it without taking into consideration any of the logic, facts, or reason surrounding it. Something similar happened this weekend with my super intelligent oil and gas engineer friend. He had a family emergency and couldn't attend a concert over the weekend. That same night, at another concert across town Taylor Swift was performing. The keyboardist from the show I attended created a fake video with him playing on stage with Swift.
The band I saw had that keyboardist in a tacky wig being introduced as karl so and so...
My friend saw the fake video and is convinced that my keyboardist missed our first set, and played across town...
He seriously believed it, without taking into account how absurd it was. He was calling and asking everyone to verify. I'm like, dude, I was there, I know the guy, he was wearing a wig and pretending to be Karl so and so, but in anyevent, that's how it happens...
I was blown away.
Actually, that statement is too broad. Granted, all too many, particularly the ringleaders of the Rightist Theocratic movement and the brass of the unorganized militias, do clearly meet your description. However, the rank-and-file members, who comprise the vast majority of the cabal who support Trump (and, before him, Reagan and the Bushes), are indeed low-information and low-consciousness in their approach to various matters-politically and otherwise. Many come from tightly-controlled religious groups, most notably certain Protestant groups and groups which sprang from Protestantism (specifically the Millennialist outfits), where they have had inculcated into them never to question-or even to doubt-those they regard as "taking the lead", first and foremost, their clergymen. These clergymen repeatedly tell their followers to restrict their "information" sources to themselves and those whom they approve. They're also told to "avoid independent thinking" in themselves and to "fight against independent thinking" in others. Steven Hassan has put forth great effort in exposing this by coining the "BITE" Model: Behavioural Control, Information Control, Thought Control and Emotional Control. That particular order is given for purposes of the acronym-however, at brass tacks, it begins with Information Control. This is because information affects the way anyone thinks, which, in turn, is evidenced by the things we do (and how we do them) and, ultimately, the way we feel about all of it. If Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson (or their sons) could control or influence the type of information their followers receive, it is only to be expected that those followers will follow through in terms of their thoughts, actions and feelings in just the way we've seen since the late seventies, and, on an even greater scale, just since circa 2015. In short, the rank-and-file on the Right really don't know what they've been doing the last forty-three years. That makes them precisely the type of people to whom Trump refers when he says: "I love the poorly educated." He "loves" them insofar as he can get their vote and they, in turn, continue unquestioningly following his orders.
Yes! I agree! There’s not THAT many gullible people that ignore all facts & although they see what happened & they see the truth, they will distrust their own eyes and believe a pathological liar conman or a “news” channel like Faux, I mean Fox. I don’t consider OANN or Newsmax news sources because those are just propaganda outlets. Terrible ones too.
@@SyntheticStuntMan You didn’t watch the video. And you just proved its point.
@@weightycarlos carlita, Im not republican and I never voted for trump... please explain how I proved its point?
I also think it really stems from a complete unwillingness to put themselves in the shoes of others. To them, hearing a story of people committing crimes "just because" or immigrating illegally "to avoid taxes" or whatever makes perfect sense. They never stop to ask WHY the villainized person does this, which means they never have to examine the faulty systems that drive people to crime in the first place.
We dint need to put ourselves In criminals shoes, they have a choice, they choose to do bad things... some sell drugs that kids end over dosing on.. others commit assault and battery or beat pregnant woman while on drugs, commit murders, fraud and rape.. inEurope, theres been a ruse in murders and rapes coming from migrants, it's so bad that even Poland has called out the rest of the EU for doing nothing about it... it's much the same here, we have homeless people everywhere yet tax payer dollars goes to putting these migrants in luxury hotels and giving then free amenities... meanwhile we have absolutely zero clue who half these people are and what their past looks like, the cartel runs shipments of drugs in and out of our border, its all really terrible.. then you get liberal district attorneys who refuse to be hard on crime then boom, crime becomes more prevalent.... liberal mayor's decide to decriminalization drugs I cities like Portland, then boom kids begin to od on fent, homelessness and addiction rises, and in proportion to violent crime as well... you know, both sides will spout alot of fake news out, but i dont think anybody does it as badly as the left, at least the right, for all its faults, seeks to preserve america
Those things were examined, and that is why there are laws in place. Only a lawless society does otherwise.
@@davidwilliams1086 So, if you actually read my comment, you would realize I was not suggesting those things be made legal. I was arguing that if people actually cared about reducing crime, they would understand that just making it illegal isn't enough. There also have to be social safety nets in place to catch people before they have to resort to crimes in order to survive. To do this, however, requires empathy and the ability to humanize criminals and illegal immigrants, which I don't think a lot of people are capable of.
@thecritic8096 you realize that that is 99 percent of our politicians your describing... are you suggesting we base our rule under a derivative of 'might makes right'where the strong or those who endured the most are intrinsically more valuable as rulers?
@@coricognitions who cares where they go or what they do as long as they don't take the crime here, why not Canada or South America. Everyone struggles but only pieces of shit commit crimes
Unfortunately, I agree with you. Some of my former friends and family saw no problem with posting or reposting articles and posts that were completely false. When I would point out that it was either false or misleading and even give them proof that it was I got responses ranging from "I don't care" to "You're just trying to start and argument.". It got to the point that I had to de-friend them just for my own mental health because I was tired of getting treated like the bad guy simply because I cared that they were being lied too. I literally haven't talked to my brother for years now because as far as he's concerned I insulted his wife by saying that it "was a waste of breath to talk to you about politics" after she literally said that there was "nothing Trump could do that would make me question him.".
Deep in the cult, sorry about your brother.
Yeah, whenever I show my lifelong conservative father actual evidence and verifiable truths, he just makes some kind of lame, unrelated joke to change the subject, or he makes fun of me for trying to "debunk" falsehoods.
Like, he's making fun of me for proving facts.
Sad, I lost a friend of 40 years due to Trump and all the right wing lies and insanity, I just can't be around him
@@MG-ot2yr I know what you mean. It's hard to talk about anything political around my dad, as he's the only conservative in our family.
I did get him to stop saying his awfully offensive and unfunny trans jokes he would always say, unprovoked. I finally called him out on it and he agreed to stop using them as the punchlines to his jokes. And he's barely spoken to me since, but I don't regret it.
One should hold trusted people to higher standards. It should be much easier to question an authority figure than to write one off.
The mail-in ballot thing really gets me. I was in the military during the 2020 election and, like most other service members, was stationed outside my state of residence and mail-in voting was my only option. I requested my ballot weeks in advance, but thanks to all the bullshit pulled with USPS, it didn’t arrive until after the election so I didn’t get to vote. For the “pro-military” party, they seem pretty content with silencing us.
They will use everything they can to lie, cheat, and steal to try to win, but it is absolutely imperative that you vote every chance you get, no matter what. They lost last time, and they'll continue to lose as long as we remain vigilant against them.
I’m 38 and for as long as I have been allowed to vote, I have always voted via mail because I hate crowds and lines. If it weren’t for mail-in ballots, I probably never would have voted because that is how uncomfortable I am with crowds and lines. I guess my doctor says I have agoraphobia, but whatever it is, I don’t like to go out unless it is absolutely necessary and when I do, I anticipate that I might have minor panic attacks. If they’re going to get rid of mail-in ballots, I’m going to have a lot of trouble voting.
And now, after the GOP sucked eggs in 2020, suddenly they are all enlightened to the fact that mail-in ballots were better than expecting every republican to stand in line especially when the weather sucked. They suck, suck, suck.....
Well , correct Me if I am wrong. Trump appointed the Guy in-charge of the US Mail. He was accused of slowing down the mail service. So lets Start there. And If You are active Duty , thank You for Your Service. But You should have been better repaired as the Military should have been.
Key members of the “pro-military” party are owned by the Russians, the Saudis, or both. There is no other explanation for their behavior. I’ve sat through hours of counter-intel briefings during my time in the intel world, and I can tell when somebody is compromised.
A lot of times it isn't about that they don't believe he did anything wrong, but rather THEY DON'T CARE THAT HE DID WRONG!!!!
Or most would say * I don't care "
Respectfully (rly, no snark), they care very much.
They APPROVE OF his wrongdoing.
Pls recall that at every point along our journey thus far -- primary campaigns in '15-16; presidential campaign; his term in office; the years since -- *EVERY point* at which his malfeasance hit the splash pages, his poll #s among Thuglicans *WENT UP.*
Because they want the chaos.
They feel marginalized by society and therefore they lash out.
Voting for Trump is the ultimate thumb in the eye to those the feel marginalized by.
The marginalization stems from either lack of education or lack of intelligence.
There are also those that feel attacked because religious views are being proved to be false, and therefore their identity itself is being attacked.
I borrow a line from previous commentor..
"To anger a liberal tell them a lie. To anger a conservative tell them the truth."
Of course, the conservatives would rather reverse those.
They HATE the elite. They hate the Clintons. They absolutely hate Obama. And think Washing is a a swamp! The believe in the replacement theory and the Q ridiculousness! They think abortion is murder but that school lunches are YOUR problem!
"There is no crime, absolutely none, that cannot be condoned when 'our' side commits it."
-George Orwell
_"I've known Jeffery Epstein for fifteen years. He's a terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to hang out with. He likes beautiful women as much as I do, and a lot of them are on the younger side"_
-- Donald Trump, 2002 interview for New Yorker magazine
They know EXACTLY who they voted for, and why.
It's not all just poor media literacy, sometimes people are genuinely evil.
All the pics of Trump with Epstein are from around the same period in the 90s. It was a little bit after your quote that he became more aware of what Epstein is all about and distanced himself. If you support Biden and all this cultural Marxism, YOU are genuinely evil. The fact that you pay tribute to L. Ron Hubbard says a lot about you.
Trump supporters literally have a piss poor excuse for Everything Trump has said and done that's vile.
Everything from nobodies perfect to it was just locker room talk or that's hearsay even though its on audio they'll claim its not him speaking !
They're truly CRAZY 🤪
When you bring up Howard Stern they just don't respond back. There's no pretending its ok what he said about Ivanka and sex!
So, do you have any Bill Clinton quotes on Epstein? They were best buds.
@@rebeccalindley153
Huge difference tho, because Bill Clinton isn't running for office. He got elected in 1992 and 1996, and back then the public wasn't aware of what Epstein was doing.
I personally think Bill Clinton and Trump should be locked up for the rest of their lives, whereas you want Trump to be the president knowing full well that he's a paedophile rapist.
EDIT: To be fair, if you recall, the news about Epstein broke in 2017. So that was obviously after Trump won in 2016 so you could say the same thing about him then. But still, lots of people voted for him again in 2020 and probably are again in 24, so there's no excuse there.
Short answer: because it’s what they want to hear.
The projection in these comments it's mind blowing.
..because they have been taught that's what they want.
The right answer: cause you're a dying empire near the end of its life cycle and your left are as much ignorant as your right. And from beyond the so called the free world point of view your left are way more disgusting than your right I gotta say
@@privateinformation2960 I want you're private information . I will have it. You can't stop me, I'm already in your walls.
