• Nougat@fedia.io
    51·
    3 months ago

    The video link is helpful. Memes are not journalism. You’re right to hold on to skepticism.

      • Nougat@fedia.io
        101·
        3 months ago

        Me either. I personally get some fulfillment by doing deep dives on the claims of rage bait screenshots. It’s a good habit to get into, because even if you don’t feel like doing the work for “this one,” you’re still primed to know that that work needs to be done before taking it seriously.

        Propaganda works by taking advantage of what people already want to hear.

      • pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, to balance I sometimes check /r/conservative these days. They’re obviously full blown MAGA but boy are they not regretting a thing.

        And if you look at approval ratings he’s doing pretty fucking well

        By the numbers: 53% of Americans approve of Trump so far, according to a newly released CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Feb. 5 to 7, while 47% disapproved.

        https://www.axios.com/2025/02/09/trump-approval-ratings-poll