Why are Trump supporters especially receptive to conspiracy theories ?
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities” - Voltaire.
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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
Since the dawn of “reality television”, there is a large portion of the population that is confused about actual reality.
It’s ironic that his name was really made by “The Apprentice” where people around the world got a distorted view of corporate life in NYC. His supporters are concentrated in rural communities.
They put this dude on a pedestal, and yet fail to grasp that the only thing he has been able to do is peddle the brand his father created.
The conspiracy theory concentration started with the Nixon administration where he was frustrated by how the Democrats controlled the message because there was such a tight relationship with the media.
It’s complicated.
To assume all these people are dumb is incorrect. Are they willfully misinformed? Sure. But not dumb.
It’s ironic that his name was really made by “The Apprentice” where people around the world got a distorted view of corporate life in NYC. His supporters are concentrated in rural communities.
They put this dude on a pedestal, and yet fail to grasp that the only thing he has been able to do is peddle the brand his father created.
The conspiracy theory concentration started with the Nixon administration where he was frustrated by how the Democrats controlled the message because there was such a tight relationship with the media.
It’s complicated.
To assume all these people are dumb is incorrect. Are they willfully misinformed? Sure. But not dumb.
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
@RodionRomanovitch echo chambers can make people seem nuts.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are.
It’s a big cult.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are.
It’s a big cult.