Absolutely: it’s what they want to hear. And Fox knows this and delivers it to them, despite it being untrue. When one Fox anchor failed to adequately push the “stolen election” narrative, Tucker Carlson texted the upper brass at Fox calling for her termination; if she doesn’t tell our viewers what they want to hear, Tucker said, Fox could lose viewers. He KNEW the Big Lie was a lie, but he also knew Fox made its bread and butter by perpetuating it. He and Fox have no credibility; that should now be obvious even to the Right.
“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.”--Robert A. Heinlein
Great quote. Heinlein was absolutely right. And he gave Philip K. Dick money to live on while PKD got all his tax stuff straightened out. So double bravo R. Heinlein.
@@teresathomley3703 Really miss those old-school writers.
@@Writ3r_Dude Yeah I know, dude. Tell me about it. I wanna get The Exegesis of Philip K Dick. It's an edited collection of like 8000 journal pages concerning VALIS and its connections to Gnostic Christianity and the Dharmic religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. It's straight nonfiction but I don't care because PKD was such an utterly fascinating human being. But yeah you can't go wrong with old weird speculative fiction.
Kinda nuts that even someone as right-wing as Heinlein understood that.
Great quote from a fantastic author.
I remember when the Internet was relatively new. Friends and family members would sometimes send me emails that were complete nonsense yet resembled news articles. I would ask them if they cross referenced or did any research before they forwarded. The answer was always no. When I debunked their email, I am confident that they didn’t inform those of which they originally emailed said disinfo. Sadly, the Internet has convinced me that many people I respect are unwise.
Less than ten years ago, my sister's husband discovered the Internet, and began forwarding me e-mails that were easily debunked. After a couple of years, he asked whether I enjoyed denouncing his "efforts" as "nonsense"; I told him no, it saddens me that a man of your maturity is so credulous. He did not write me for several years after that exchange; but recently got over himself, and learned something about fact-checking.
@@moebadderman227 Wow. I’m glad that individual came to their senses. I don’t know if the individual you described is spiteful, but I have noticed that people I debunk often assume that I’m doing so out of spite.
Social media sites deliberately promote hate, violence and disinformation for more views, engagement and money..
In case you haven't, go "crossreference" the argument that the invasion of Ukraine was not provoked by NATO. If you feel that this exposes you to "Putin Propaganda" then that should tell you all you need to know about what youve learned of Critical Thinking.
# "the argument that the invasion of Ukraine was not provoked by NATO"
What "argument" is that?!
I feel like the police on Jan 6th showed way to much restraint given the severity of the situation.
The FBI were in on it.
They were grossly outnumbered. They were waiting on the National Guard.
I think they couldn't believe it was happening, at first.
@@DebNKY and yet in a 1-on-1 traffic stop they would have already killed someone showing even a tiny fraction of that aggression.
People love violence to control other people and groups you just don't like and are cowards would not do anything without someone behind them to cover there big mouth 😂
I've grown weary of the alt-right idiocy. To the point where I've just stopped talking to them because they just don't want to hear anything other than "Own the Libs" They should try starting media literacy classes in schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Indiana.
If republicans have there way, there'll be no schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Indiana.
As someone living in Indiana, I agree.
@@chojay13 I had a coworker who had lived in Indiana for several years, her descriptions stunned me with how redneck Indiana is, considering that it's a northern state. But then again, so is North Dakota.
Don’t forget Texas and Florida
@@FrackaLacka Texas may be slowly coming around, at least in urban areas, but Florida is just a straight-up 3D shitshow.
This is 100% of the reason why Trump says "I love the poorly educated."
It always stuns me that when Donald says that, he is quite literally talking about his supporters, and they love it. It's why they love being uneducated and uninformed, they brag about it (anti-woke).
They call themselves Christians. Christians stormed our Capitol and smeared their seditious shit.
Okay, so it is Trump supporters who fall for fake news? How about that fake "Trump/Russia Collusion" story? Yeah, two year investigation and nothing. But you people won't let it go. Don't talk to us about following fake stories, bud. Look in the mirror.
Same reason that Republicans fight to keep people from becoming too educated, unless it's American Exceptionalism and prayer in schools of course
While I don't disagree with your statement... I only have a 6th grade education, but I was never ignorant enough to vote for someone like Trump... or fall for any fake news. I feel like the problem goes beyond a lack of education.
In my own family, people with HS diplomas, and even a few with Uni degrees... voted for Trump.
I don't think it's just as simple as conservatives being fooled. For a lot of them, it's not even about the truth, it's about what they want, what they fear etc. They don't care if a story turns out to be false. They don't even care to take a second to look into anything. For those lacking empathy and the ability to see beyond themselves the truth is just an annoying inconvenience. This is a group that does not need to be fooled. They already know they are in the right
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
Once you worship 'winning' any way of scoring points becomes holy.
And your explanation is describing trump and republicans' TREASON.
Democrats/shitlibs were pushing Russiagate since 2015 and pushed the lie that Russia stole the 2016 election from Hillary through the hacking of our election systems. I haven't seen Rachael Maddow apologize for her election misinformation she spread to her viewers for 6+ years straight. Democrats/shitlibs have lied about COVID every step of the way. Literally every aspect of the pandemic the public health agencies and the media told us was a lie. Many on the "lockdown left" have doubled down on their horrible COVID views and haven't apologized for pushing unscientific policies like school closures, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, etc. The Democratic party and the Republican party (the uniparty) are equal distributers of misinformation. You are just as bad as you say your enemies are.
The two go hand in hand. They are foolish because they believe in sky dictators who should be Feared and Loved at the same time, rendering them incapable of either fear or love because they confuse the two. And they are easily fooled because they are foolish.
Our critical thinking classes in high school were breif , but always consisted of , WHO , WHAT , WHY , WHERE , WHEN . AND HOW . to answer those questions , gather information . And not from just one source . But from as many sources as you can . Read ask questions , think . And repeat process . I realized in my late twenties , I had a great deal to learn , to really wisely begin to form my own philosophy of life . But I am grateful for the great teachers I have had , including my parents , 😢extended family , and community .
Bless you.
My theory has always been that they were raised on “belief “ rather than knowledge. You can tell them anything as long as it fits their beliefs.
There’s a great video that develops your point. Try looking up: how evangelicals corrupted a religion and destroy the republican party.
ruclips.net/video/6shfxa3OHpU/видео.html
I see this same brainwashing on both sides of the political spectrum right now. Everything from climate change being and immediate and irreversible threat to our existence, to ignoring the man-made origins of Covid, to wrongfully tying Trump to Russian collusion to claiming Hunter's laptop is Russian disinformation has been based on propaganda and not on a reasonable interpretation of the facts. The propaganda and misdirection is so thick people still believe that the covid vaxx prevents getting and spreading the disease.
Plus there are tons and tons of elements in United State inhabitants cultures that ram the idea of knowledge into something that doesn't make sense. Like how the supreme court decides that : Tomatoes are vegetable, pizza is a vegetable and how sucking and putting a cigar in a vagina is not having sexual relation... We can continue like that : in every news outlet you can find dozen of "scientific studies" that are so silly and stupid that it would be foolish to "believe" in scientists. The best example is how "Smelling fart cure cancer."
Yet when a Democrat trys to explain anything political, how do they start their sentence?
"I believe that..."
"I feel that..."
So why are you trying to act like democrats don't base facts off of feelings or beliefs?
This is what I find very funny about politics and why I do not get involved in them..
Stop trying to pander to one side of a political party that has screwed us all over. In the past I've been part of both parties and they're both exactly the same.
They don't care about truth: they are just trying to justify their hate.
sounds about right!!
Correct. They have an ideological vacuum and just want to be as hateful and horrible as possible, basically. They are nihilists who want to drag all of us down to their level and make us all as miserable and yucky and hateful as they are.
And conservatism is an actual mental disorder and a threat to freedom democracy. As all off them support an authoritarian government that only benefits them.
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This is why every single time you prove them wrong they deflect and change the subject. “But Hillary! But hunter’s laptop! But Obama! But Biden!” They will say/do ANYTHING to avoid confronting the uncomfortable truth that they were duped by a lifelong conman.
Why do the fall for it?
Two words, 'confirmation bias'.
They believe it, because they want to believe it.
And conservatives are on average lesser educated as liberals
@@agent_277 Religious people are more easily led to non factual beliefs. It's how they were brought up, believing in nonsensical things.
I think it's a bit more painful than "want to" in many cases. It seems to me, many who want to attend Trump rallies pretty much HAVE to. They have some foundations of their whole worldview tied into their beliefs in Trump's honesty and the Democrats being anti-American child molesters.
A challenge to one's foundational beliefs can be so terrifying that the psyche blocks awareness of contrary evidence - even clinging to explanations which seem ridiculous to others - and the adrenalin rush caused by the harsh rasp of evidence can be transferred, without thought, into disgust, anger, and even violence against those who challenge one's illusions. It is a deep, unconscious defence we humans share.
Notice how many Democratic Party supporters say the Republicans are all beyond help - stupid or mad - just as many Republicans view them. It can be hard to remember that people with irrational beliefs can be vulnerable, and need gentle handling to dare to change. It can be hard to remember that a person is seldom entirely irrational or entirely sane, and no group is entirely homogenous. Some intelligent Democrats say "No intelligent person could believe that!" - their emotions blocking their memory that intelligence can be overriden by emotional defences raised to protect basic beliefs.
Some Republicans are not true believers, but trapped in party loyalty, or having some doubts about Trump's honesty, or even are behind the scenes trying to persuade others that they have seen him lie about things they have seen, and that he has used and is using them for money and selfish power just as he says the other politicians do.
@@agent_277 , true - but also less indoctrinated, perhaps?
hard to believe, isn't it? Hunter Biden's lap top? "Russia misinformation", and all idiots took it hook line and sinker... but wait, before that: "Russia collusion!" 4 years inquiry, and it turns out it really was a hoax, created and financed by Hillary herself... and all these idiots took it... "I never discussed business with my son"... later on: "President Biden was never IN BUSINESS with his son", now we all know that Joe kept on lying during his lifetime, especially when running for the Presidency, and was caught by Democrat folks.. he plagiarized, blamed a truck driver's drunkenness for his wife car accident, while the truck driver was not drunk and was not at fault either... and yet, the idiots keep on believing all the garbage thrown at them....
This episode has not given me anything J didn't know through multiple trusted and vetted news and research outlets. BUT what you have done is taken very complex news, research and studies and layed them out in an absolutely easy and understandable way. Brilliant editing. Brilliant presentation. Brilliant selection of material. I can now delete dozens of videos. Yours does such a good job of making the case and winning the verdict.
Who's "J"? Or is that a typo?
She's very well spoken, and she stays away from emotional arguments.
@@paulkesler1744you can probably work this out on your own, cowboy.
Sorry, but my cowboy days are over. Ranching is tough. @@DebNKY
@@paulkesler1744
I is just above J on keypad, so it is a common finger slip. Hats off to ranchers !
