General Discussion

The thing about propaganda is that it works on smart and dumb people alike. The Right absolutely has control of vast parts of the media including a lockdown on social media. Watching it all go to work in 2024 was simply terrifying. Seeing how it is still excusing the absolute nightmare we are seeing now in this country is even more terror.

It's overriding of self preservation, people are programmed to set aside their own interests because propaganda told them some wedge issue really matters. It's created millions of self immolating cynics who cannot see basic truths anymore. "Sure, I lost my health care, my job, and my house, but we got those couple dozen trans athletes out of girl's sports..."