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While an unpopular position, I place the blame for this on the uneducated voters. Intelligence and research trump marketing and campaign finance.
by late2part 7y ago
While an unpopular position, I place the blame for this on the uneducated voters. Intelligence and research trump marketing and campaign finance.
- streb-lo 7y agoWhat about voters who are uneducated by design?
- luckylion 7y agoHow is "the voters are just stupid" an unpopular position?
- Synaesthesia 7y agoIt’s not unfortunately. I don’t buy it, I think people aren’t stupid. It’s a profoundly anti-democratic idea. They’re manipulated by sophisticated powers, and the truth is hidden from them, they’re not stupid.
- luckylion 7y agoI absolutely agree with regards to voters in total not being stupid, though I'm not so sure they're manipulated. Imho, "the voters are stupid" is an easy way to explain why "my side didn't win". They cannot not agree with me, they must be stupid. Assuming that they are being manipulated is similar, I believe.
- blotter_paper 7y ago> Intelligence and research trump marketing and campaign finance. Then why is advertising spending such a great predictor of who wins a political race? Just because we want something to be true doesn't mean it is, and if you want to think about a problem clearly it is necessary to confront the disgusting reality of the thing.