I personally believe that any organization that calls itself "news" must not be allowed to lie, ever. And if found to have done so must give equal time to correct the mistake or forfeit the right be considered a news organization and may not use the word in its name or reporting. News must be synonymous with truth. 🖖😎👍
Wow, that seems so easy to fix. For some reason, i dont see them doing it. So sad
Well I hope that does happen. If it does then all major news media will be dismantled and we'll get a clean slate.
It was called the fairness doctrine and it existed
@@gsmith6595 what happened to it it needs to make a resurgence
@@sineaterdred1 it's one of the policies in the FCC that was always challenged in case by case and the SC. It was used to bring a balanced view point when reporting news so basically you would have networks that were conservative/liberal and showcased topics. Once it was removed in the 60s you got the growth of a network like Fox that labeled themselves as only conservative and has increasingly crafted their narrative. I am not saying that other "liberal" networks don't do the same now but they usually practice more of the narrative to fall in line with neoliberalism which is both sides. Democratic members have tried at least 3 times to pass a policy to bring it back legislatively but you can imagine who would be affected the most if done.
Being raised in a fundamentalist Christian family, I think we're not taking into account how evangelical Christianity trains its adherents to not question anything. Otherwise they might ask difficult questions to the grifters, I mean, evangelists, running their churches. And given how intertwined conservatives and Christians are, I don't see a practical difference between them. The hate they spread is the same. I am frustrated we don't call out evangelical Christians for their toxic beliefs which drive their fascism.
True... Everything about religion is embarrassing nowadays... I am a Catholic (so technically a Christian) yet what they are doing now... That is not Christianism anymore... That is exploitation and just évil... Christianity is kindness, Compassion, Generosity, Acceptance, Humility and Faith. Now what I am seeing outside my country... It's not Christianity anymore...
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”
Barry Goldwater
they’re being called out a ton nowadays
wdym "catholicism is exploitative today", it has been the whole time
the only purpose of religion is exploitation
I try to do so, every chance I get. So at least two of us, are calling em out .😊
I’m a PhD and I really enjoyed the way you systematically laid out and built your facts. It was much like an academic paper. It was objectively presented and hard to dispute. I didn’t know “media literacy” was a thing, but I’m glad to know that it is.
Media literacy is an increasingly important field, I recommend diving in!
Democrats/shitlibs were pushing Russiagate since 2015 and pushed the lie that Russia stole the 2016 election from Hillary through the hacking of our election systems. Democrats/shitlibs have lied about COVID every step of the way. Literally every aspect of the pandemic the public health agencies and the media told us was a lie. The Democratic party and the Republican party (the uniparty) are equal distributers of misinformation. You are clueless.
Liar. PhDs can't leave RUclips comments. They don't have hands to do the typing.
(I'm just kidding. You left out the word "student/candidate" or whichever stage you are at.)
All joking aside, I'm beginning to think that a passing knowledge of how to evaluate science research papers or their abstracts, at least, would be a good idea as well.
@brendonfox699
There are services that you can pay for that rate a news service for accuracy and truth plus their political leanings. Those are pretty unbiased.
One free one that I look to is Media Bias Fact Check.
They are pretty good and the ratings and political leanings they ascribe... I trust them.
But, yes, media literacy. Especially in the past dozen or so years people are getting their "news" from social media because traditional sources have often become so biased. Accusations occur from all political stripes but anyone who gets their "news" from FOX or even further to the right...
Nothing but CRAP there.
Not to say that hard left leaning publications aren't also crap, but the right is far more.
But you can't learn this overnight.
Well it's not surprising, she is a lawyer after all.
I’m never going to forget where I was on January 6, 2021. That shit’s burned into my brain now.
For context I was pushing truck at my retail pharmacy job I used to have. That was something where I could periodically check my phone and a friend told me what was happening. So when I went on break I just listened to a stream that was live covering it.
I was working at a prison and on Jan 5th, all they could say was back the Blue on Jan 7th, no one wad backing the Blue. It was as if Trump was more important than police officers. It was sick. I left within the year for that and other reasons.
Watch the videos dude. The blm riots were objectively worse. The cops let people in. There were fbi and cia plants. The chief of capitol police said he was refused help when they knew people were coming to protest days earlier. You are the ones falling for lies.
I was at work….I couldn’t believe it
Hey! I was counting prescriptions at my retail pharmacy job, and my fellow tech looks over and goes “oh my god did you see what’s happening at the Capitol”
At school we did a short course on critical thinking. It wasnt tested and they taught it well. I didnt think much about it at the time, but in retrospect it was one of the most valuable parts of my schooling
We need more of this in our school 🏫
The main part being 'fact checking'.
It's a pity that so many people have no grasp on what critical thinking or critical theory actually are. The ability to look closely at things is so useful in life. My logic classes, both in philosophy and later in math were equally useful. And the professor who taught the entire class how to speed read changed my life.
@@renel7303 Fact check first, then think...
Best answer!
Because they agree with it. that's it, it validates and affirms them.
Millions of Germans thought Hitler was a great guy. They later regretted that decision.
How stupid, now we all know that whiteness is made up, not a real thing. One race the human race.
My work truck broke down the other day and I had it towed to the nearest garage. I walked in they had Fox "News" on in the waiting room, so I turned around and told the tow truck guy to take it up the road.
I'm sure that if the owner knew who I was, he would be happy I left. After all, the Supreme Court just ruled that conservative store owners don't have to serve people that they don't like, and I'm sure he would not like me.
Great statement!
vote with your money!
Really? You are part of the problem... What if these bakeries were Muslim owned? Would you be so quick to admonish them for refusing to serve the LGBT community? Choosing where you do business solely based on what the TV is playing is an asinine way to get things done! Leave the politics out of it!
@@jasonpenn5476dude. The customer is always right. The customer can choose where to take his business.
@@jasonpenn5476 One can chose based on any variable that they see fit. Telling one that they can’t is asinine.
In addition to everything you said, I've also noticed an interesting pattern. Im in school right now, so I end up doing a lot of research on the assignments I do, and I try to make sure that my sources are credible. I find consistent frustration in the fact that a lot of the best and most supported sources are locked behind a paywall. Although I understand that this is probably linked to the high amount of labor expert evaluation that went into curating an accurate news source, it also feeds into a concerning problem. My sources are usually less accurate, and my assignments less informed, because many actually credible news outlets are catering their news toward an older, and much richer audience than me. While its vital to recognize individual responsibilities in vetting the accuracy of our beliefs, we should also be aware of the systems which are encouraging these people's behaviors so that we can actually work to support the need that's creating this problem.
I AGREE COMPLETELY . And I am 72 .
Have you got access to BBC content? They're very reliable and go through constant scrutiny from politically independent bodies to ensure their impartiality. I believe their news website is free and the BBC world service radio station and podcasts are free as well
The AP news is free and excellent. It’s practically the true neutral and the source of most other news sites. I hear trumpies saying it is a left democrat news… wow very rich considering Newsmax calls everyone they disagree with the “radical left” or “Marxist, socialist democrats”. They have been fully radicalized by now and they indulge in the delusion. They want to bring a Christian, white nation and these news sites tell them it’s ok to think that and blame everyone that disagrees with them. It’s no longer about disinformation
I don’t have this problem yet… but i can understand that this is a bit painful.
Rush Limbaugh started all of this. He was unemployed, having just been fired from his political talk show. He would have to ask his rich parents for money to pay his mortgage again. His show failed because it was boring. So he got the idea to mix his old political talk show with worldwide wrestling. He'd make villains out of some and heroes out of others. He'd harvest content from reading social media and internet forums. Then he'd repeat what he found back to the audience. The audience ate it up. The new show was a huge hit. All the other conservative talk shows were spawned from the Rush Limbaugh show.
Yes, and because of him, grassroots that created this Frankenstein's monster that evolved into the crazy maga cult it is today was because of him, Breitbart and Sarah Palin's nonsense that triggered the beginning... All the way back then and then of course before then was Reaganism and "conservatism" as a whole.. but that's a topic for another time.
Don't forget Newt Gingrich.
Much of this information and analysis is false. The programming he became known for started in 1988 soon after the repeal of the broadcasting fairness doctrine and long before social media existed or message boards had any content other than for tech geek early adopters.
How many years has he been drug free now?
Limbaugh was inspired by Morton Downey
Surprisingly, the meme "You Are Not Immune to Propaganda" has been an incredibly useful reminder for me to constantly analyze and cross-reference what I'm reading, seeing, or hearing. It's a messy internet out there and anything you can use to keep your guard up has some value.
If someone has a habit of being often and rapidly proven wrong in their conjecture, remove them from your reputable sources.
If someone gives a single strong likely outcome rather than giving multiple possible outcomes, given the inevitability of "unknown unknowns", they're probably over certain of themselves or trying to sell you something.
I still manage to misstep on plenty of occasions, but I misstep a lot less than I used too.
Buddy this channel is funded by the Cia connected Ngos follow the money
@@BertrandRussell2 do you have a source I’d be very interested to know if this is true
Based on your logic, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Linsey Graham, Sarah Huckabee, MTG, Lauren Boefart and John Neely Kennedy should never be believed to be telling the truth.😮😊
A bit of relief can come from knowing that the very fact that you're concerned puts you above the curve.
People not concerned with being wrong are the problem.
A huge issue with conservative thinking is the idea that their beliefs are "common sense and that it's foolish to question what everyone already knows". 😮💨
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
For over the last 100 years the GOP has 1 prime directive: the ever growing concentration of wealth and power on behalf of the wealthy and powerful. To do that, even in a quasi-pseudo-democratic system, they need to get a sizeable people willing to vote against their self interests. These are people concerned about "values" or "guns" or some other single issue.
Ethics/decency/morality/values such as truth, are a middle class characteristic. The rich don't need'em and the poor can't afford'em. This is on a society wide basis.
In 1970 roughly 70% of the people lived a middle class existence. In 2010, the US Census said that the middle class was below 50% for the 1st time in many decades (probably since 1930).
The GOP used to run on being the protector of Middle Class values. The middle class would then vote GOP. The GOP would win elections, and then concentrate wealth. This lead to a decline in decency and morals in society, triggering the Middle class to vote GOP even harder. Thus the whole cycle would repeat.
So by 2010 the GOP had succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, but now, with the middle class below 50%, there was no longer a majority of middle class voters that they could manipulate using "values." How on earth could the GOP ever win another election?
Enter Trump. The rest is well known history.
The “Trickle Down Economics” as well as the tax reduction for the wealthy was the culmination of this effect. Never mind the war on drugs crap.
Since then Trump passed another massive tax reduction for corporations and wealthy individuals. This not only grew the deficit but accelerated the wealth disparity to it’s current level.
The outrageous cost of college or a trade school also guarantees that future generations are stuck in worsening economic conditions.
Unfortunately everyone still holds the old the old adage that “if you work hard you and your family will achieve the American Dream “. However this obviously isn’t true for the younger generation and most Baby Boomers and other older people will not understand or automatically dismiss the economic implications which consequently they will continue to vote for the same party without knowledge or caring they are being lied to.
Remember when Republicans were the liberals? (Lincoln's party) and the Dems were the racist south.... what a strange swap.
