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misanthrope

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64. Entirely. Social media will end up as the weapon that destroyed this nation

Wed May 21, 2025, 07:35 PM

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It only appears to be building. I was listening to an advocate for critical thought and rational skepticism lamenting Tik Tok as actively "anti-intellectual."

And we thought television was destructive? Social media is that on steroids.

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Democrats Are Losing Young People [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

It's the social media JBTaurus83 Wednesday #1

Yes. It is also financial anxiety. Regression analysis applegrove Wednesday #4

Right. H2O Man Wednesday #49

Oh social media is a big part of it. Particularly right applegrove Wednesday #52

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Wednesday #57

Social media is a huge part of the manipulation of the applegrove Wednesday #59

Interesting. H2O Man Wednesday #62

Young people were texted anti-trans stuff. Even on DU applegrove Wednesday #66

Right. H2O Man Wednesday #81

What a bunch of bullshit! RB77 Wednesday #79

Read this. applegrove Wednesday #80

Young people? thought crime Wednesday #90

Dems are poor at media, online or not. Tetrachloride Wednesday #61

Entirely. Social media will end up as the weapon that destroyed this nation misanthrope Wednesday #64

No, it is not. vanessa_ca Wednesday #65

You speak LOUDLY for me LearnedHand Wednesday #69

Thank you. vanessa_ca Wednesday #76

Unfortunately, mostly due to historic oppression, black men are particularly susceptible to the manly-man appeal. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #2

Yes that too. Euphemisms for submissiveness in women applegrove Wednesday #5

Huh? TnDem Wednesday #6

Financial anxiety makes people vote with passion rather than reason. applegrove Wednesday #18

I am thinking of 1947 Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #22

No TnDem Wednesday #24

Indeed they are traits of SOME men and it cuts across racial lines. You miss the point and the history Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #34

re" "the point" TnDem Wednesday #44

Simple answers go nowhere. My post goes deeper. Your post begs the question. Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #46

Actually, what your post does TnDem Wednesday #48

Again you beg the question. Why don't they respect, don't like? are the real questions Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #55

Testosterone has no monopoly on logic. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #23

Dems lost 10% of young black voters under 30 and 16% applegrove Wednesday #41

They voted for Gallego JI7 Wednesday #56

Most black men still voted for Kamala Harris JI7 Wednesday #10

the problem is we depend on the Black and LatinX communitites to cover the failure of white communities cadoman Wednesday #63

Thank you. I'm so sick of this shit. Black men got nothing to do with this shit. Trump is a white people's problem. Solomon Thursday #101

The appeal is to B.See Wednesday #40

Yes, the campaign made it a broad appeal, their mindset is not really manly, and they are whiny and unqualified. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #42

Well, qualified to be B.See Wednesday #54

Many of those young voters aren't switching to the republicans Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #3

Right VanceFan Wednesday #8

With catastrophic climate change coming, there is no hope Kaleva Wednesday #15

They have just succeeded in a self-fulfilling prophecy. Congratulations to them. JohnSJ Wednesday #16

What are their values ? And many of these men DID vote for Trump JI7 Wednesday #11

And Harris got 4% less of the female vote than Biden did in 2020. elocs Wednesday #12

We can't RJ-MacReady Wednesday #29

And it will only get worse as blue states may lose 10 or more electoral votes elocs Thursday #97

Although there were 12 million more eligible voters in 2024 Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #36

Yes, and that's sad. We have too many complacent, non-voters elocs Thursday #96

I'm not sure complacency is this issue Fiendish Thingy Thursday #104

Complacent in the sense that why weren't women fired up to elect Harris? elocs Thursday #108

Also - they see all our money going to war womanofthehills Wednesday #67

An ossified leadership with no new ideas or policies would do this uponit7771 Wednesday #7

What new ideas or policies do they want ? JI7 Wednesday #13

Most of them did not vote for Trump, they stayed home. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #37

If they didn't vote when there was a clear difference JI7 Wednesday #50

Claiming to know with certainty the reason young people stayed home is part of the problem Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #68

One of the reasons was clearly that they were ok with Trump JI7 Wednesday #72

Clearly? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #75

No, the civil rights movement and what they boycotted JI7 Wednesday #84

Those "shit people" are the largest untapped pool of voters in the country Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #89

