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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo I'm surfing around on YouTube for some music and this pops up:
It starts with a pic with 45* at one of his rallys. It's in the background with the text:
Please Take Our Official Socialism Apporval Poll
(So one clicks on it. I want to hear the music I was looking for of course.)
Would you say you have an unfavorable or favorable view of socialism?
... Unfavorable
...Favorable
Which type of country would you prefer the United States be?
.... A thriving Capitalist country
...A radical Socialist country
Who do you think has a better vision for Americas future?
...President Donald Trump
... Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Who do you plan to vote for in 2020?
... President Donald Trump
...A socialist Democrat
Do you think that the federal government should be LESS involved in our healthcare system?
...Yes
...No
Do you have a problem with American taxpayer dollars being used to give illegal aliens FREE healthcare?
...Yes
... No
Do you agree with President Trump that Democrats have become the party of OPEN BORDERS?
...Yes
...No
Would you be upset if YOUR taxes were raised in order to pay for more welfare programs for illegal immigrants?
...Yes
...No
Would you be upset if YOUR taxes being raised in order to pay for socialist programs like the $92 TRILLION Green New Deal?
...Yes
...No
(Optional) Are there any additional thoughts youd like to share with President Trump?
(Yeah I have a few. But you wouldn't like them.)
Of course the entire haunted house tour ends with plea for money. As much as you can give!
-Folks, we're in for a ride.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)will be changed.
Everyones mind is made up. We have to vote in such large numbers to overwhelm the right.
Liberal In Texas
(13,556 posts)To be able to put a slick ad (which is nothing more than propaganda) tied to YouTube music. It's scary.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)PS I saw something twice today on YouTube that looked like an add for tRump's approval rating. I skipped over it.
It's a year away from 2020 elections and already the ratf**king is underway.
Silver Gaia
(4,544 posts)I had that happen last night IN A CLASS I was teaching! I use short videos on YouTube to illustrate various things. I went to a video I've used before and THIS popped up. I was shocked, and so were the students. I heard one say in a relieved voice, "Oh, it's just an ad." I don't know what I did, but I somehow made it go away and a different ad came on. I'm used to ads in the videos, but I've NEVER seen anything like this. From now on, I will have to prescreen them before class, play the ads, and pause there.
Did you happen to see who paid for the ad? It scared everyone. YouTube needs to stop this shit. It's one thing to have to sit through a product ad before seeing a video, but political ads, especially ones like this, should be banned.
This was pure propaganda. I've never seen anything like it before. Something about it reminded me of the video that played here on DU when we were hacked. It was creepy and sinister in feel. Ugh
msongs
(67,417 posts)gordianot
(15,238 posts)Sprinkle in lies about the Republican record and attack ads that is all they have. If they lose and Justice is restored many are going to jail and they know it. 2020 is about America remaining a Republic. Many Conservatives have not realized they are in as much danger as the Progressives they have attacked for decades. Trump is using everyone for his own ends to feed his personality disorder.