The American people are not nearly as clueless as the fake news would have us believe.
A big part of any propaganda strategy is to convince us the consensus s against us.
They know people like the comfort of number. People do jump on bandwagons. People don’t like to feel like they are alone.
For that reason, they will always paint a picture that the consensus is with them - that the country is essentially “moderate” or “left of center”. They will depict any conservative movement as “fringe” or “extremist”. Just a few crazy “right wingers”.
But that’s a lie. Americans are as conservative and independent as ever.
Should we start calling news reporters “propagandists” and invent a word usage?
Americans are as conservative and independent as ever.
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This isn’t your grandfather’s America anymore. Take an objective look at the demographic changes, the seismic cultural shifts, declining morality, the sheer scope and power of government, etc. The country has changed.
Some parts of the country are still a reflective of American traditions and values but they are becoming an ever smaller slice of the country.