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
They fall for it because they want to. It supports their world view.
it's also because the wealthy discovered way back in ye olden times that stuff like religion and bigotry is an extremely effective way to prevent serf and slave uprisings, and as such invested billions in propaganda money to target any vulnerable populations they could and cut them off from academia to create exploitable cults.
Like there's a reason these people can't really be reasoned with, and it's because what they actually need is cult deprogramming
I do not think hearing the fake news and misinformation or even propaganda is any kind of excuse for the violence and destruction of that day. These people need to receive consequences, particularly trump.
Those people have cult brain.
Jack Smith is working on that last part for you/us (look out: indictments). Cheers; stay strong and informed. Thanks for sharing.
Clearly, but the system is stacked against convicting people like Trump. He appointed several of the Supreme Court judges. Until the Supreme Court is apolitical and neutral, there will always be a deep and biased rift in the American legal system.
Cons listen to Fox and right-wing AM radio which daily spews out lies.
Definitely not an excuse. But it is reality.
It's incredibly difficult to reason people out of opinions they didn't reason themselves into.
Mentally challenged people are in a near constant state of turmoil. Its very tiring. They are their own worst enemy and will run afoul of other institutions like the law, the boss, the bully, etc. They are no where near as powerful as some think.
They are actually stupid little snowflakes. If LOGIC was ever a consideration in their lives, they firmly rejected it.
One of the big questions in logic and reasoning is whether you can use logic to reach people with an emotional bias or prejudice. I realized I can't teach _Noblesse Oblige_ to the Filthy rich, I can't teach tolerance to Fanatical Fundamentalist reactionaries, and I can't enlighten the Fools. These "F"ers have to find their own way back to truth, justice and the American Way.
hard to believe, isn't it? Hunter Biden's lap top? "Russia misinformation", and all idiots took it hook line and sinker... but wait, before that: "Russia collusion!" 4 years inquiry, and it turns out it really was a hoax, created and financed by Hillary herself... and all these idiots took it... "I never discussed business with my son"... later on: "President Biden was never IN BUSINESS with his son", now we all know that Joe kept on lying during his lifetime, especially when running for the Presidency, and was caught by Democrat folks.. he plagiarized, blamed a truck driver's drunkenness for his wife car accident, while the truck driver was not drunk and was not at fault either... and yet, the idiots keep on believing all the garbage thrown at them....
Also, can't believe these stupid folks attempting to overthrow the government, armed with cellphones! How dumb is that!!! Unless... of course, it wasn't a real insurrection, but someone is willing to make it look that way for all the stupid people ready to believe it... uh?
Lobbying is a huge problem. It really is, down to its core, legal bribery. In what way is corporations paying people to go to congress and "donate" large sums of money to politicians not seen as bribery...
There needs to be actual payment to people in order for bribery to occur.
So tell me ... WHO is being paid in order to accomplish political objectives?
And who pays them? How it all accomplished from top to bottom?
@@scotthullinger4684 So a million dollar campaign donation for favorable legislation isn't bribery? How you think bribery works is flawed. Politicians are supposed to be impartial, any donation that changes impartiality is essentially a bribe disguised as a "donation" through lobbying.
I'm in agreement. Lobbying makes it really hard for our Congressional folks and Senators to vote authentically the way they said they would for their constituents. They quickly forget which groups voted them in after working in Washington. It's awful. But, the money waved in front of them must be incredible. I'd love it if one person with real ethics, ran for office, got voted in, and recorded all the lobbyists and other folks offering money and legal bribes here to vote a given way, and voted the way they promised to their constituents anyway. Ended at one term and wrote a real tell all book describing what really happened. But, I don't know anyone willing to fo that for the reasons I mentioned. Plus we don't know how these folks are seriously threatened with violence if money doesn't sway them.
I was astounded to learn lobbyists is a real job that consists of working on convincing people in politics to vote for what the lobbyists are paid to push. I'm still astounded that it's not illegal
@@te2934exactly
Leeja is someone to heed!
Her knowledge and observations are accurate - and much needed; Especially now!
One thing I've learned from the trump experience is when ever a republican accused someone, it's because they're the ones actually guilty of the accusation
Constant projection.
so what did it mean when trump called for democrats to stop suppressing the Epstein client list?
@@h.s.lafever3277do you remember how Trump and Epstein were good friends? We remember it...
@@randibgoodexactly! They project their feelings and abuse non-Trumpers of being upset, when it's sad to watch, but hardly upsetting, unless they are someone you care about.
Makes me begin to think about that Missouri governor who advocated for child marriage. Think he might be a pdf file perhaps?
Sad truth: I guarantee that MOST of the people who really need to hear this could not get past the hair color, lip-liner, and nose ring, regardless of the words that come out of her mouth. That's where we're at.
Not to mention a non-negligible portion wouldn't even be able to get past the gender.
Some folks take adults who wear costumes as phonies.
That’s an old time conservative value/bias. Unnatural body care means they don’t care and therefore have no value to offer. “They’re never going to get a job looking like.”
@@Vventure23So your main issue is appeasing Russia? Non-starter.
Appeasing? No. Avoid war, especially nuclear war? Absolutely. @@G_Demolished
For the same reasons they fall for conspiracy theories.
@@Mean.donkey the person who's promoting The Conspiracy Theory as far as I'm concerned is up to them to prove it.
@grapeshot I know a lady who believes birds aren’t real. (Yes she voted for Trump because of course). I know another Trumper who believes the vaccine is Satan’s DNA and it’s also in the sewer or something.
@grapeshot I also used to know a guy who believed the Queen of England was a lizard. I should probably check up on him out of curiosity, we fell out before the Trump years but I’m sure he is probably a Trumper now unless he got better.
Liberals think the Oceans are rising, human fetuses aren't humans, and women cannot be defined. But, they want to dictate facts? 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
They just fail to realize that their ideology is the conspiracy. They pretend to hate Freemasons, but they never realize that their ideology was invented by those same Freemasons.
I just fucking hate that the only two political categories you can be broadly put into in the US is liberal or conservative. Like the further left you go, the more you hate the idea of being called a liberal bc you understand that it's fucking gross lmao
We are just as disgusted by liberals as conservatives are, but for very different reasons
"Maybe the real threat to democracy was the friends we made along the way." -Trump supporters.
Conservatism is an actual mental disorder
They call themselves Christians. It's OK to say the elephants name! Christians! Christians stormed our Capitol and smeared their seditious shit! Christians STEAL BILLIONS IN UNPAID TAXES YEARLY to preach hate and politics from the pulpit. Christians. SAY IT!
😂
@@nuiben7579 I don't think he is a republican so I don't see him doing that. He is saying that the republicans need to man up and face reality rather than hiding in their insane conspiracy theories.
Trump supporters don't have friends.
greetings from Europe! I have a doctorate in psychology and can tell you that this is by far the most informed, intelligent analysis I have seen regarding the current nightmare of US politics. It is the first time I have seen anyone use the science of political orientatation to explain what is going on. She puts a comprehensive and clear account of a number of issues from the study of personality in context, in language the anyone can understand, something the scientific community is not always good at. Well done!
"I'm from Europe" ... Do you think that whiteness means we should bow down to you?
@@blitzofchaosgaming6737When did she said "I'm from Europe"?
You already letting see where you come from buddy. 😅
@@darlingj.canela Oh "Greetings from Europe" I made an error. It happens. I'm only human.
They just said they were from Europe, people are allowed to say where they are from…
@blitzofchaosgaming6737 ^^
The short answer, they WANT to believe it. I used to believe it was ignorance but nah, they love the lie. The lie makes them feel good. They love having their ears tickled and being told they are superior in any way. They want to feel special, morally superior (lol), etc etc. You can tell them anything and as long as it places them on a pedestal while putting someone else at their feet, they’ll believe it and give you money.
For a portion of them, yeah. But be careful with blanket statements and painting everyone with the same brush. It doesn't help anything. There are plenty who were never taught how to examine their beliefs and ask themselves why they believe them in the first place. Take a look at the farce organizations like AiG and IBLP pass off as an acceptable homeschooling curriculum and you'll see what I mean.
This is funny coming from someone who thinks believing men can be women makes you morally superior, or something equally nonsensical. The whole leftist endeavor is just moral back-patting. Even your comment is back-patting, full of the implicit "But I'm better than that."
There really is little difference between the average movement conservative and movement progressive in terms of believing nonsense and thinking it makes them morally superior to others.
That description also fits the left as well my friend.
"The greatest DERANGEMENT of the mind is to believe something is SO because one wishes it to BE so..." - Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Forefather of Modern Vaccine Science.
And that's why conservatism is an actual mental disorder
It’s crazy how many conservatives concede that even Fox News has “fake news”, but they still watch it religiously.
Fallacy is unfortunately their go-to "religion".
Nothing on Fox even begins to rival the lies on MSNBC and CNN
I wasn't surprised on January 6th 2021. From Trump calling for the PB to "Stand back and stand by " to the "will be wild " tweet it was obvious what Trump was planning to anyone who was paying attention.
Smh opportunist and ignorant of the consequences
That is why he's still president, just like Putin, right?
@@thomaskalbfus2005 wtf does that even mean? Trump has admitted several times that he isn't President anymore, qtard.
lol, ok
@@h.s.lafever3277 what? Do you really think people wouldn't notice Maga Republicans planning a coup openly on social media?
Because the world is advancing and leaving their ways behind, and they refuse to change along.
The Republican Party needs a complete overhaul… what’s holding it back is the 70-90 year olds who vote the way they did in 1960 and have convinced the masses that 1960 was a better time to live in than 2023. Sure it was, Gramps… you were 20 years young, there were no wars going on thanks to your dad fighting and winning WW2 so you could live free and happy driving a brand new $2,500 car while parking it in front of your brand new $10,000 house you bought with a 30 year fixed rate mortgage costing like $30/month.
The world is leaving behind religion. And they really don't like it.
@@jamesparson It's a dying animal, lashing out.
@@Eldritch-1 Yes. It's ability to influence culture is largely gone. It is afraid. Without its influence, it will have no money.
Thats always been the case. Progressives have always had to drag them kicking and screaming into the future
After experiencing the last few political cycles, I am so grateful that my highschool implemented a required senior level course in media literacy. It was a cake walk class for most of us, but the information gained was invaluable for all.
Wish more schools would offer that course! Media awareness and an ability to question it is becoming more and more crucial.
That sounds fascinating. I love that type of information. You can't help but learn something.
Amazing. If I was in charge I'd teach a course on Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics. So many BS statistics out there that are only "true" when viewed with a very specific framing.
Are they explaining that medias are all biased and that none of them are actually unbiased ? And that it's okay because that's how democracy can somehow work ? Or are they trying to explain that journalism is when you are telling it like it is and it's all about facts ?
Somehow, I highly doubt people are educated to understand what journalism actually is. Because it would require explaining to people that being terribly biased towards communism or anarchy is still actual journalism. Because journalism isn't abiut relaying the status quo.
@@dylanobedearhave you taken a media literacy course before?
