"Anger is a problem, but problems can't be fixed unless they're clearly defined, and this problem has little to do with Democrats."
In that case, the media isn't going to define it. Therefore, the problem won't be fixed. We all know that the problem is the anger of the median Republican voter, but there's not much the average sensible per…
"Anger is a problem, but problems can't be fixed unless they're clearly defined, and this problem has little to do with Democrats."
In that case, the media isn't going to define it. Therefore, the problem won't be fixed. We all know that the problem is the anger of the median Republican voter, but there's not much the average sensible person can do about it alone. I'm tired of patiently talking people down from the ledge. "No, the military isn't banning the words mother and father." "No, my kids public school doesn't teach them that White people are evil." "No, the local public librarian isn't forcing books on children that teach them to be gay, and there's no book that can do that." "No, the CDC isn't trying to turn a profit on COVID drugs." "No, there's no such thing as after-birth abortion, that would be murder and doctors don't murder people." The same people just get riled up again 10 minutes later when they turn on their car radio or their TV. There has to be a systemic answer to this problem.
The answer is to fund and improve public education but since that take 20 years to begin to produce a properly-educated public, and that education is state funded and R states don’t want to tax to have adequate funds for a good education system - it ain’t gonna happen. So the problem won’t be fixed. It is highly probable it will get worse. btw - Happy New Year.
It's such an exhausting array of bullshit to have to refute over and over again, especially when you're refuting a lot of things that just seem too stupid to believe.
Given the effects of social media and 24 hour news cycles on the human brain - especially brains that did not grow up with them - I suspect one answer, sadly, is that matters will slowly improve over the next twenty years as the members of the angriest, most conspiracy-obsessed age groups naturally depart the world.
Let's not stigmatize older Americans. I turned 80 this year and don't watch Fox News, I am not angry, nor have I become susceptible to culture wars and conspiracy theories. In fact, many of my friends in the octogenarian and septuagenarian ranks are likewise, while many of our younger acquaintances are completely wacko. Perhaps the social media so popular among younger folks is their version of Fox! "Just sayin," don't judge us by the wrinkles and farts.
I'm not stigmatizing any group. I'm just reviewing the survey/polling evidence and voting patterns. The age cohort group which polls as the biggest "offender" in those aspects is the 50-64 age cohort.
"Anger is a problem, but problems can't be fixed unless they're clearly defined, and this problem has little to do with Democrats."
In that case, the media isn't going to define it. Therefore, the problem won't be fixed. We all know that the problem is the anger of the median Republican voter, but there's not much the average sensible person can do about it alone. I'm tired of patiently talking people down from the ledge. "No, the military isn't banning the words mother and father." "No, my kids public school doesn't teach them that White people are evil." "No, the local public librarian isn't forcing books on children that teach them to be gay, and there's no book that can do that." "No, the CDC isn't trying to turn a profit on COVID drugs." "No, there's no such thing as after-birth abortion, that would be murder and doctors don't murder people." The same people just get riled up again 10 minutes later when they turn on their car radio or their TV. There has to be a systemic answer to this problem.
The answer is to fund and improve public education but since that take 20 years to begin to produce a properly-educated public, and that education is state funded and R states don’t want to tax to have adequate funds for a good education system - it ain’t gonna happen. So the problem won’t be fixed. It is highly probable it will get worse. btw - Happy New Year.
It's such an exhausting array of bullshit to have to refute over and over again, especially when you're refuting a lot of things that just seem too stupid to believe.
Given the effects of social media and 24 hour news cycles on the human brain - especially brains that did not grow up with them - I suspect one answer, sadly, is that matters will slowly improve over the next twenty years as the members of the angriest, most conspiracy-obsessed age groups naturally depart the world.
Let's not stigmatize older Americans. I turned 80 this year and don't watch Fox News, I am not angry, nor have I become susceptible to culture wars and conspiracy theories. In fact, many of my friends in the octogenarian and septuagenarian ranks are likewise, while many of our younger acquaintances are completely wacko. Perhaps the social media so popular among younger folks is their version of Fox! "Just sayin," don't judge us by the wrinkles and farts.
I'm not stigmatizing any group. I'm just reviewing the survey/polling evidence and voting patterns. The age cohort group which polls as the biggest "offender" in those aspects is the 50-64 age cohort.
Note that I am in that age group. I was horribly offended to find out that the CDC considered 50+ to be “older” Americans.
I hope you were going for intentional funny irony there.