They are shit people that want their ass kissed JI7 Thursday #94

Dems are almost certain to retake the house in a blue wave in the 2026 midterms Fiendish Thingy Thursday #103

I didn't disparage young voters. My comments are about all people JI7 Thursday #105

Young people who didn't vote are the largest untapped pool of voters in the nation Fiendish Thingy Thursday #107

That's never going to happen JI7 Thursday #109

After the revolution everything will be nice, everyone young forever and dominating elections for generations. betsuni Thursday #110

The threat of losing all their rights with a Trump victory wasn't enough to motivate them Kaleva Wednesday #17

Correct because people don't understand dictatorships in the US, no perspective uponit7771 Wednesday #85

From the 2024 election. HOW DO THEY FEEL NOW? hlthe2b Wednesday #9

If they are that stupid, which based on this OP they seem to be, then they have no one to blame for the JohnSJ Wednesday #14

Curious. Do you converse with younger generations? cachukis Wednesday #38

Yes, I sure do, and they can't be all painted with one brush either, because they don't all speak with the same JohnSJ Wednesday #45

No question. cachukis Wednesday #71

Very impressive cachukis. JohnSJ Wednesday #74

Joe Rogan and they watch Fox News. It's young white men. kerry-is-my-prez Wednesday #19

It's not just white men but yes the reason is the same. And they are becoming religious also JI7 Wednesday #20

I was a social worker who worked with almost all women. kerry-is-my-prez Wednesday #26

Most young people do not True Blue American Wednesday #27

young people don't watch TV news to begin with pstokely Thursday #106

It's because the Dems aren't fighting the GOP synni Wednesday #21

It has nothing to do with this. JI7 Wednesday #28

I agree. It never is that straight forward. JohnSJ Wednesday #47

It's because of widespread propaganda. A small group is angry at the Dems for not speaking out enough. kerry-is-my-prez Wednesday #31

I don't think it's young people Tree Lady Wednesday #25

Part the 100th Redleg Wednesday #30

So we should ignore changes in how people vote? That makes applegrove Wednesday #43

I did not say that. Redleg Friday #111

Wasn't the total vote total several million less than doc03 Wednesday #32

I need to see a trend D_Master81 Wednesday #33

I think you are underestimating the damage that has been done, and will be done in the next 4 years. The JohnSJ Wednesday #51

Whenever they do these comparisons, they ignore karynnj Wednesday #35

Sanders has led them to believe that Democrats are just as bad as Republicans and everyone needs to... W_HAMILTON Wednesday #39

it is damning all of us. That type of thinking has brought us to where we are today. JohnSJ Wednesday #53

TY. Exactly, John... We were There and saw Cha Wednesday #78

Done. We are definitely on the same page Cha. JohnSJ Wednesday #83

The damage and polarization will last for a long time. betsuni Wednesday #58

Does Sanders ever hold those rallies in his own state ? JI7 Wednesday #73

Message auto-removed Name removed Friday #112

The problem isn't with young people, per se. Basso8vb Wednesday #60

All two parties are losing young people. DJ Synikus Makisimus Wednesday #70

Well Then.. the "young Voters".. are in Danger Cha Wednesday #77

You are so right Cha. They messed up in a big way, but I guess they can put those tiny screws in Apple Iphones JohnSJ Wednesday #82

Aloha Join, sorry I Cha Wednesday #87

No problem Cha. We are on the same page. JohnSJ Wednesday #91

Thanks, John... They're trying to Destroy America. . Cha Wednesday #92

I don't like being too pessimistic, but what happened was a perfect storm against Democracy, and I think JohnSJ Thursday #93

I don't like it, either... always looking for Cha Thursday #95

Technocracy won't cut it. David__77 Wednesday #86

3 democratic congressmen died in office so far this year Terry_M Wednesday #88

Do you think congresspeople are anointed rather than voted in by their constituents? W_HAMILTON Friday #113

Thanks for the opening. Terry_M Friday #114

"They come in via primaries that are handled by the super engaged tiny minority" W_HAMILTON Friday #115

Yes. Their fault, absolutely Terry_M Friday #116

Older people too. nt RandiFan1290 Thursday #98

Losing young people was an own goal for the Democrats AZProgressive Thursday #99

No, people are losing Democrats and gaining Republicans. I'm sure they'll be very happy together. betsuni Thursday #100

Corporatists vs fascists Johnny2X2X Thursday #102