Leeja, there is a big, BIG problem with the conversation about stopping online mis and disinformation. It is far too easy to become authoritarian and trample on rights in an environment where there is an internet/social media police that keeps certain posts from the public. THAT erodes confidence and trust in American democracy faster and more than anything else discussed here. That's a big, big problem.
I think part of the problem is not having a stable source of income. People need to work for a competent manager, fair working conditions, decent pay, and realistic time off. People who don't have these things are rightfully pissed off. they're just mad at the wrong people.
Economic inequality has historically been a huge factor in revolutions. It's very true. The problem is that they grab onto the first thing that they think makes sense even if it doesn't make sense. Sometimes it can be worse. And I don't see a whole lot that the Republican Party is doing to help the ordinary working American. I really don't. An example is they refusal to adopt expanded Medicaid in red states. Which would help the poorest people but there are still states who will not adopt that just on principle.
Lawsuits against all disinformation sources who claim to be news sources should be the norm.
Hunter Biden and Joe Biden should sue the individuals who show up on Fox/OANN/Newsmax and others who make false accusations against them. An up hill fight, still.
You mean like the ones Nick Sandmann won?
@@AlexReynard Sandmann's lawsuit was actually thrown out by the judge.
The companies that settled should have kept their pants up instead of dropping them, they would have saved money and their rep.
@@linusa2996 >Sandmann's lawsuit was actually thrown out by the judge.
Then why did he get money?
>The companies that settled should have kept their pants up instead of dropping them, they would have saved money and their rep.
Yes, because it's important to stand on principles when you turn the country against a kid and get uncountable death threats sent his way because he did literally nothing.
@@AlexReynard The companies that settled were weak kneed. ABC, CBS, Gannett, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone pretty much said that they were not going to bend the knee and stood their ground and did so. The judge found that Sandman did not have a case.
The only thing you have to remember is, "they only want your money."
When I was in high school a teacher gave us a short course of " media literacy", how media of different leaning would report facts, but put a bias (in the title for example). The "trick of the trade". After that, when I read the news, I could identify the techniques and assess the level of trust that could be given to the information or part of it. It was certainly the most useful, the most "productive" 5 hours of my entire high school. The way things are going, we do need such media literacy training in schools. And the study of the techniques of populist and demagogues...
I remember in high school how the media lied to us about the war in Iraq.
You have hit upon the reason that Republican politicians always always ALWAYS demonize educators and education as a concept. People are harder to trick and manipulate if they are educated how to watch out for it, and lately the GOP's entire platform is built on tricking people into believing things that aren't true so that they will continue voting for the Republicans who they would not vote for if they were informed and able to make decisions based on reality.
Its funny because you see those tricks when its your enemy political side talking but dont see them when its your side.
@@neglectfulsausage7689 that also depends on your understanding of reality though, it's about being able to see each side's lies and taking everything back to reality, just the facts.
@@whattheschmidt "would report the facts but put a bias". Well now as seen especially with vice news and the likes, media has a lot of other techniques to lie to you. Referencing dead articles, circle reference, outright lying but as a fact checker, making a statement of opinion false based on the opinion of someone else and many more.
I’m from the UK but do follow US politics. I remember this day so vividly because I was working a night shift and could literally see these events unfold through the media. I remember just being like wtf wtf wtf!!! (I don’t know if cursing gets limited in the comments)
It probably gets limited, I cuss at times and get asked if I'm sure I want to post it. I typically say yes. If they censure me that's on YT.
Don't worry. I was in shock as well. It is the result of the neoliberal takeover of the world.
@@DipayanPyne94, what is because of the neoliberal takeover of the world?
That moment when a nuclear power has a coup attempt. 😮
If you are from the UK, you should be familiar with King Charles' Coronation, so Joe Biden's election was much like that! The main difference however is Joe Biden holds real political power and King Charles III does not!
The origins of why conservatives are so gullible has to do a lot with theology. More particularly, the young earth creationism widespread amongst American Evangelicals. If you can get them to believe in men walking on water and an earth that's unbelievably young, you can get conservatives to believe anything.
Liberals believe nonsense like that all the time. Mostly they think the government is good and looking out for them.
I won’t say I don’t believe in God or Jesus, but Young Earthers so are strange to me… they’re nearly as loony as Flat Earthers! What’s even more interesting is a lot of Young Earth Evangelicals also fall into the Flat Earth category and believe space is isn’t real because the “Bible says so.” Evangelicals claim to believe God is all powerful and created the entire universe in 6 days but the Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Galaxies, etc., are just too much lol… I found myself drifting farther and farther away from some of my family because they believe those things… it’s so weird to me.
Yes, bigotry has probably something to do with their way of "reasoning".
They are believers, using magical thinking, not rational people relying on evidence.
Education could cure that, but it's a long shot.
Not only this but also a culture that shames rationality, critical thinking, and skepticism. You can’t ask questions without being demonized, shunned, and socially ousted from these circles. You can’t go outside of the strict roles and expectations set for you without the same results. Science, experimentation, and secularism are labeled as “worldly” and against god in their eyes. Although, as an agnostic, youth earth creationism makes no sense and is outwardly denying science, it is not just this but also their communities’ harsh, constrictive, and discriminatory practices that discourage diverse thought
They became anti-vax very quickly.
They called it a peaceful and beautiful protest.
Terrifying and shameful!
I like how you start with 1/6, describing it in detail. We cannot take our eyes off that truth. As you point out, fake news helped breed the distrust that led to 1/6. Your video gives me yet another reason to teach my college students the importance of information literacy.
I fully agree... the Fake News from CNN and MSNBC from as far back as when George W Bush was in office only got worse over time and led a lot of Conservatives to no longer trust the system. If it weren't for all the lies from the Liberal media, then the Trumpers would have never felt the need to go to the Capitol. I am not saying that I support the storming, just that I understand why it happened.
What is information literacy? The amount of information available is overwhelming, how do you decide which is truth, and which is not? What are your methods and sources for determining truth? A person could have the greatest education in the history of mankind but if it's not based upon absolute truth, what is it worth? The question remains, what is truth, and how can I verify it?
peasantsoul --- My biggest question about Jan6 is, WHY/HOW these people fell for the lies? (also, why they trust Trump when he does nothing but lie to them.) But my actual point here is, IF I CAN FIGURE OUT THAT THE ELECTION WASN'T STOLEN, then why can't they? My only asnwer so far is, they are terribly stupid people.
@@jcarmi1947... Hence, the reason scientific facts that are peer reviewed and empirically tested always beats faith based truth.
what bred the floyd riots where liberals killed 25 people and looted, stole, destroyed over 2BILLION$ in property that did not belong to them?...all over a drug addict who liked to rob old ladies at gun point...very disgusting.
The simple answer is, they fall for it because they want to. They are looking for excuses to believe what they want to believe and conspiracy theories provide it.
I heard after his 3rd election win Trump grows on you.
I work in television, and in the summer of 2006 I worked on a show in L.A. at Tr#%p’s golf course over the course of just over two weeks, working with him directly. In the beginning, I had no opinion of him one way or another. A typical thing for me on some of my shows was to have our cast and hosts all sign something. In this case it was a pin flag from the golf course. I waited for a quiet moment when things weren’t busy and approached Tr#%p sitting on a golf course, and asked him if he could please sign the flag. He wasn’t doing a thing. He said yes, but then started to hand it off to his assistant, who could mimic his signature. I stopped him and said “Could you sign it yourself, please?” He reluctantly did, but it set a precedent for what an awful person he was. Over the course of the shoot, he frequently hit on our underage contestants, treated our crew like they were peasants, and when we had a very tight schedule, would just show up whenever he felt like it. I’ve despised him ever since, but once the 2016 and 2020 elections came around? Holy crap, the daily list of insanity, racism, sexism, and narcissistic behavior just wore me out so much that I became DEEPLY depressed, and lost my job. During those years too, my parents had signs up for Clinton and then Biden in front of their house. One Tr#%p supporter stuck duct tape over one of them, and wrote “Get over it!” in Sharpie. Another man in a large truck saw my mother’s Biden sticker on her car, and followed her for miles to my parent’s rural home, stopped across their driveway, waited for my mom to get out of the car, and then said to her “I just wanted to see what an idiot looks like.” before driving off. My mother was around 70 at the time and alone. My dad also had his car keyed right under his Biden sticker one day as well. So my disdain for T#%mp is very much from not only my own eyes and ears on television, but also from first-hand experience. Unfortunately my sister and brother-in-law have been big Tr#%p supporters. Something that caused me to stop speaking with them. After the January 6th events, I wrote her a 14 page handwritten letter, explaining some of these personal ways Tr#%p and his supporters had hurt our family, as well as citing many MANY things like the January 6th attacks, and told her that when she could now admit that she has made a mistake in supporting him, that I would start communicating with her again. But, she never has been willing, and we haven’t spoken for years now. I don’t hate her, but I cannot abide people who support such awful principles. Family or otherwise. In the past, there have always been candidates during elections that I didn’t vote for. But I still thought they were decent people. Even if I like the other who I voted for more. But Tr#%p has been the first case in my life that I just absolutely do NOT believe to be a moral or good person, who cares for anyone but himself. So the fact that anyone could be so passionate about supporting him? Sigh…it is just beyond me. Like I.Q.s have sudden dropped off the cliff.
Politicians are not worth losing family. Accept people the way they are and leave politics and religion at the door. This is what I keep telling myself. Hasn't worked very well I have to admit. It's at least worth a try...
That's quite a story. There's a new party called the American Solidarity Party. It's pro-life, but in many other ways to the left of the Republican Party. Single issue pro-life voters are going to have a choice they did not have before. The ASP looks to many ethical sources, but one of them is Catholic Social Teaching, a pillar of which is the cause of the poor. It also includes addressing the conditions that leave people feeling abortion is their best choice. Until now, the Republican Party and its extreme elements have relied upon these single-issue voters to gain power and advance their agenda, which in my mind comes down to less or no income tax and less or no rules on the particular business of the Republican voter, and subsidies for that business are OK. And they want a powerful military that just protects the US. Otherwise they are "Don't Tread on Me."
The prospect is, that if the ASP understands the pro-life voter correctly, then the Republican extreme will be disempowered because they will lose this once very reliable source of voters. That might set off something bad, and then again it might require the core constituency of the Republican party, wealth, to better police its own. I don't know that ASP candidates will get anywhere other than attracting a sector of voters with their conscience oriented in a few particular ways. Elections being as close as they are, it might make a difference. It might set off a good conversation that opens up paths to reconciliation.
Your lucky he didn't break the window with an American flag.
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Thanks for sharing your story. You have my support in distancing yourself from these people. I've done the same with family and friends. Id rather talk to a wall than try to have an honest conversation with these people. Still I would help them if they needed help, but then I'd be on my way.
this day made me genuinely sad and disgusted. I was 4 years old when we were attacked on 9/11. All of my life all I’ve heard is how terrible that day was and I don’t remember anything about it. this was my 9/11 in some way. As a kid, I was told how important the capital buildings were and how important our government was and I never thought I’d see the day where it’s own people would rise up to try and destroy it.
