This is how you take over a democracy

[Craig234]

Research the voters. Find their opinions, what makes them tick, especially what makes them angry or emotional.

Have a massive propaganda machine that positions your party next to things they love - family, marriage, the flag, religion, heroes. And that positions the other party next to things they hate - hated figures, crimes, corruption, betrayal, selfishness, the destruction of the country. It doesn't even have to be believable, just make the associations.

People's lizard brains will take care of the rest, creating emotion-based responses to each party, making the facts fit, not caring about issues that don't have those emotional components. The other party simply can't be good guys because they're scumbags. Your party simply can't be bad guys because they're patriots.

Have a media system that spends billions of dollars reinforcing and indoctrinating daily.

Proof of how well this works is how the worst president in history has his followers seeing him through extremely rose colored glasses and he didn't lose supporters no matter how badly he did. Their emotional brain told them they love him, and that's all they needed.

It appears most people can be manipulated this way. And so what wins isn't the best policies, but the best propaganda machine. The almost complete absence of Republicans admitting fault with their party shows how well this approach works. When money can buy political loyalty this effectively by manipulating people, that's not really democracy.

 

[Integrityrespec]

Research the voters. Find their opinions, what makes them tick, especially what makes them angry or emotional.

Have a massive propaganda machine that positions your party next to things they love - family, marriage, the flag, religion, heroes. And that positions the other party next to things they hate - hated figures, crimes, corruption, betrayal, selfishness, the destruction of the country. It doesn't even have to be believable, just make the associations.

People's lizard brains will take care of the rest, creating emotion-based responses to each party, making the facts fit, not caring about issues that don't have those emotional components. The other party simply can't be good guys because they're scumbags. Your party simply can't be bad guys because they're patriots.

Have a media system that spends billions of dollars reinforcing and indoctrinating daily.

Proof of how well this works is how the worst president in history has his followers seeing him through extremely rose colored glasses and he didn't lose supporters no matter how badly he did. Their emotional brain told them they love him, and that's all they needed.

It appears most people can be manipulated this way. And so what wins isn't the best policies, but the best propaganda machine. The almost complete absence of Republicans admitting fault with their party shows how well this approach works. When money can buy political loyalty this effectively by manipulating people, that's not really democracy.

You do realize this argument you are presenting works exactly the other way around by simply apply the exact same claims to the opposite sides.

 

[swing_voter]

It's called "populism" and it's old as the hills. Find out what voters want and promise them the sky but you know you'll never deliver.

If anything, we should make it mandatory to teach kids how to spot it in schools.

Remember that all trump accomplished was tax cuts for rich people. Everything else was a populist ploy to get votes without really doing anything for the voters.



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[Checkerboard Strangler]

You do realize this argument you are presenting works exactly the other way around by simply apply the exact same claims to the opposite sides.

Yes, and currently it's happening on the right. When it begins happening on the Left, you'll hear about it FROM disaffected lefties who are disgusted, just like you're hearing from disaffected conservatives that are currently disgusted.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Hitler 101

 

[justabubba]

It's called "populism" and it's old as the hills. Find out what voters want and promise them the sky but you know you'll never deliver.

If anything, we should make it mandatory to teach kids how to spot it in schools.

Remember that all trump accomplished was tax cuts for rich people. Everything else was a populist ploy to get votes without really doing anything for the voters.



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unlike dubya, he did not start any unwinnable wars that squandered our nation's youth and treasure

you gotta give him that

 

[Lovebug]

Obama hasn't been potus for some years now. Calm down y'all.

 

[Bullseye]

Research the voters. Find their opinions, what makes them tick, especially what makes them angry or emotional.

Have a massive propaganda machine that positions your party next to things they love - family, marriage, the flag, religion, heroes. And that positions the other party next to things they hate - hated figures, crimes, corruption, betrayal, selfishness, the destruction of the country. It doesn't even have to be believable, just make the associations.

People's lizard brains will take care of the rest, creating emotion-based responses to each party, making the facts fit, not caring about issues that don't have those emotional components. The other party simply can't be good guys because they're scumbags. Your party simply can't be bad guys because they're patriots.

Have a media system that spends billions of dollars reinforcing and indoctrinating daily.

Proof of how well this works is how the worst president in history has his followers seeing him through extremely rose colored glasses and he didn't lose supporters no matter how badly he did. Their emotional brain told them they love him, and that's all they needed.

It appears most people can be manipulated this way. And so what wins isn't the best policies, but the best propaganda machine. The almost complete absence of Republicans admitting fault with their party shows how well this approach works. When money can buy political loyalty this effectively by manipulating people, that's not really democracy.

I presume you’re talking about Biden and the Dumbocrats.

 

[Craig234]

Hitler 101

Hitler had some of this, but he didn't begin to have the media machine. There was no 24/7 cable, talk radio, and internet, no sophisticated focus groups and other advanced propaganda techniques. Just basic media and some talented people. Propaganda then was much more simple and clumsy.

 

[swing_voter]

unlike dubya, he did not start any unwinnable wars that squandered our nation's youth and treasure

you gotta give him that

He didn't stop any wars either.


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[Good4Nothin]

Research the voters. Find their opinions, what makes them tick, especially what makes them angry or emotional.

Have a massive propaganda machine that positions your party next to things they love - family, marriage, the flag, religion, heroes. And that positions the other party next to things they hate - hated figures, crimes, corruption, betrayal, selfishness, the destruction of the country. It doesn't even have to be believable, just make the associations.

People's lizard brains will take care of the rest, creating emotion-based responses to each party, making the facts fit, not caring about issues that don't have those emotional components. The other party simply can't be good guys because they're scumbags. Your party simply can't be bad guys because they're patriots.

Have a media system that spends billions of dollars reinforcing and indoctrinating daily.

Proof of how well this works is how the worst president in history has his followers seeing him through extremely rose colored glasses and he didn't lose supporters no matter how badly he did. Their emotional brain told them they love him, and that's all they needed.

It appears most people can be manipulated this way. And so what wins isn't the best policies, but the best propaganda machine. The almost complete absence of Republicans admitting fault with their party shows how well this approach works. When money can buy political loyalty this effectively by manipulating people, that's not really democracy.

This is amazing. You actually think only the Republicans do this.