• Huschke@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Here are a few examples of what I’ve seen them do in the time I’ve been alive.

    • Lowering the amount of educated people by various means such as cutting (on not properly increasing) funding, restricting access to it,…
    • Limiting access to (somewhat) correct information by buying up news media outlets, severely influencing social media, telling people that their “alternative media” is the only way to get correct information, and so much more
    • Actively pitting groups of people against each other, black vs white, immigrants vs citizens, women vs men,…
    • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I agree with all of your points but believe there is one more.

      Many vote for their party because that is what their family has always done. To them it is like rooting for their Football or Baseball team. They just want the win and feed off any news stories that support that view. No matter how much of complete failure a Republican President is (G.W.B. Comes to mind) their popularity never drops below 28% - 35%.