▲ 324 ▼ Trump Calls for ‘Giant Dome’ to Protect the US ‘From a Hostile Source’ (themessenger.com) submitted 2 years ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) The base is what I was talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) they are afraid because they were told to be afraid. lies are repeated every 30 seconds on fox news to achieve this fear. why do people allow this to happen to them? lack of critical thinking skills and social isolation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago lack of critical thinking skills Exactly. So much could be solved with just a basic highschool critical thinking course. But the GOP have their voters so brainwashed, that they'd just pull their kids out of school and "home school" if they even tried to institute one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sovereign_13@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Religion is probably part of it. A lot of the more conservative sects of Christianity emphasize both uncritical conformity and a fear of punishment. It’s why some don’t understand how you can be a good, moral person without religion. Their morality is based on that fear of punishment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) they are afraid because they were told to be afraid. lies are repeated every 30 seconds on fox news to achieve this fear. why do people allow this to happen to them? lack of critical thinking skills and social isolation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago lack of critical thinking skills Exactly. So much could be solved with just a basic highschool critical thinking course. But the GOP have their voters so brainwashed, that they'd just pull their kids out of school and "home school" if they even tried to institute one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago lack of critical thinking skills Exactly. So much could be solved with just a basic highschool critical thinking course. But the GOP have their voters so brainwashed, that they'd just pull their kids out of school and "home school" if they even tried to institute one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sovereign_13@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Religion is probably part of it. A lot of the more conservative sects of Christianity emphasize both uncritical conformity and a fear of punishment. It’s why some don’t understand how you can be a good, moral person without religion. Their morality is based on that fear of punishment. permalink fedilink source parent