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Martin Eden

(14,597 posts)
22. Far too many voters are uninformed, disinformed, disengaged, and/or have a very shallow understanding
Wed May 21, 2025, 07:58 AM
May 21

Of how our government works and how specific policies affect their lives. They know far too little about history and the global political/economic system. They get their views from TV, and increasingly from social media and friends with the same extremely flawed manipulative sources.

If the majority of voters understood how the specific policies of the two parties actually impacted their own economic self interest and well being, the Party of Trump would lose badly at the polls.

A representative democracy succeeds only when the electorate is well informed and engaged.

American voters as a whole fall far short of that mark.

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Firmly believe at least 80% of trumpsters are racists/bigots. What really is disgusting is Silent Type May 20 #1
I'm not a Social scientist nor am I any other kind of scientist but I've known all along they were racists and bigots. 2MuchNoise May 20 #2
Is the Pope kacekwl May 20 #3
Yeah, not exactly breaking news. krkaufman May 20 #14
Does a one-legged duck swim in a circle? LudwigPastorius May 20 #16
Psychologists have found that people vote for cachukis May 20 #4
They are a whole lot of -ists and -isms all piled into a deplorable basket Hekate May 20 #5
Bigots, Sexists, Racists, Haters, all of them. Clouds Passing May 20 #6
Maybe they should investigate if the Pope is Catholic Mysterian May 20 #7
Ya think...? dlk May 20 #8
Is trump a convicted felon and an adjudicated rapist? BOSSHOG May 20 #9
Only Bill Maher thinks they arent racist Johonny May 20 #10
The dems DENVERPOPS May 20 #11
I feel like it's not just one single motivating factor. Jedi Guy May 20 #12
What a silly question. Gimpyknee May 20 #13
Really good article yliza May 20 #15
Far too many voters are uninformed, disinformed, disengaged, and/or have a very shallow understanding Martin Eden May 21 #22
I've known that from the beginning. Aristus May 20 #17
To paraphrase John Stuart Mill: SCantiGOP May 20 #18
they're either racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic..... Skittles May 20 #19
It's all of the above LS0999 May 21 #21
That must depend on who is allowed to define or point out racism. Drum May 20 #20
K&R UTUSN May 21 #23
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