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In reply to the discussion: A challenge to illustrate the difficulites of breaking through the right-wing misinformation machine [View all]Many of these were finger traps manufactured by Trumpian (really chaos ) actors knowing that a rational response is impossible.
I have pointed out several times that much of the democratic leadership suffers from the flip side of Dunning-Krueger. Being competent themselves they overestimate the average persons abilities to see bullshit for what it is. To them, its intuitive and self-evident and therefore its difficult for them to form a dialog without trying to splain. It comes across as condescending.
It is incumbent on a leader to understand this gap and use it. Which is what the GOP messaging seems to have done. Now, whether its a conscious method or just blundering, I dont know. Maybe some of both.
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A challenge to illustrate the difficulites of breaking through the right-wing misinformation machine [View all]
EarlG
Nov 13
OP
I think the word limit is a little unrealistic. How about twice or 3 times the number of words?
LAS14
Nov 13
#1
Then we must learn "the average person" better, and do what the democratic minded Dutch say:
ancianita
Nov 13
#49
Earl, thank you for this. I just filled out a questionnaire from AOC as well. This is what
PatrickforB
Nov 13
#55
Agree. Trumpflation is a very good buzz word to stick on Trimp like white on rice.
wnylib
Nov 13
#75
Yes, "judge" is much better. Some Democrats probably won't like it because it means everyone
LauraInLA
Nov 13
#46
Harris campaign raised 1 billion dollars. I believe Jaime Harrison says DNC are now in debt.
Passages
Nov 13
#23
We cannot break thru. As has been pointed over and over, when they fail, and they will let them fail. DO NOT rescue
PortTack
Nov 13
#26
We still need to come up with simple answers, even if they don't tell the whole story.
Elessar Zappa
Nov 13
#30
Exactly. And another problem they pose is that when we point out a real problem, they blame the problem on us.
ancianita
Nov 13
#69
"THEY ARE LYING TO YOU" for all 10 answers. "They give solutions to imaginary problems."
Jack Valentino
Nov 13
#34
You forgot "litter boxes for students identifying as furries" in the issue of education
NotASurfer
Nov 13
#36
Pretty good!!! But what does "cons" mean in this: "Stop the Cons Attack on Women's Health!"
LAS14
Nov 13
#80
Fine in theory, but we have no machine to counter theirs. No independent media and no real left-wing media.
Native
Nov 13
#58