I continue to find examples like these fascinating. I know they are extreme examples, and not representative of conservatives in general. But that these claims and attitudes still exist, and are widely circulated, suggests to me that, in the big picture, that while humans like to think they have “evolved,” many have not, and retain tribalistic thinking. And how this is entirely understandable.
- Republican false theories abut immigrant voting;
- Musicians who’ve demanded that Trump stop using their songs;
- In an alternative world, JD Vance is popular;
- Brief items about milkshakes, not the time to talk about gun control, why women shouldn’t be in government, scandal machine Mark Robinson, accusations of “communist” and “Marxist” by people who don’t know what those words mean, Moms for Liberty, and a “terrible” film about Ronald Reagan;
- How Trump talks constantly about “the likes of which nobody has ever seen”
NY Times, Alexandra Berzon, 5 Sep 2024: Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting, subtitled “Activists, party lawyers and state officials are mobilizing behind a crackdown on a supposed scourge of noncitizens’ casting ballots. Voting rights advocates say the effort is spreading misinformation.”
One woman wants to scrutinize the voting rolls of people with “ethnic names.”
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