▲ 433 ▼ Nearly half of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump's handling of protests: Poll (www.axios.com) submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 95 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] grte@lemmy.ca 125 points 1 year ago (4 children) So over half of Americans aren't concerned with accelerating authoritarianism? Great. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] Photuris@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago It's already affecting them personally, they've just been brainwashed into blaming the wrong people permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [+] seralth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] albert180@piefed.social 12 points 1 year ago They voted for it in the first place permalink fedilink source parent [–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of Americans barely understand how the government actually functions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) 38% percent not over half permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grte@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Photuris@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago It's already affecting them personally, they've just been brainwashed into blaming the wrong people permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [+] seralth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago It's already affecting them personally, they've just been brainwashed into blaming the wrong people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] albert180@piefed.social 12 points 1 year ago They voted for it in the first place permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) A lot of Americans barely understand how the government actually functions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) 38% percent not over half permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grte@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grte@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent