• fart [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      4 days ago

      in college i remember overhearing someone say they voted for people whose names they recognized from political signs

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        That type of voter is one of the main reasons why Trump won in 2016. They all recognized his name from his TV-show and vaguely remembered having positive feelings at that time, so he must be the right choice.

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      Being terminally political brained isn’t the norm, and I don’t think we should expect it from the average person, either.

      Once you realize this you start to get the feeling the social media echo-chambers of the left are like the bucket full of crabs.