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There is just no bottom to the ignorance and the danger people have put themselves and their loved ones in...
  • You're not wrong, but I'm saying it's an additional step for folks to take. And why would they when everything they're seeing is confirming their beliefs?

    It's definitely a problem of media illiteracy.

  • There is just no bottom to the ignorance and the danger people have put themselves and their loved ones in...
  • It's the social media algorithms, man. Folks think that what they're being fed is reality, so they never double check the information being given to them.

    Full disclosure, I'm just as guilty. For months I had built up this whole narrative about private equity buying up all the houses and causing the current housing crisis. Apparently, private equity only accounts for like 10% of home ownership, and the reality is that we just don't build enough housing. The issue is the same (and honestly I wouldn't be surprised to find out that private equity is still at the heart of it somehow), but I allowed the algorithm to show me inaccurate info, and I bought it—hook, line, and sinker.

  • Republicans baffled after Trump picks ‘reckless’ Gaetz for attorney general
  • Why are they baffled? This is the guy they've hitched their wagon to. He's doing exactly what they wanted.

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of potential impact of 2024 election
  • No reason to be ableist about. You can just say they're stupid.

  • Harris concedes 2024 presidential race in call to Trump
  • "Joe Biden's the reason"

    Maybe Harris shouldn't have adopted his platform then.

  • Party on, Two-Party System
  • Pushing for third party votes days before the election isn't the way. You've got to mobilize during the rest of the year, make moves in more local races, etc.

  • The single issue
  • I'd much rather have someone who was never a pacifist to begin with! At least they're consistent!

  • The single issue
  • I'd much rather have someone who's never been a pacifist! At least they're consistent!!

  • You're doing fine. :)
  • He was already a university professor and fought in WWI, tho...

  • Why Fascism Doesn’t Stick to Trump
  • I mean, listen, I put my sweatshop pants on one leg at a time like everyone else, and I still manage to pay attention. I don't always have the deepest understanding of stuff, but how deep do you have to dig before you understand "I'll be a dictator on day one" is not ok?

  • Why Fascism Doesn’t Stick to Trump
  • I just don't understand how these people move through the world. Yes, it's exhausting to be plugged in, and it's totally possible to consume too much "news", but how do people just not think about the wider world? I mean, I've got a job and a family, and I somehow manage to also be concerned about current events and global affairs.

    I dunno. Maybe I'm the problem. Maybe I am crazy.🤷

  • Cops shouldn't count as emergency services.
  • I did Google F451 fireman to make this

  • Political Memes @lemmy.world Whopraysforthedevil @midwest.social

    Cops shouldn't count as emergency services.

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    Sure you're not, lil buddy.
  • "But what if they turn me gay???"

  • Political Memes @lemmy.world Whopraysforthedevil @midwest.social

    Sure you're not, lil buddy.

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