Jan6 and 9/11 are very different.
We as Americans were robbed and that’s what caused Jan 6.
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Mail in votes (trash)
51lying intelligence agents
Hunter laptop
Your so wrong and brainwashed:)
This women is disinformation
Okay so you were groomed and/or indoctrinated and still havent realized the government isnt that great.
You're ignorant of history bud.
Umm do some real research and logical thinking….. ps…. Little secret…. It was a fed orchestrated set up….hate to butt hurtbyou
Logical Fallacies --- part of a course we took back in high school. Learning to see through the manipulative tactics - that's what many lack -- and also a lack of curiosity, lack of interest in facts, a lack of rational reasoning, and a lack of empathy. These lacks are unfortunately the way some folks are brought up in their families.
Everything primarily shown by leftwingers.
Critical thinking skills, is what David Pakman calls it. It is not taught in schools anymore. It needs to be brought back and taught in school. Middle and High Schools.
@@LadyLeda2 Critical thinking skills won't mean much to people who never learned even BASIC thinking skills.
Leeja, not only are you a lawyer, but you are an incredible journalist and host as well. Thank you & your team (if you have one) for all the work you do. Love the intro & camera work, VFX etc. your content is great to watch:) lots of love from a neighbour to the North, eh 🖤🖖🏻✨
Eh …
Im glad i was taught to fact check things in school. It started in elementary school. I'm becoming more and more grateful for my school.
Same here. Problem solving as well.
I am also grateful for the education I got in school it gave me the common sense not to believe every I am told see and hear. I fact check EVERYTHING even things that may align with my beliefs because you never know if what you believe may be false. I also educate myself further in the process. I am also just as grateful for not growing up in the age of the internet. While it did exist it definitely was not what it is today. While I often think about the skills my schools did not give me I can confidently say that my public education and years in college has allowed me to problem solve, research information from creditable sources and know the difference from fake sources, think logically and critical thinking.
It it any wonder, the Republican party is anti-education? They want Jesus people to teach the next generation, now that they have hijacked Christianity for their political agenda.
@@tranger4579 Jussie Smollett never got attacked. It was a hoax.
@@ERICASHANNON I heard Stacy Abrams lost. She's a black liar and a threat to democracy.
I said to people 15 years ago that social media will be horrible for people and especially kids.
You were right. I am 70 and have followed news since 1967. Democracy does not work. The Greeks said the 3 forms of government always degenerate. They were right. Enlightened despotism would work for a while. Maybe not much longer than democracy. Alas.
What I find ironic is that in deep rural tobacco country, NC in 1988, we were taught media literacy (mostly focusing on advertising) in the sixth grade. It's really hard to explain how big of an impact that had on me.
I remember doing an advertising unit like that in VA or MD elementary school where they talked about the different types like jingles, authority, celebrity, etc.
Too bad we don't have high school civics that teaches about propaganda, truth in journalism, fascist-tactics, and the importance of voting to prevent extremists from seizing power, even though it's really a low-benefit activity for the individual in the short term.
@@sandal_thong8631 Yeah, you could learn that facism, socialism, communism, nazism, are all the same, totalitarianism - government control of the people. Whereas a Constitutional Republic is individual freedom where the citizens control the government.
America is actually not a constitutional republic, but is instead a representative democracy.
In the 70s, in my school, we had an optional class called "Values Clarification". It was an add-on to the civics lessons we had in Social Studies. Basically, it was an examination of how we appraise the things we value, an encouragement to think critically about our choices. Long gone from school curricula now, I have found that class the most important one I ever attended. I remain a critical thinker as a result.
The teaching of critical thinking skills and civics should begin in grade school.
Fox needs to be held to account for the lies they told
And the entire right wing media for pouring more gas to the fire
It's too bad this cancer wasn't eliminated 160 years ago.
They are kind of. Through lawsuits. But that does not stop them. Also there are other outlets like Fox. Holding those news outlets accountable is like whack-a-mole.
@@paullitzbarski2632 ya but when they get caught they should HAVE to air that they lied as many times as they actually lied lol
Unfortunately the US supreme court disagrees with you. In the early 2000s the then democrat stacked supreme court ruled, not coincidentally in a case involving Fox, that news programs do not actually have to give accurate news reporting. This is very very unfortunate because since this decision the quality of news reporting in the US has taken a nosedive in terms of quality on all news stations/programs.
One of the wildest things that happened is all those people were either so stupid or just so sure they were in the right, that they openly filmed themselves committing crimes and posted it everywhere. The biggest self own of all time.
Well the Jan 6 insurrectionists weren't your typical everyday right-winger. They were something else. Lucky for us (and the Capitol Police) they left their weapons in their motel rooms because they were afraid of D.C. gun laws.
What crimes.
They exercised their 1st amendment Free speech, and right to address the government their grievances rights,14th section 1 amendment rights,9th,10th amendment rights, second amendment rights.
The only criminals are the democrats, the judges and prosecutors who illegally charged and prosecuted them.
The capital belongs to we the people not terrorist traitors calling themselves politicians.
Check out the first trial of Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson cultie who participated in murder. At that first trial she was screeching all kinds of cult nonsense. It took her awhile to realize that the jail thing was real, the charges were real, and that she'd participated in something quite evil. Shallow-minded folks are easy prey for the likes of Trump.
Not just crimes. This rag tag group of idiots filmed themselves trying to overthrow the U.S. government.
They trusted in Don The Rapist Con.
Sometimes I think about how excitement and anxiety are like the same feeling but from a different perspective. I wish there was a word for that feeling. Like frission but more specific. Maybe eagerness? Or anticipation? Anyways I feel both excited and anxious for the future. I’m praying for a lot but mostly I’m praying we can find a sustainable way to overcome this affordability crisis.
The biggest problem I see is that rigid "thinkers" don't change their opinion regardless of ANY information that disputes their original opinion including personal experiences.
several studies have concluded that usually people don't accept any factual evidence that disputes their pre-concieved notions.
as alarming as that is i guess it suggests that the way to sway people is not via information, but rather by appeal to their higher faculties (reason, empathy &c) - get yourself as close to them (intellectually) as possible; find a jumping off point you can agree on & point the way :)
Evangelicals fit that profile to the T
When we hear truth that dispute our opinions we will. So far nothing but lies come from the news media.
I find it emotionally easy to attempt to discuss politics with opposing viewpoints, in hopes of obtaining factual information which goes against my own beliefs.
But what always ends up happening is that those facts are never provided. For better or worse, I do believe most decisions are emotional - and human have the mental faculty to justify those decisions by attempting to provide loosely defined facts.
“Yea I know this car is over budget, but I really need the space when we take our annual vacay to the beach.”
@@Momo_8k 😂 pack better
One HUGE thing that people need to do is to stop having an opinion about EVERYTHING on the Internet and society in general.
It should be ok and even encouraged to say "i don't have enough information so I don't have a opinion about this" or simply "I don't know".
We are far too quick at forming opinions about things that feed our cognitive bias. I am guilty of this too and it feels awful to not know your stance on something immediately, but we have to try.
uninformed opinion, sure.
Why "should" it be okay? Isn't it already okay to just say I don't know enough about that etc. It's just the small internet hate bubble that has an opinion about everything. That's basically an Internet phenomenon, in the real world you can say what U want and people will Respekt you more if you show them, that U don't know everything and are man enough to say it.
People have always been quick to form opinions, what has changed is the internet now accelerates how quickly misinformation and intentional manipulation gets spread to people who are vulnerable 😢
Good luck with that. Stupid people know everything. Just like trump.
I may be wrong here, but isn`t it practically an instinct to immediately have a “sort of opinion” about a situation? I think it was the amygdala? (Could be wrong)
like, there are two ways to form an opinion. An emotional opinion and a cognitive opinion.
So basically we want ppl to go against their instincts wich can be nearly impossible if you are in a crisis situation (i.e. Poverty)
In this country, we listen to our news for affirmation, not information
Sadly, too many folks have that idea.
Liberals claim to be enlightened, open-minded, rational, intellectually curious, inclusive, etc.. And when you disagree with them, you find out just how ignorant, irrational, indoctrinated, and intolerant they really are.
They Progressive lamestream media thinks it's their job to decide what is and isn't relevant and what is and isn't news, and in so doing they shape public opinion. Truth be damned.
@@jeffschwager7826 how do liberals find middle ground with people actively trying to present them as pedophiles?
Unbelievably good video, this actually taught me two of the most helpful pieces of information I've learned in my life. That if I had a chance to study more and get a job at something sciency I probably would've had a much better social life, and whoo boy do I freaking need it (hyper empath). And key information on the psychology of one of the most common types of problematic individuals in society that I don't get to communicate rationally much with. I specifically greatly appreciate psychology, I think it's very important, the most simple explanation I give for it is "people are brains with limbs".
you sound brain damaged
Or not...as the case may be!
From my experience as a former evangelical christian, this ideology starts from the pews of the churches around the world. It’s really disgusting.
Question: How does this happen? I'm not an evangelical or an ex-evangelical, but my understanding is the Bible is that Christ's teachings emphasize things like looking inward and improving your relationship with Him and working on your own sin. Not policing it in others. As I understand, Christ isn't something that you can put on a map.
I might be wrong. I don't practice any sort of religion, but I like studying them. If these are the teachings of the Bible, then how do so many people mindlessly fall for such blasphemies and claim it to be in the name of God?
Again, I don't practice, so I don't have that first hand experience with the religious/political intertwining that you may have seen. Have you any thoughts?
I'm an ex evangelical now atheist as well. You're 💯 correct. Whilst I appreciate the analysis and correct nature of this video. She missed the forrest because of the trees.
@@Grovyle90 American evangelical beliefs encompass much more than Christianity. Due to its strong southern roots there is a residual sense of victimhood and distrust of government in the wake of the Civil War. Additionally there is strong doctrinal syncretism with the American religion of money (s. prosperity theology).
@@Grovyle90 Focus on Paul's teaching that salvation is not done by works, but by faith, so all you have to do is believe and you are good, because the best you can do is as filthy rags anyway so you are saved by grace, you don't have to do anything but believe in Jesus's sacrifice and look the part on Sunday, which is pretty convenient. They use religion to feel better about themselves, not to actually work on making themselves better.
Much of what the bible says is an oral history and myth, it's not about self reflection, it's to explain why things are the way they are. Parts of the bible are wishful thinking, telling of hopes and wants for the nation of Israel, these are prophecies. Some of the bible has morality lessons, but most church goers don't even read the bible anyway, and preachers can focus on what their audience wants, like telling them they are good people but "those" people are evil.
In the law portions of the bible, it says god is wrathful about certain human behaviors and actions, and perpetrators are to be executed, and they translate some of those transgressors to be homosexuals, bisexuals, and transsexuals. Which is why Republican attacks on those groups are winning for them, and if they get a theocracy they'll make many peoples lives a living hell that is worse than the hell they are already in from just the social pressure, they'll have government enforcement.
