Summary
President Joe Bidenās economic achievementsālowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturingāare largely unrecognized by the public, despite his successes.
His tenure saw landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and major infrastructure investments.
However, Bidenās approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.
Democrats face a āpropaganda problemā rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Bidenās accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.
Youāre right that Dems need better messaging and to stop catering to the ultra rich. At the same time, we canāt discount the propaganda messaging that the article mentions. Not being in their echo chambers means not being exposed to the bulk of it, and that is great. At the same time, it means being disconnected from what a lot of people are basing their opinions on.
For a few years, up until the start of this year, I had a job that required interacting with families in peopleās homes. If I had a choice, I wouldāve preferred to avoid the right-wingersā¦ but gotta do what you gotta do.
Some households were pure poison: hate-driven parents who constantly belched up Fox news topics. These parents normally communicated with their kids through complaining and screaming. But if a kid made some quip about āBiden sucks,ā they got a brief moment where their parents would actually laugh. The reinforcing power of that toxic dynamic cannot be understated.
Itās no wonder that a lot of kids in those circumstances end up eager to repeat the same crap their parents say. In the time that I worked that job, a lot of the commentary was Biden-centric, making him a convenient punching bag that even the smallest fists could reach (even if they had no idea what they were doing/saying.)
Dems have a lot of improvements to make, but it would take a lot more than āimproved messagingā to overcome the sheer power of this propaganda culture.
The right has unlimited money and resources when it comes to corporate media messaging. The media will not save us. The revolution will not be televised; itās not in the papers, itās on the walls.
thank goodness the democrats donāt have a media apparatus and what we all consume is news and truth instead of propaganda.
itās so comforting to be in a community of people who are immune to propaganda
Joe Biden is the best president weāve ever had and Kamala Harris ran a perfect campaign. That just doesnāt mean anything.
For how much you complain about people just downvoting instead of replying, you sure donāt like to interact in good faith once they do reply. Maybe learn how to have a serious discussion before demanding that people have serious discussions with you?
Who replied to me in this thread before you?
In what faith would you describe your response, wherein you made no statement, argument, or claim that has anything to do with anything besides you being upset with my tone?
You are exactly the type of person Iām speaking about and to. You should listen.
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