Fumesucker (33,152 posts)
Do you blame people who have fallen for insidious and incessant lying propaganda?
Trying to make sense of what's going on in the world through the squealing of the Bubbleheaded Bleachblondes in the M$M is a preposterously difficult chore, even if you can ignore the distractions the sheer volume of noise almost overwhelms the tiny signal of halfway accurate information. That's even assuming you are not overwhelmed by trying to make your way in this increasingly dystopic society we seem to be boiling down to the lowest common global denominator.
We talk here a lot about people who vote against their own best interests, I think in a lot of cases these are people who have naively fallen for propaganda that never stops, comes from all directions and is carefully tweaked to play on their fears and their prejudices.
Honestly I often feel more sorry for them than anything else, almost like those poor deluded people at Jonestown or Heaven's Gate. My attitude has changed completely from six years ago, then I was angry at them but now I walk away gently shaking my head after talking to them.
It's not like I have a lot of wealthy connections, everyone I know is struggling to get by but I can depend on running into someone who's about two paychecks from utter disaster but will nonetheless regurgitate 1% talking points straight from the M$M with almost no prompting on my part.
Melanin deficit disorder doesn't make you actively stupid most of the time but it sure is a juicy target for cunning propagandists.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023479214Yes I do blame you DUmmies for falling for insidious and incessant lying propaganda. Not only do you fall for it, you try to convince others that you are right.
Even when it is shown that you are wrong, you still continue with the same old talking points and blame the repukes for the policies that came from your own party when they fail. Hell I suspect in 10 years you idiots will be claiming that Bush signed 0bamacare into law right before he left office.
Star Member leftstreet (23,486 posts)
4. If people didn't fall for propaganda, no one would vote!
That is actually a decent point. However I imagine the DUmmy is implying that it only applies to repukes, and naturally the dems are all saints.
Star Member LuvNewcastle (3,969 posts)
5. I think most people look for the truth that suits them.
There's a lot of information out there, and you can find whatever you want to find. I agree that RW sources are much more plentiful and easy to find, but few people go to the trouble to find alternative views. RWers don't just have those views because it's all they know, they enjoy having that point of view.
DUmmies do in fact look for the truth that suits them. That is why they watch MSNBC, post on DU, and demand that rightwingers need to be silenced.
Star Member Zorra (19,932 posts)
10. It's frustrating, dealing with so-called adults who still believe in Santa Claus. nt
The 0bama voters vote for Santa Claus.
