There’s a meme out there that goes something along the line of “Nothing Ever Happens”. This line of thinking is poison, as it doesn’t take into account incrementalism. The fall into fascism isn’t a single large step, it’s many small steps until one day you’ve realized that you’re no longer in the same place that you were, and that now, you’re lost.
Yes over half. If nearly half of respondents disapprove, than the other over half either support it or don’t care enough to oppose it, which is to say they aren’t concerned about it.
So over half of Americans aren’t concerned with accelerating authoritarianism? Great.
They will be, when it affects them personally.
In other words, typical Republican thinking.
It’s already affecting them personally, they’ve just been brainwashed into blaming the wrong people
There’s a meme out there that goes something along the line of “Nothing Ever Happens”. This line of thinking is poison, as it doesn’t take into account incrementalism. The fall into fascism isn’t a single large step, it’s many small steps until one day you’ve realized that you’re no longer in the same place that you were, and that now, you’re lost.
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They voted for it in the first place
A lot of Americans barely understand how the government actually functions.
Yeah, to add to that, the majority of Americans unfortunately have poor literacy levels with reading below sixth-grade level.
https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy
And you can probably guess which party governs most states with the lowest funding levels for improving literacy.
38% percent not over half
Yes over half. If nearly half of respondents disapprove, than the other over half either support it or don’t care enough to oppose it, which is to say they aren’t concerned about it.