Sydney Sweeney does an ad for jeans, media throws a hissy fit

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Chrkeller said:

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I also find people like Rol funny.  If anybody would know the state of US voters it would be someone who has never been to the US?  Makes sense.  From a talking point perspective liberals have done a terrible job at talking with the average middle American, thus they turned their back on the party.  It is that simple.  Nobody is going to say "gee whiz, I can't afford a house, but we are taking down statues, you got my vote!."  Liberal policies can and often do benefit middle class, they just don't talk about them enough.  

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People fall for far-right talking points in every democratic country, just like the left in every democratic country could be accused of not talking enough about topics like affordable housing, and it happens to be an accusation that is usually hardly based in reality. That's why one does not need to live in the USA to understand how stupid people behave and think.

The reason why social policies fall on deaf ears is because the message that immigrants are to blame for everything resonates much more easily. Just like your example, the accusation from the right that the left prioritizes taking down statues, resonates much better with the gullible than the truth.

In fall 2024 it was calculated by economists that Trump's policies would increase the expenses of an average American household by ~$3000 a year. This was broadcasted on major channels repeatedly, and talked about by Democrats. Despite the truth being readily accessible, the majority of Americans still believed that Trump's competence on the economy is superior to the Democrats'. You keep portraying the American political landscape as if the Democrats didn't address the important topics, as if nobody warned the American population of how bad a second Trump term would be. But that isn't what was going on in the months leading up to the election, because these things were talked about on a daily basis. At some point the responsibility for the election results must be put on the shoulders of the voters. There wasn't a lack of good information, there was a lack of good judgment.