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Why Do Americans Elect Republicans? (Original Post) MineralMan Nov 2014 OP
Too many Americans Old Nick Nov 2014 #1
Half of them are below average, in fact. Shrike47 Nov 2014 #2
It's not so much that they aren't bright. MineralMan Nov 2014 #3
These Days You Can Watch the News and Not be Informed Stallion Nov 2014 #4
Notice the number who cite edited entertainment set ups as 'evidence of America's intellect'. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #5
Abortion Skeowes28 Nov 2014 #6

MineralMan

(146,309 posts)
3. It's not so much that they aren't bright.
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 01:24 PM
Nov 2014

They're just not informed, and that appears to be a deliberate choice. Deliberate ignorance is far worse than an inability to learn.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
4. These Days You Can Watch the News and Not be Informed
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 01:39 PM
Nov 2014

you'll hear about the weather, a cool video about a cat and dog, an opening of a new Ikea store near the mall, a shooting between gangs, a mother filing a lawsuit because her daughter was dismissed from the cheerleader squad. There is about 3 minutes of actual news of political content in the Local News and about 8 minutes in Network News

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
5. Notice the number who cite edited entertainment set ups as 'evidence of America's intellect'.
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 01:42 PM
Nov 2014

You do know these 'man on the street' interviews go back to the 1950's and that they solicit 'the sort of answers you see on our show during this segment.' It's reality like Survivor is reality.

One actual way to find out why Americans vote for Republicans is to ask Americans who have done so why they did so when they come claiming to be Democrats these days....Elizabeth Warren should be able to offer tons of insights, as she was a loyal Republican voter all through her life, Reagan, Bush, she endorsed them all, defended their bigoted, ignorant policies and everything. That's reality.

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