Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
Multiple recent studies show that Republicans are as much as 8.5 times more likely to both believe and share fake or false “news” with others than are Democrats. The phenomenon is obvious, actually: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats. And it’s not limited to things like elections that are overtly political: Republicans were more likely than Democrats to reject basic science about COVID, and thus die of the disease at much higher rates than Democrats. Even when their lives and their families’ lives are at stake, Republicans let themselves be suckered into believing things that are easily proven false. It’s gotten so bad that Republicans are more than 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats.
Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures. They need a father figure. Father will protect and take care of you. Putting your trust in authoritarian figures diminishes the complexity of life: there’s less to have to know or worry about if you believe that “father” has it all under control. Hence their higher rate of belief in a God. But it also makes conservatives more vulnerable to believing any old thing that “father” tells them. Second, there’s more conservative misinformation out there than there is liberal misinformation. Thus, conservatives are more likely to be exposed to it and to share it. To a large extent, this flows from the conservative worldview being more adolescent, narcissistic and “me-centered,” with the myth of the “rugged individual” at its center. The conservative worldview putting, as it does, the “freedom of the individual” above the “welfare of society,” is much more vulnerable to corporate-funded pitches that work to increase profits. The core message of most advertising is, after all, “You are the most important person in the world and you want this product. ”And make no mistake about it: a lot of what passes as news and commentary is actually advertising for the idea that corporations and billionaires should be able to do whatever they want. “Low taxes, reduced regulations, smaller government”: it’s a sales pitch.
While Republicans have always been vulnerable to this sort of psychological manipulation, we had guardrails in place to protect the public from being swamped by it. When Reagan took down the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Congress passed bipartisan legislation putting it back into effect: Reagan vetoed it.
Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
Multiple recent studies show that Republicans are as much as 8.5 times more likely to both believe and share fake or false “news” with others than are Democrats. The phenomenon is obvious, actually: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats. And it’s not limited to things like elections that are overtly political: Republicans were more likely than Democrats to reject basic science about COVID, and thus die of the disease at much higher rates than Democrats. Even when their lives and their families’ lives are at stake, Republicans let themselves be suckered into believing things that are easily proven false. It’s gotten so bad that Republicans are more than 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats.
Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures. They need a father figure. Father will protect and take care of you. Putting your trust in authoritarian figures diminishes the complexity of life: there’s less to have to know or worry about if you believe that “father” has it all under control. Hence their higher rate of belief in a God. But it also makes conservatives more vulnerable to believing any old thing that “father” tells them. Second, there’s more conservative misinformation out there than there is liberal misinformation. Thus, conservatives are more likely to be exposed to it and to share it. To a large extent, this flows from the conservative worldview being more adolescent, narcissistic and “me-centered,” with the myth of the “rugged individual” at its center. The conservative worldview putting, as it does, the “freedom of the individual” above the “welfare of society,” is much more vulnerable to corporate-funded pitches that work to increase profits. The core message of most advertising is, after all, “You are the most important person in the world and you want this product. ”And make no mistake about it: a lot of what passes as news and commentary is actually advertising for the idea that corporations and billionaires should be able to do whatever they want. “Low taxes, reduced regulations, smaller government”: it’s a sales pitch.
While Republicans have always been vulnerable to this sort of psychological manipulation, we had guardrails in place to protect the public from being swamped by it. When Reagan took down the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Congress passed bipartisan legislation putting it back into effect: Reagan vetoed it.
The rugged individual is not a myth the same as groupie group old world feudal peasants on the feudal subsidies take is not a myth.Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
Multiple recent studies show that Republicans are as much as 8.5 times more likely to both believe and share fake or false “news” with others than are Democrats. The phenomenon is obvious, actually: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats. And it’s not limited to things like elections that are overtly political: Republicans were more likely than Democrats to reject basic science about COVID, and thus die of the disease at much higher rates than Democrats. Even when their lives and their families’ lives are at stake, Republicans let themselves be suckered into believing things that are easily proven false. It’s gotten so bad that Republicans are more than 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats.
Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures. They need a father figure. Father will protect and take care of you. Putting your trust in authoritarian figures diminishes the complexity of life: there’s less to have to know or worry about if you believe that “father” has it all under control. Hence their higher rate of belief in a God. But it also makes conservatives more vulnerable to believing any old thing that “father” tells them. Second, there’s more conservative misinformation out there than there is liberal misinformation. Thus, conservatives are more likely to be exposed to it and to share it. To a large extent, this flows from the conservative worldview being more adolescent, narcissistic and “me-centered,” with the myth of the “rugged individual” at its center. The conservative worldview putting, as it does, the “freedom of the individual” above the “welfare of society,” is much more vulnerable to corporate-funded pitches that work to increase profits. The core message of most advertising is, after all, “You are the most important person in the world and you want this product. ”And make no mistake about it: a lot of what passes as news and commentary is actually advertising for the idea that corporations and billionaires should be able to do whatever they want. “Low taxes, reduced regulations, smaller government”: it’s a sales pitch.
