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  • Republican and Democratic Parties viewed unfavorably on balance
  • Between the two, Republican Party trusted more on economy and security
  • GOP also ahead on which party can handle “most important problem”
    • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      I reached this conclusion a while ago, and I’m basically in denial of myself. Americans are fucking dumb, they want to be, and they love it!

      On issue after issue, other industrialized countries have shown cost-effective solutions that improved the lives of so many. But Americans oppose all of it because of communism and socialism without knowing what either words mean. Because facts don’t matter to us; it’s how we feel. And we’d sell our souls for individual happiness, especially if everyone is worse off for it.

      And, honestly, that’s the fundamental appeal of the GOP: they offer to make you better off by making everyone else worse off. Except that promise is cyanide-laced Kool-Aid for regular people.

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    This is hugely misleading because of the phrasing and questions. The most important issue is democracy vs neofascism. Neofascism is America’s #1 national security threat, and trusting the GOP on that would be like trusting Hitler to preserve democracy.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not misleading. Neofascism being America’s #1 national security threat is your opinion, not an objective fact.

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      What the poll is asking is “Of all the issues, which one is most important to you, and which party do you trust to handle it?”

      So, in your case, yes, the most important issue is the rise of fascism, and the Democrats are the ones to handle it, but not everyone answering the poll puts that as their #1 issue.

      My #1 issue would be interest rates, and given how they have continually risen under Biden, that’s not a good look for Democrats.

      I still trust Biden > Trump on that issue, but I would be in a minority on that.

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          The rise in fascism is, inherently, a pocketbook issue. The rise in German fascism was immediately preceeded by hyperinflation.

          Preventing fascism starts by solving pocketbook issues.

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              Oh, I’m doing fine. I’m no 1%er, but combined with my wife we broke the top 10% last year.

              But here’s the thing… We bought a house and have a 3.25% interest rate, financially, that’s great for us… but we’re locked in now.

              Anyone wanting to buy our house would be staring down 7%, which makes it harder for us to sell, and we would be faced with the same if we wanted to move or upgrade or downsize.

              Everything is more expensive. People who banked savings during the pandemic are running out:

              https://www.frbsf.org/our-district/about/sf-fed-blog/excess-no-more-dwindling-pandemic-savings/

              And as the economic crunch comes down, people start looking for someone to blame and that scapegoating causes a rise in fascism. There’s always some exploitable “other” out there looking to separate “you” from everything “you are owed”, and that’s how jack booted thugs gain power.

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        Hyperinflation in Germany was caused by the right wing intentionally running a printing press to devalue debts. High interest rates are the cure, not the problem. It pisses off the wealthy, but overall makes the economy more healthy.

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        1 year ago

        You think the president controls interest rates? Lmfao. Interest rates have nothing to do with who is president. At all…ever.

  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    • Between the two, Republican Party trusted more on economy and security
    • GOP also ahead on which party can handle “most important problem”

    Hahaha. People are so freaking stupid!