▲ 238 ▼ Anyone know why americans are relatively unconcerned about dying to totally preventable stuff like disease? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 135 points 2 years ago* (1 child) We're actively disinformed. That's why. It's really that simple. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) As an example of the deeply ingrained disinformation and brainwashing, see a comment I made earlier today regarding Liberals continuously blaming progressives for Trumps win — without evidence — instead of the statistically verifiable, and multi-decade ratfuckery by the fascists... not to mention the ~100 million American adults who refuse to vote in every election (aka. the 100 million adults Liberals continuously fail to motivate), or the ~80 million voters who support fascist authoritarianism, or the corporations who have corrupted the political class and propagandized the entire population for 5 decades, or the political class who continuously serve the oligarchy. War is peace! Freedom is slavery! The political class, bought and paid for by fascists, will save us from fascism! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lemminator@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago Honestly, I just block the people who keep repeating that kinds of BS. They aren't worth my mental energy. Does that mean I miss out on a bunch of discussions on .world? yes, but not wasting my mental energy on bad-faith arguments is worth it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's all very culty with partisan people of both stripes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) As an example of the deeply ingrained disinformation and brainwashing, see a comment I made earlier today regarding Liberals continuously blaming progressives for Trumps win — without evidence — instead of the statistically verifiable, and multi-decade ratfuckery by the fascists... not to mention the ~100 million American adults who refuse to vote in every election (aka. the 100 million adults Liberals continuously fail to motivate), or the ~80 million voters who support fascist authoritarianism, or the corporations who have corrupted the political class and propagandized the entire population for 5 decades, or the political class who continuously serve the oligarchy. War is peace! Freedom is slavery! The political class, bought and paid for by fascists, will save us from fascism! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lemminator@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago Honestly, I just block the people who keep repeating that kinds of BS. They aren't worth my mental energy. Does that mean I miss out on a bunch of discussions on .world? yes, but not wasting my mental energy on bad-faith arguments is worth it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's all very culty with partisan people of both stripes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemminator@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago Honestly, I just block the people who keep repeating that kinds of BS. They aren't worth my mental energy. Does that mean I miss out on a bunch of discussions on .world? yes, but not wasting my mental energy on bad-faith arguments is worth it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It's all very culty with partisan people of both stripes. permalink fedilink source parent