re: Imagine being a middle class democrat voter in 2024

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Is this just a case of severe Stockholm syndrome, low IQ, or what? What’s the appeal here?

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Apathy and a lack of desire to obtain information other than what they receive from the MSM in "drive by" report.

I have a colleague. Upper middle class with 20-30 year old children and a few grandchildren. Successful business owner and generally an intelligent guy. He'll complain about countless aspects of the economy, taxes, legal system, etc. Yet, will almost assuredly vote Democrat. It's seems so incredibly counterintuitive as he is squarely in the demographic they openly hate and attack...white, male, upper middle class.

For years I simply could not understand why he would seemingly vote against is own interest. But as I got to know him more I figured out why:

1. He is not interested in politics and does not follow it with any vigor
2. The TOTALITY of his information on politics comes from essentially a few sources: Yahoo.com, the 5:30 (CT) national news, 60 minutes, and the local newspaper with its unbiased leftist bent.

That is the foundation of his dislike for Republicans and extreme dislike of Trump. He's only getting one very biased side of the story and is shocked to learn of information that challenges the very shallow degree of knowledge he obtains.

The depth and breath of information available to the American public has NEVER been greater. Yet, the desire to obtain that information may never be lower. You see it on this board all the time. We are living in a "TLDR" society. Many just want the convenience of someone telling them what to think. And when those that control the primary aspects of communication largely share one viewpoint the information provided to lazy folks like my friend is completely one-sided.