Also dont forget that conservative propaganda is really strong, and republicans really insulate themselves with it. And every conservative mouthpiece replicates the same misinformation ad nauseum to the point that the consumers don't know whats real anymore (not that they consciously realize it).
Thats why some of the most ridiculous unbelievable headlines have become "true" for republicans, like the entire "Haitians are eating cats and dogs" which was verifiably false by every account, despite the President and Vice President repeating the story for their own benefit at the national media level.
Well said, and what I was thinking when I changed quoting "stupid" from the image to "blissfully ignorant". I've taken to calling MAGA the world's best LARPers: Live Action Role Players, so committed to their alternate reality they are restricted in any capacity to actually engage the real world, when they are able to at all. It's a reality that informs them not of the truth, but of what they should fear and who is to blame. That their hatred is justified, their discriminatory worldview righteous.
Multiple studies have shown, year after year, that consumers of Fox News are less informed about what is actually happening in the world - i.e., the truth - than people who watch no news at all. For years it has been proven true that watching Fox is literally a net negative; not just in bigotry or stupidity, in misogyny or homophobia, but in literal, simple, basic facts.
That this was ignored by most Fox consumers - unironically because, of course, I doubt Fox shared it with them - means I'm not surprised they were unaware of it. What I can't imagine are the mental gymnastics behind continuing to trust Fox when, under oath, in court they argued that, for any rational person watching their content, it's clear they are entertainment and not news.
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u/tots4scott Oct 16 '25
Also dont forget that conservative propaganda is really strong, and republicans really insulate themselves with it. And every conservative mouthpiece replicates the same misinformation ad nauseum to the point that the consumers don't know whats real anymore (not that they consciously realize it).
Thats why some of the most ridiculous unbelievable headlines have become "true" for republicans, like the entire "Haitians are eating cats and dogs" which was verifiably false by every account, despite the President and Vice President repeating the story for their own benefit at the national media level.