Lot of people now looking for reasons why #Trump has won.
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Lot of people now looking for reasons why #Trump has won.
My POV: Media has failed completely. They used Trump as entertainment for clicks & views.
Whatever he said was reported, often without fact check or further comments (until last few days before election), whereas #Harris' competence was questioned all the time.
I don't have statistics, but HIS face was always everywhere. Not her's.
Here the important point:
People tend to choose what they know, what's familiar. Simple psychology.
Trump was on TVs in the living rooms all the time, every day.
He became the background sound of their everyday lifes, like advertisings for Walmart, or McDonald's.
He became a familiar and constant part in the kitchens and living rooms.
It was not even important what he said or did.
It was only important, that he was THERE. Constantly.
People would even vote for a convicted criminal once he became part of the family life.
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True. Familiarity, plus lies, amplified.
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.
The New Republic (newrepublic.com)
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@possibledog @Dodo_sipping @GlennMG Any analysis that talks about why Trump won that does not talk about the disenfranchisement that has been building for decades isn't worth the paper its written on. It is that disenfranchisement that was exploited to great effect by the Trump campaign and the right wing media, and that was completely ignored by the Democratic campaign.
Until the disenfranchisement of the masses has been engaged and dealt with in a meaningful way this will keep happening. It won't be easy but it will be more effective than just blaming voters or "the media" in what amounts to shallow surface level analysis at best.
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@paulthenerd @possibledog @Dodo_sipping
I agree that disenfranchisement is a fundamental cause that long was given only lip service by both major parties. This "sleeping tiger" seemed, if not content, then largely unaware of its power. It began to stir when the Reagan administration poked it repeatedly by lessening the voice, opportunities, and security unions provided. The same administration inadvertently gave it a new voice by removing the Fairness Doctrine, allowing Murdoch and ... -
@paulthenerd @possibledog @Dodo_sipping
... his ilk to poke the Tiger repeatedly. The Tiger needed to be poked. It needed a voice for suffering injustice. The voice, however, was and is not interested in justice or fairness or wellbeing of the Tiger. It's interest was and is profit. An angry Tiger draws more attention. Attention translates to dollars. Consequences of the Tiger loosed from its sleeping state brings more dollars. More dollars also bring isolation from the Tiger's bite... -
@paulthenerd @possibledog @Dodo_sipping
... Jacinda Ardern, in reply to a question about why New Zealand did not suffer similar levels of stark polarization as the US, said New Zealand has never allowed Rupert Murdoch a license to operate there.
That does not mean New Zealand is free of injustice.
It does point to the truth that waking the Tiger is the sole action that anyone can control. After that, attention is diverted to managing unintended consequences. Not making lives better.
