“Modern democracies are currently experiencing destabilizing events....including the emergence of demagogic leaders, the onset of street riots, circulation of misinformation and extremely hostile political engagements on social media.”
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Not Obvious
NY Times: Trump Is Trying to Bend Reality to His Will - Can his aggressive version of ethnonationalist populism prevail in 2020? The answer is not obvious. By Thomas B. Edsall
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That it's even a question that we might reelect this guy is puke worthy. His presidential power to amplify division, distraction, demoralization and chaos may prevail. I puke.
It's the conservative news bubble of FOX - Breitbart etc. they have people trained.
FOX/Breitbart only reinforce what people want to believe. Water finds it's own level, we seek out validation for our lives and live by confirmation bias. In that way, WE are no different from THEM.
Yes and no. A murderer could go on sites that find information encouraging that person to murder. Someone else could go and find information on how to prevent child abuse. Both could take physical action. A nihilist would say it doesn't matter. An eternalist would say it really matters, one goes to hell, one goes to heaven. Someone in the middle might say either person can change for the better or even worse.
I think we are saying similar things. I read your words as in agreement with mine.
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