The biggest threat to our democracy.

[Frank D. Lincoln]

The biggest threat to our democracy is not Trump, Project 2025, MAGA, SCOTUS, the Heritage Foundation, Leonard Leo, voter suppression, racial gerrymandering, or even political coups.

The biggest threat to our democracy are

LOW-INFORMATION SWING STATE VOTERS.

In my opinion.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Yes, there will always be ruthless sociopaths, but we usually don't elect them to high office.

We now have a huge number of Americans who adore a psychopath.
The more crimes he commits, the more they love him.

[ReRe]

6. What we've got here is...

... a Mental Health Pandemic.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes greatest moral collapse in US history.

So many Americans admire ruthless criminals.

[Biophilic]

2. Low information or badly informed voters. I believe Fox News and the other low/no morality info services carry a lot of.

[leftyladyfrommo]

3. My guess is that those rightwing guys are

just liking being Mr. Important. Mr. Bigshot dangerous guy. They get to talk big and brag on their guns and all the woke idiots they confronted. And they get to wear fun outfits.

They also love their ATV and jetski and warm house and streetlights and paved roads and grocery stores. And Beer.

They aren't just lowlife beer drinkers anymore.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Low information, willfully ignorant, and/or hate radio poison filled brains...

[dlk]

5. Cultivated ignorance is real

And it afflicts far too many Americans.

[LeftinOH]

8. I know people who *know* for a fact that gas prices went up

because Joe Biden "shut down the pipeline." These people are morons - and there's no fixing it; they are unteachable.

[Glaisne]

9. And why are there low-information voters in swing states?

Largely due to the monopoly saturation of right-wing radio poisoning the minds of listeners with extreme propaganda and lies. It pre-dates the internet and cable news. The legacy of Rush Limbaugh lives on.

[Bev54]

10. There is a lot of low information voters across the country, not just in the swing states.

If they took just a little time and used some critical thinking, you likely wouldn't have many red states either.

[Frank D. Lincoln]

12. That's a good and important point. nt

[Martin Eden]

11. Low information voters are often manipulated by media

Eithier by omitting what's important, or with misinformation.

As adult citizens, it is their responsibility to make an effort to be better informed and engaged in critical matters of government which affects their lives. However, their cupability is more negligence that intent.

The BIGGER enemies of democracy are the MANIPULATORS -- all the politicians and paid servants in the media OWNED by the One Percenters who purposely keep the American people misinformed and bitterly divided against each other instead of uniting in our common self interest.

Unfettered greed and lust for power by a small percent at the top is th source of the threat to our democracy.