While Republicans have always been vulnerable to this sort of psychological manipulation, we had guardrails in place to protect the public from being swamped by it. When Reagan took down the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Congress passed bipartisan legislation putting it back into effect: Reagan vetoed it.
I've seen HOG SLOP that had more importance than THIS **** has.Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
Multiple recent studies show that Republicans are as much as 8.5 times more likely to both believe and share fake or false “news” with others than are Democrats. The phenomenon is obvious, actually: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats. And it’s not limited to things like elections that are overtly political: Republicans were more likely than Democrats to reject basic science about COVID, and thus die of the disease at much higher rates than Democrats. Even when their lives and their families’ lives are at stake, Republicans let themselves be suckered into believing things that are easily proven false. It’s gotten so bad that Republicans are more than 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats.
Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures. They need a father figure. Father will protect and take care of you. Putting your trust in authoritarian figures diminishes the complexity of life: there’s less to have to know or worry about if you believe that “father” has it all under control. Hence their higher rate of belief in a God. But it also makes conservatives more vulnerable to believing any old thing that “father” tells them. Second, there’s more conservative misinformation out there than there is liberal misinformation. Thus, conservatives are more likely to be exposed to it and to share it. To a large extent, this flows from the conservative worldview being more adolescent, narcissistic and “me-centered,” with the myth of the “rugged individual” at its center. The conservative worldview putting, as it does, the “freedom of the individual” above the “welfare of society,” is much more vulnerable to corporate-funded pitches that work to increase profits. The core message of most advertising is, after all, “You are the most important person in the world and you want this product. ”And make no mistake about it: a lot of what passes as news and commentary is actually advertising for the idea that corporations and billionaires should be able to do whatever they want. “Low taxes, reduced regulations, smaller government”: it’s a sales pitch.
While Republicans have always been vulnerable to this sort of psychological manipulation, we had guardrails in place to protect the public from being swamped by it. When Reagan took down the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Congress passed bipartisan legislation putting it back into effect: Reagan vetoed it.
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Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures=15px.
Beekeeper » 19 Aug 2023, 6:20 am » wrote: ↑ I've seen HOG SLOP that had more importance than THIS **** has.
Did you know that Thom Hartman has a PROGGIE RADIO SHOW???
Don't worry, NO ONE else did either. His audience consists of his dog and his mother.
Just look at the photo. Look long and take in all its idiocy. That's you and yours.Beekeeper » 19 Aug 2023, 6:20 am » wrote: ↑ I've seen HOG SLOP that had more importance than THIS **** has.
Did you know that Thom Hartman has a PROGGIE RADIO SHOW???
Don't worry, NO ONE else did either. His audience consists of his dog and his mother.
Why do right wing conservatives who were not properly educated as children fall for any fake news sone con man wants to sell them?Taipan » 19 Aug 2023, 4:56 am » wrote: ↑ Bumper-sticker--
"Friends don't let friends.....vote Democrat".![]()
https://youtu.be/BugBwt2ESpo
Bruce » 19 Aug 2023, 11:27 am » wrote: ↑ Why do right wing conservatives who were not properly educated as children fall for any fake news sone con man wants to sell them?
They will not Google. They are afraid of truth. It’s that simple.
Barry Sadler was America’s hero Green Beret in 1966.
I learned the song, and still sing it today.
But whatever became of him?
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Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, singer/songwriter, and author. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966. He died at age 49 after being shot in the head in Guatemala City.
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WHAT!!!
Why was Barry Sadler in Guatemala?
It’s one Google away.
Something in early childhood prevents a MAGA from seeking truth.
The only cures are public education and old time Christianity, which are very nearly the same thing.
The VA hospital I was thinking of was the big one in Nashville.Bruce » 19 Aug 2023, 11:27 am » wrote: ↑ Why do right wing conservatives who were not properly educated as children fall for any fake news sone con man wants to sell them?
They will not Google. They are afraid of truth. It’s that simple.
Barry Sadler was America’s hero Green Beret in 1966.
I learned the song, and still sing it today.
But whatever became of him?
—-
Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, singer/songwriter, and author. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966. He died at age 49 after being shot in the head in Guatemala City.
——
WHAT!!!
Why was Barry Sadler in Guatemala?
It’s one Google away.
Something in early childhood prevents a MAGA from seeking truth.
The only cures are public education and old time Christianity, which are very nearly the same thing.
