(08-19-2024, 04:06 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(08-19-2024, 04:01 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Yes and no. Obviously, social media can be fake, and most certainly there are plenty of demagogues who use peoples' fears to gain fame or power. That said, it's also very real that we are being manipulated by our government and that most of our "voice" is an illusion.

It's not "Yes and no". It's a yes.

You're being manipulated by the government and by social media. The algorithm is getting so many people. How many times have people posted a tweet on here only to find out it wasn't true and they still don't care? They'll still post something from that same twitter account the next day.

This is true. Both parties have been caught now buying influencer's online for positive influence and the major platforms have been caught engaging in disinformation or clearly leaning in one way or another.

You have to take in the bad with the good to the best of your abilities. There's other platforms like Rumble as well and TikTok that give you the idea or vibe that they have non biased talking heads and points, but, they also have some of the most extreme influencers leaning heavily left or right.

Follow the money. That's all I can say really. Vote policies that make sense to you. I think local politics, voting in your own district, state and county is just as important now than the major election cycle's.

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