Summary

President Joe Bidenā€™s economic achievementsā€”lowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturingā€”are largely unrecognized by the public, despite his successes.

His tenure saw landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and major infrastructure investments.

However, Bidenā€™s approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.

Democrats face a ā€œpropaganda problemā€ rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Bidenā€™s accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.

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    14 days ago

    Fun fact, the average American public school education doesnā€™t include critical thinking skills in the language curriculum. You either get your introduction to this in AP English (if youā€™re a high scoring highschooler) or during your first year of college/university.

    Itā€™s mind blowing how many people canā€™t pick apart a given piece of media and think about what message it conveys and why it conveys it.

    So yeah, Americans are ripe for manipulation.

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      I think not stressing critical thinking skills is not a bug, but a feature, of schools that were designed to crank out factory workers.

      Itā€™s sheer lunacy in todayā€™s world, but it also happens to be a feature for the qon/Republican agenda.

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        Itā€™s sheer lunacy in todayā€™s world, but it also happens to be a feature for the qon/Republican agenda.

        Redundant statements are redundant.

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      Thatā€™s the result of the Republicans fucking over education in this country for the past 50 years.