The bible is all over the place and contradictory, so you can make it say just about anything you want it to. There are literally thousands of Christian denominations that all translate parts of the bible differently.
@@Grovyle90that's a great question! I have also looked into this a lot because I find human nature, particularly cults, fascinating (and more than a little frightening!).
I myself am an ex-christian, not an evangelist though, and looking into just plain old fashioned christianity compared to evangelism, it's fear. Evangelism uses so much fear and condemnation against anyone that thinks differently to them, they dramatise how evil and corrupt the world is, they enforce that they are the only ones that can save the common man, and that's what drives their huge growth.
Average churches will use this same tactic as well, but just to a lesser extent, and do try to make church going a more pleasant experience. And as we all know, they have lesser numbers than evangelists, and more people are leaving the anglican and catholic churches and flocking to evangelist ones.
When you look at any cult, and I mean ANY cult, they all work in exactly the same way. Strike fear into the hearts of your followers, over time convince them you are the only one that cares about them and can save them from themselves, and teach them to distrust and break away from anyone that doesn't think the same way.
As far as the bible goes, it's very contradictory, and also extraordinarily long, so it's easy to cherry pick the parts you want to back up your claim, while leaving out the parts you don't want.
Lastly, there is one secret ingredient you must have for this to succeed, a persons already existing bias. A person can be slightly homophobic for example (aka, they may have always disliked gay people but were happy to keep their opinions to themselves and just stay away from homosexuals). It's still bad, but at least the damage they cause is minimal. Evangelist churches will feed into this bias, pump more and more reasons to dislike them into your head, turn this distaste into red hot hatred and fear, and make this fear/hatred not only acceptable but "godly" and necessary. Like this recent anti LGBTQ trope for example, LGBTQ people have been labelled as child groomers and pedos, so hatred and violence towards them is actually protecting children, and not actually hurting an innocent community (which it is). If you don't hate and attack them then children will suffer! And you will go to hell for not fighting back, yadda yadda yadda.
It's all fear and brainwashing, period. People don't need to actually follow Christ's word as long as they're being told what they want to hear, it's human nature.
Whenever I come into contact with an election denier, I always ask what grade they completed. Not do they have a degree, or did they even go to college, just what grade did they complete. They unfailingly stay "I graduated". From where? "High School" . When pressured, half of those I asked didn't actually graduate, they say that "life got in the way" of them completing high school. A wise friend of mine once said: "You don't see doctors protesting in front of churches."
I am a Marxist with a master’s degree in computer science and I know the election was stolen from Trump. Read a book, illiterate inyenzi
But now we have idiots like, Lauren Hoebert, who never graduated high school, and paid someone to pass her GED test after 4 failed attempts, and she holds one of the highest governmental positions as a congresswoman. It's absolutely disgusting that there isn't some sort of requirements to hold office. She couldn't get a job at most corporate jobs without at least a high school diploma.
If you ever watch her speeches it's clearly obvious she is uneducated.
You claim to appreciate higher education but you start off using anecdotal evidence , a basic logical fallacy. The educational level of the people you have come into contact with is not relevant to the issue of possible illegitimate ballot harvesting. The actual evidence is overwhelming if you are smart enough to do the actual research. Maybe the reason you keep encountering people that you perceive to be a as not so smart is because you're not nearly as smart as you think you are.
I could just as easily say, the smartest people I know all accepted the fact that the election was illegitimate and planned accordingly. None of them were stupid enough to go to the Capital to protest. In a national election there were be a large percentage of high IQ and low IQ people voting either way. The fact that you try to make some broad based assumptions about the intelligence of mass groups of people show your lack of mental acuity.
Too bad. The doctors today seem a lot weaker than those around the time of 1973, when some would break the law to provide abortion services, or care to women who had "back-alley" abortions. Now they're running scared someone from the state will show up and say they're breaking one of the vague laws recently passed.
I'm from a small white town. I was one of the few that dropped out of HS and got a GED.
I'm also one of the very few who did NOT vote for Trump.
This rhetoric of dropping out of public school instantly equating to idiocy needs to stop.
Especially in light of the increasing evidence that our public educational system is a flop built to churn out either good worker bees, consumers, or prison fodder - not true Academics.
And that's not even dipping into the elitist classism perpetuated by this notion in general.
High school graduation is NOT indicative of intelligence.
The active and continuous pursuit of knowledge just for the sake of knowledge is.
When you won't admit you're wrong, you can't handle the truth.
When you can't handle the truth, lies are your only comfort.
I always loved Churchill's perspective on this phenomenon. He said, "Those who never change their minds, never change anything."
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I don't think it is just Trump voters who have issues admitting when they are wrong.
People believe what they want to believe if it's in line with their thoughts.
Trump *never* ordered the national guard to the Capitol. That order came from Pence.
Is this really true? If so jfc
@@teiomat5557 i doubt it since calling in National Guard work kinda in Trump favor. He could deny the allegation of inciting riot by claiming how could he possibly incite it when he ordered for them to stand down?
While discussion with Pence might influence the outcome, legally (i think, not a resident of US or know much of their law) the control of the army still fall to the head of executives and Vice President would only get the power if the president is declared inable or could not possibly run the country.
@@dodixaber8968 As you admit, you aren't an American citizen and you don't know our laws, so it's not surprising you've got a major misconception about the National Guard. Yes, it has the word "national" in it, but generally speaking it's not a national institution. It's state-based, i.e. there's a different National Guard in each state, and it's only ever mobilized nationally when it's used as a reserve force for the U.S. Army and Air Force. It's an inheritance of the American tradition of state militias. Officially, the National Guard is under *dual control* of the federal government and the states. When dealing with domestic situations -- most often natural disasters, but on rare occasions civil unrest -- the National Guard is usually mobilized by state governors, not the president.
Now, here's the fact check on January 6th: requests to call the National Guard began with D.C. officials, including the mayor. An official in the federal administration acted on that, per the link below: "Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller immediately called up 1,100 members of the D.C. National Guard. . . . At 6 p.m., Miller authorized the mobilization of up to 6,200 National Guard members from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania." However, only the D.C. National Guard was active at the Capitol on Jan. 6th. The other National Guards called in remained in D.C. until the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20th to ensure it went off without a hitch.
I recall seeing a video taken inside the Capitol showing Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the House, on the phone with the governors of Virginia and Maryland, asking them to send their National Guards. However, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has no official control over the National Guard.
www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/2466077/dod-details-national-guard-response-to-capitol-attack/
Really, Where did you get that?
@@joshualavenderAdding on. DC is not a state. Thus no NG independently available. The DC police could have requested every available alphabet agency to come and they could with their military equipment have done the same as any NG.
I still don’t know how I came across you on here, but I absolutely love every video you do. Like if you were a professor of mine when I was in college, I would’ve been so engaged. thank you!
Over here in England I have the same issues with people. They grab hold of a news story with their warped facts that fit their narrative. However, when offered the true facts of the matter they refuse to deviate from their original beliefs. Even when shown actual photographic evidence they refuse to believe it because their preposterous take on the matter sounds so much better and sits so neatly in their world view.
"A bigoted person is satisfied with his own prejudices, as if he were sitting in a comfortable armchair." Schopenhauer
In modern psychology this phenomenon is called being in one's comfort zone.
Truth is objective. That is the difference between conservatives and liberals.
Media literacy needs to be a core class in middle school and high school, as does learning how to underdtand statistics and graphs, plus computer literacy.
If people understand statistics they wouldn't buy into as many gun control measures
Watched my liberal dad with a PhD in chemistry get duped by all the misinformation back when W invaded Iraq. Smart people can definitely lack media literacy. In his case I think he adheres too strictly to legacy media like the NYT or Washington Post and tends to dismiss indy outlets even if they are reputable sources. Knowing my smart dad can be duped (and by extension me) gives me a bit more empathy toward people without a college degree falling for more blatant lies.
A lot of people on all sides got duped by George W.
Nobody expected WMDs to be a fabrication. It's a lot easier to lie when they can hide behind defence/national security protocols.
Lol now I ve heard it all. I have a msc chemistry don t need anything else.
Stop sugarcoating it and just say you pity them lol
It's one thing to be misinformed by mainstream media repeating the bad information they may initially get from primary sources, like the US government. It's another to be emotionally disinformed and constantly distracted by well funded private companies with political goals, despite constant correction and guidance toward factual information. It is our duty as Adult Human Beings to set our tribal animal instincts aside, question our views constantly and seek out the (sometimes uncomfortable) correct information, regardless of what we currently *capital B* Believe. It is one of the primary abilities that separates us as a species from most other life on this planet.
Even though humanism correlates with education, it doesn’t necessarily follow from it. There are still a lot of garbage human beings in university. Im currently doing my masters in business engineering and some of my student colleagues include radical islamists, putin-supporters and right-wing supporters. Most of them have just been brainwashed at a young age by their parents and peers. Just because your brain is able to perform within an academic framework doesnt mean that you arent a rotten human being.
I'm Canadian, and even I am offended by this base, vile abuse of the principles of the United States Constitution and the history of a great nation. Donald Trump is essentially beneath contempt and it disturbs me that I and many others in the Western world admire and value the US Constitution and its heritage more than many on the right who actually live under it.
when you say "great nation" do you mean whe worlds worst tyrant?
because that's what usakistan has always been.
drumpf simply exemplifies the average usakistani better than any other usakistani president.
the "left" and the "right"(and also the "center" and "libertarians") in usaksitan are exactly the same.....both are disgusting wastes of oxygen.
This channel is funded by the Cia my dude. And Trump is the first president to try to uphold the constitution. Ended a slew of wars and didn't start any new ones.
He made many mistakes didn't take on the Deep State and its agencies and giant corporations agressively enough
5g lockdowns vaccines and more did nothing for the environment.
He is a truly terrifying human being, devoid of any redeeming qualities. I am a U.S. combat veteran. He is a disgrace and a traitor to the very ideal of America.
@@JanSolo555I also served in the U.S. Military 4 yrs in the late 60s. I couldn’t believe my ears when Trump praised Putin and the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un. To see Americans waving the Flag, and believing conspiracy theories, and lies, is so disheartening. I hope that the younger generation can see through this garbage.
I love Canadians and appreciate your sentiment and apologize for our disfunction
I think misinformation along with unsubstantiated claims deserves a seat at the table.
I was a conservative Republican joining the party in 1969. I was active in the local committee. However, over time I began to see internal hypocrisy and latching on to absurd false facts. By 2001 I remained registered but could no longer participate. I started to become apolitical. Then when Trump was nominated, I was so shocked I had to immediately deregister. I am no longer apolitical. I am a vocal critic of both donor owned political parties.
The issue usa has is that it is a two party system.
@cekuhnen No. The issue is that large donors determine who gets nominated and elected.
I'm a lobbyist, I see it everyday - especially during election season.
@@47shadows76 Still if you only can choose between A or B you don't really have a big choice.
@@cekuhnen It doesn't matter how many bourgeois parties there are, they'll all still serve their own class interests.
