• alliswell33 @lemmy.sdf.org
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    9 months ago

    It shows how much people are fueled by culture war nonsense in rural Oregon. I lived in one of the counties that voted to join Idaho and I never heard a single reason from anybody that was reasonable. It was all based on far right talking points about transing the kids or taking the guns. Meanwhile stuff like minimum wage that would actually affect everyone was just ignored.

    • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todayOP
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      9 months ago

      When people vote for something I agree with = well informed, responsible, mature adults making the right choice.

      When people vote for something I disagree with = braindead, deluded, immature savages falling victim to propaganda.

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        9 months ago

        You don’t have to be stupid to fall victim to propaganda. It happens to literally everyone, every single living human being, in the modern age. We are being assaulted from all sides at all times with conflicting information.

        • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todayOP
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          9 months ago

          Yes but that doesn’t mean everyone who votes a certain way is a victim of propaganda. Believe it or not, it’s actually possible to take in the arguments from both sides and then make up your mind independently of what those around you think.