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Originally Posted by Bs&Cs
It might go without saying, but don't discount the effect that the right wing media ecosystem in the US has on millions of people. It's effectively brainwashed a lot of people into simply believing Democrat = bad, no matter what. Pollsters test policy questions all the time, and find overwhelming support for a some of them- but it's because the party pushing the idea isn't mentioned.
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Ding ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!!! Well stated.
The United States started falling apart when the "conservatives" got their own media and we able to establish their own "truth". No longer did all Americans sing from the same page of the hymnal. It put noise in the signal and we have been incapable of communicating with each other since. It is the "divide and conquer" mentality in action. It is why it is best to speak to issues and find commonalities rather than speak to them from the context of liberal/conservative or Democrat/Republican. It is also why massive omnibus bills are useless, as the nuance that would bring people together is left on the cutting room floor to appease the base fears/desires of constituents.