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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I think it's clear though that he knew what he was doing. He kept everything very simple and emotional. The average voter now just does not comprehend the complexities of the world when they get into the voting booth. Telling them why free trade benefits them isn't going to get their attention. Telling them you'll bring their job back will. People don't want detailed policies, they want comfort.
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I don't know if it is more complex now. But social media has really dumbed down the world. You used to be able to listen or read analysis on issues by people who are experts in the field, and have done their research. You may have got a slant from one side or the other depending on your sources.
Now anyone with a bunch of followers on Facebook or their blog can recklessly convince millions of others of nonsensical and self defeating policies and viewpoints. People convince each other in viral group think that the real media has no clue what they are talking about and they convince themselves that they are all smarter than everyone else.
We already saw it with anti-vaxers and hollistic pyramid marketing products. It made its way into regional primaries, and now has grown to a critical mass where it decides national elections.
Hopefully there is a backlash to all this at some point and it corrects itself, but it will probably get worse before it gets better.