The difference is the rich and powerful strongly prefer conservative governments that give them huge tax breaks and deregulate. The Republicans give them more and more power. Democrats try to stop that corruption and help voters wrest power back from the rich. If you are not rich, you are stupid to vote GOP.
These are people who take the Bible literally. 🙄
Enough said.
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
Both testaments whichever suits their mean-spirited view of life.
Exactly. This pre-selects for a type of credulity you could never get any other way. Your succinct comment is more illuminating than casual readers may recognize.👍
A lot of the stories in the bible are exaggerated, but not completely untrue
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Fables are like that.
So is most fiction.
The more elements of reality in the tale, the more believable it seems.
Like New York City in spiderman comics.
The world needs more videos like this. While listening to this the second time, I imagined Leeja addressing a room full of media CEOs tied to their chairs.
Sounds to me like another reason to stay away from social media, especially Facebook.
I changed my party affiliation in 2020 after witnessing all of the crap that happened in real time and actually opened myself up to Democratic media for the first time in my life. What surprised me the most was that no matter what was reported, they would quote sources AND have those sources available to visit later. It absolutely blew me away. Even until this day I’ll be around my highly conservative parents when they watch Fox News and it’s just fear mongering without citing any sources to their material. My parents will come to me with these absolutely wild claims totally freaking out and I have to be the one to say “let’s find another credible source to confirm this” and usually we can’t find any. It’s actually scary…
Imagine if we all left&right used credible sources and facts. We could be arguing about how to better ourselves rather than arguing about what is reality
Change back! Typical Democrat is a Welfare junkie who quit school by 8th grade... they believe all the lies from the misinformation/disinformation LameStreamMisleadia FAKE NEWS LIARS...
Most Republicans/Conservatives are working/businesspeople with a college education...
Give me an example of your parents' wild claims where they didn't have a credible source to confirm it.
And is it really true that " no matter what" Democratic media reported, "they would quote sources AND have those sources available"?
So, are you saying giving sources is all you need to believe the story? How do you know those sources are credible?
You make a lot of wild claims yourself, actually.
@@tomcarl8021says the cult member...
@@tomcarl8021 well since people used sourcing to document how they created the computer you're using you shouldnt be using a computer........you must reject all resources built using the accumulation of human knowledge throughout time, for you do not trust the accumulation of knowledge that resulted in your life as it is today.....................we know those sources are credible because the world we live in today was created by the methods you disdain.........
I am 56 and I want to add that the 60s scared a lot of Conservatives. We had a lot of people going to college/university. This was the rise of the think tank and the push for anti-intellectualism. A lot miss the impact that Conservative Radio had. These were AM channels that would be almost like social media today, except for Conservatives. This was played in the car, at work, at home, etc. When the 90s came about and the internet went public, I think Conservatives took better advantage of this than Liberals did. This was the 90s and they were already stating mainstream media, i.e. ABC, CBS, and NBC were liberal bent and this was largely due to the coverage of the Vietnam War. I knew of Rush Limbaugh in the 80s because my uncle from from Northern California would come down and leave us Dittohead newsletters. Rush was out of Sacramento before he went to New York and went nationwide. Rush had a TV show as well when Clinton was elected. I used to watch it when I came home from college classes. He had a counter of how many days held hostage, referring to how many days Clinton was in office.
That uncle btw was in electronics repair and he had three shops in the Sacramento area but he was heavily anti union. He lost all three shops but kept blaming the unions for this. That if they did not exist then those jobs would have stayed here. I kept telling him that they were going overseas regardless. He never listened that he was supporting the wrong side.
I have not watched your Reagan video yet. I remember those years. I was in middle school when Reagan ran against Carter. There was so much unwarranted hatred towards Carter. Reagan rode in on emotion. Murica, fuck yeah! It was so bizarre. I love history and I read a lot. I considered myself a Republican then. I went into the Army right out of HS in 1985 but my eyes were beginning to open in 1984 when Reagan ran for his second term. Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago, was his often used slogan. People just blindly waved a flag when the economy was coming down. People were losing their jobs. This was the erar of the corporate raiders who were buying and selling companies which caused a lot of people to get laid off. I voted for Bush in 1988 because I still had that disillusionment. I thought of myself as a Abe and Teddy Republican. After the election I bought this computer program on the election. You could run political figures or you could take this political test and run as yourself. The game was running an entire campaign. I was rather shocked that I came out as Left Center.
A lot changed with Reagan. Young Republicans. Gingrich's rise happened under Bush but brought the whole scorch earth policy of not cooperating with Democrats. It was clear to me that the GOP was no longer the party of Lincoln or Roosevelt. It was the party of big business masquerading as freedom for the little guy. So I did not consider that I left the GOP but that the GOP left me.
I am firmly on the Left today but there was so much fake news even then in the 1990s. 2000 elections I know many Europeans by reading our message boards thought tanks were going to start rolling down the street in how we talked to each other. We then got the Tea Party in roughly 2009-2010 which some still believe was a grass roots campaign when it was a movement backed by people like the Koch Brothers, etc. This was the complete removal of any centrist GOP who still existed if any.
I agree in that Social Media has really elevated this division and mass disinformation. I argue with a lot of people on the Left for bad takes but I cannot find any common ground on those on the Right. I have cousins I can no longer talk to because everything is political. Every conversation gets steered to politics and it was not like that when we were kids. Not even with our parents. Now my Mom does not want to meet up with any of my uncles and aunts on my Dad's side because they just belittle her. My Sister's b/f will bring up Adam Schiff out of the blue because I lived in Burbank. Ummm, Roger, what does he have to do with this brand of Mayonnaise? He is also Federal. He does not run the City of Burbank.
This one guy who turns out to be from a town up north of less than 2000 was going on about how the Left was just nasty and calls you names. I tried to explain why and have an actual conversation on wage suppression and all he could do was call me names and throw talking points at me. He claimed to own two businesses but anyone can have a business. My Dad owned a business and made poverty wages. He went on and on about how he chose the trades and how liberals demeaned the trades and how he had a secure, recession proof job. He never talked with me but constantly how he made superior decisions. The median income in his town is 52K and has a poverty rate of 35.5%. So unless his businesses are internet based, I doubt he makes much but I find a lot of people on the Right like this, just flat out lie.
As I said, I am 56, and I just do not see this dialog getting better before I die.
I recall listening to some of that when my dad took me on fishing/camping trips. My father loved Paul Harvey as well as Billy Graham and other far-right figures. Of course as mistaken as these folks were on many issues, they weren't claiming that Johson or Humphrey were running pedophile rings, but they were knee-deep in the "commie scare." My parents received copies of the John Birch Society Newsletter, not sure if that means that they were members or not but presumably so. By the age of 11 (1969) I was making a hard left turn.
In 1970, when I was 16, John Bircher's showed up at our door. My dad took their pamphlets. About 15 minutes later I saw my dad throwing the Bircher's material in the trash. He warned me to never get involved with conspiracy theory extremists or religious cults. He was open to scientific inquiry and free-thought values. He taught me skepticism and critical thinking.
At that time he was a Republican because he was born in Illinois " the land of Lincoln" , Lincoln ( a Republican) who emancipated the slaves after the civil war. Illinois was home to Republican State Attorney General and Free-thought, Agnostic, Robert Green Ingersoll.
My dad was a Republican who supported Free-thought - Civil Rights for people of color, Women's Liberation, Gay Liberation, Planned Parenthood - Contraception and Abortion, and Separation of Church and State.
He favored lower taxes for the Middle Class. But, was a Cultural Liberal.
He died in 1993 at the age of 80. He would be appalled at the GOP Trump MAGA Cult. I miss him so much. 😢
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Thank you so much for this excellent first-hand view of history. I'm 58 and, like you, watched things go sideways over the course of so many years. That's where the real knowledge lies, that long view. 25 year old righties think I'm "a moron".
It is so nice to see someone with intelligence breaking down the root cause of the countries separation. Your narrative is educational and absolutely true.
It is a biased opinion. It isn't very educational and only half true.
@@focus6016 please explain your position. I found most of what she said to be insightful and well-reasoned.
In the future, I will direct others to this particular video in order for them to understand the MAGA delusion.
The separation began with Obama!
@@urbanurchin5930she talks down on conservatives without mentioning all of the left who agree with fake news
@@silentghost751 what is the equivalent of Qanon on the left ? there isnt one... guess why
I live in an incredibly conservative area of the country *cough Branson! Cough* was the best explanation of the conservative mindset I have seen. When you mentioned the concept of higher education being liberal, fueling the conservative thoughts that liberals control everything, etc (I know I'm paraphrasing here), it really helps explain how the poverty cycle is stil engrossed in this area. Why my mom (who's a high school math teacher) still has students dropping out of school or not trying to pursue any form of higher education, whether it's college or vocational, in this day and age! Thanks for all the time and work you put into your videos! I always learn something new!
Ps… I live in an inner city…. I’ll show you equivalent poverty in bastion of “liberalism”…. Ps…. Most are not white….
Confirmation bias, fear, willful ignorance, emotionally volitile = Republican
and democrat, lets be rational now
irony
No, it equals radicals, extremists. The Fanatic worshippers that are bent on crushing all those that don't share their radical views
But none of those words apply to you, as you stereotype your enemy, do they?
@@theonethatcan7780 its even worse when you have two groups claiming that they are perfectly normal while the other group are radical extremists. Especially when one (perhaps both) of those groups actually are extremists.
They don't care what is true. They just want to win.
It’s so funny, they are so afraid of the government lying to them that they wholeheartedly believe Trump’s lies. 😂
There is a similarity between conservatives and sociopaths. They both love to commit acts of violence and they dont care how much it afflicts the other person.
umm, 'they' do not 'wholeheartedly' believe anything Trump says.
are you not paying attention?
Trump entertains them as we slowly slide down the slope of tyranny toward the abyss of totalitarianism.
Trump is a 'reality' TV show producer.
did he build the wall? no
did he lock her up? no
he is a narcissistic megalomaniac with severe personality disorders.
no one believes what Trump says. that's why there's a never Trump movement; but the MAGA people know that they will never get the representation that they want in Washington so.... Trump; why not?
because it's fun to watch Democrats run down the street with their hair on fire screaming 'noooooo'!
now go get Joey his pudding and see if he'll tell you all about his homeless friend in Baltimore while not taking any money from the Chinese through Hunter or any other cousin twice removed.
oh... and men can become women.
don't forget that too
toodles
He tells them what they _want_ to hear, not what they need to hear.
@@jpdemer5 absolutely right... almost; because...
they need to hear...
what they want to hear.
let that sink in a moment.
nobody in Washington says anything that represents them.
they 'need' to hear what they 'want' to hear.
they don't want government help
government solutions
they want Washington to shut up and leave them alone.
please tell me you get this
ya don't has to like it though.
it's like how they believe every fake conspiracy theory but can't fathom trump and Republicans are dripping in evidence of their actual conspiracies.
I had to do a media literacy course in university in the late ‘90’s. I still use that information to this day. I fully support such classes being taught in high school. It’s a necessary life skill at this point.
From Washington Post, July 9, 2012: "Texas GOP rejects ‘critical thinking’ skills."