Tell us more about Russia collusion and pee pee tapesPunch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
Multiple recent studies show that Republicans are as much as 8.5 times more likely to both believe and share fake or false “news” with others than are Democrats. The phenomenon is obvious, actually: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats. And it’s not limited to things like elections that are overtly political: Republicans were more likely than Democrats to reject basic science about COVID, and thus die of the disease at much higher rates than Democrats. Even when their lives and their families’ lives are at stake, Republicans let themselves be suckered into believing things that are easily proven false. It’s gotten so bad that Republicans are more than 400% more likely to be banned from Twitter than Democrats.
Why is this? It turns out there are several reasons. First, conservatives are more vulnerable to listening to and believing people who present themselves as authority figures. They need a father figure. Father will protect and take care of you. Putting your trust in authoritarian figures diminishes the complexity of life: there’s less to have to know or worry about if you believe that “father” has it all under control. Hence their higher rate of belief in a God. But it also makes conservatives more vulnerable to believing any old thing that “father” tells them. Second, there’s more conservative misinformation out there than there is liberal misinformation. Thus, conservatives are more likely to be exposed to it and to share it. To a large extent, this flows from the conservative worldview being more adolescent, narcissistic and “me-centered,” with the myth of the “rugged individual” at its center. The conservative worldview putting, as it does, the “freedom of the individual” above the “welfare of society,” is much more vulnerable to corporate-funded pitches that work to increase profits. The core message of most advertising is, after all, “You are the most important person in the world and you want this product. ”And make no mistake about it: a lot of what passes as news and commentary is actually advertising for the idea that corporations and billionaires should be able to do whatever they want. “Low taxes, reduced regulations, smaller government”: it’s a sales pitch.
While Republicans have always been vulnerable to this sort of psychological manipulation, we had guardrails in place to protect the public from being swamped by it. When Reagan took down the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Congress passed bipartisan legislation putting it back into effect: Reagan vetoed it.
First, there’s no proof of pee tapes but Trump’s bodyguard confirmed the part where Putin offered five hookers. Bodyguard said he and Trump laughed about it and bodyguard went to bed in another room.Z09 » 19 Aug 2023, 1:57 pm » wrote: ↑ And did you fall for Russian Collision?
Pee tapes?
How about Trump will start a nuclear war anyway?
Or maybe Trump never pays taxes?
What did you fall for?
Gee, look how healthy the ultra right wing lifestyle was for Barry Sadler, who was a nice, respected, handsome family man in 1966 little boys looked up to.Taipan » 19 Aug 2023, 1:38 pm » wrote: ↑ He was shot down in Guatemala City while fighting over a Mexican whore.
He was down there running guns to the Contras for Col. Oliver North.
My oldest grandson is named Oliver after Oliver North.
Sadler is the one who wrote the 22-book series....."Casca, The Eternal Mercenary".
Casca is the Roman Soldier who stabbed Jesus on Golgotha. Jesus cursed him
to live until the return of Jesus & they meet again. I have read all 22 books.
Sadler was shipped back to the VA hospital where he lingered for a while & then
died. I think he is buried in the VA cemetery in Nashville. But maybe Arlington.
https://youtu.be/WFZaFHbQPaE
Bruce » 19 Aug 2023, 2:27 pm » wrote: ↑ Gee, look how healthy the ultra right wing lifestyle was for Barry Sadler, who was a nice, respected, handsome family man in 1966 little boys looked up to.
millions of Democrats believed that Russian "interference" was able to flip enough EC votes away from Hillary and towards Trump to have caused the greatest upset of our lifetime...!!!Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 4:41 am » wrote: ↑
And here I thought it was just because they were dumbasses.
The deadly reason Republicans are suckers for fake news (msn.com)
.....: while as many as half of Republicans believe the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump, there’s no similarly disprovable “big lie” embraced by Democrats.
Bruce » 19 Aug 2023, 11:27 am » wrote: ↑ Why do right wing conservatives who were not properly educated as children fall for any fake news sone con man wants to sell them?
They will not Google. They are afraid of truth. It’s that simple.
Barry Sadler was America’s hero Green Beret in 1966.
I learned the song, and still sing it today.
But whatever became of him?
—-
Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, singer/songwriter, and author. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966. He died at age 49 after being shot in the head in Guatemala City.
——
WHAT!!!
Why was Barry Sadler in Guatemala?
It’s one Google away.
Something in early childhood prevents a MAGA from seeking truth.
The only cures are public education and old time Christianity, which are very nearly the same thing.
Is that anything like the IDIOCY that "men can become women and women can become men if they decide they want to" **** you and your nasty POS condone??Punch » 19 Aug 2023, 11:12 am » wrote: ↑ Just look at the photo. Look long and take in all its idiocy. That's you and yours.