Subj : Family vs Politics - Did
To   : NIGHTFOX
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Tue Jan 07 2025 09:29 am

> It seems to me that the US has been very divided since the 2000 election, and
> it has gotten worse with the presidential candidates we've had since then.
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> I feel like there are more important things to worry about, but many people
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> possibly too distracted with an "us vs. them" mindset about political views,
> and perhaps the political higher-ups are trying to distract and divide us.

2000 is a good target, but I think it may have started a few years earlier
with the 1992 election.  I don't think it is a coincidence that one of the
mouthpieces involved then was involved again in 2016, an even more devisive
political cycle.

I also don't think it is a coincidence that in time frame where we believe
we've become more divided, during that same time we've also seen the rise of
(1) cable news networks and then (2) social media.

I do agree there are forces working to distract and divide.  Some of them
probably are our own politicians, while others are doing so in order to get
more eyes on their platforms (which brings in more $$$), and other still
(foreign actors) are doing so in order to benefit from us being divided.
Those foreign actors are using social media to do so.

Twitter/X and Meta are two examples of corporate entities that have
benefited greatly from us being divided.


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