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To me, this kinda sounds like the "realizations" after Brexit where all people these voted (in favor) and then, shortly afterwards, were basically like "Oh shit
by jlgaddis 10y ago
To me, this kinda sounds like the "realizations" after Brexit where all people these voted (in favor) and then, shortly afterwards, were basically like "Oh shit! What did we do!?".
For someone to be surprised -- today -- at President Trump's actions and attitudes regarding foreigners, well, I suppose they must have been asleep in the days preceding the election.
- analbeads 10y agoIt's blatant fake news trying to spread a narrative of regret to undermine confidence in the presidency. They did the exact same thing after Brexit. To elaborate, when they aren't completely making things up or using actors pretending to be ordinary citizens, they decide what narrative they want to spin beforehand ("farmers regret voting for Trump because they will lose their illegal immigrant labor"), ask as many people as it takes until you find the one guy that was dumb enough to not see this coming, and ignore everyone else. Or you ask farmers what they think about Trump, get a nice long list of compliments and concerns, and only report the concerns so it looks like everyone is scared out of their minds. This playbook is as old as journalism itself. Grade school manipulation, and people eat it up. "Trump supporters are idiots who don't understand the most blidingly obvious consequences of his policies. This makes me feel good about myself and reaffirms my biases. I need my daily hit of manufactured outrage to get through the day."
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