• peeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        11 months ago

        i grew up in a state where that is basically the norm and people are quite okay with it… i don’t go back to visit but every once in a great long while one of my old friends will send me a bigoted text out of the blue

    • StalinStan [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      I am deep down sure it is a psyop. Conservative media is just given more prominence. It could be through the algorithm directly, or through them getting better add rates. Probably a bit of everything. Conservatism is good for business. So everyone has a vested intrest in pushing it.

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        11 months ago

        You don’t have to go as far as it being a conspiracy. The bourgeois push far-right talking points because fascism is materially beneficial to them. This trickles down from your Fox News and your CNNs to The Based Anti-Woke Crusader and other such social media.