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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Most popular in most western nations even. I don't understand why.

All I know is that the more educated people tend to vote either liberal or left. Also many countries have a voting system that tend to disadvantage urban citizens over rural ones.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you not noticed that mainstream social media is full of fake accounts pushing thos narrative? There has to be a billion dollars or more poured into paid trolling on social media. Even small town facebook groups are full of fake right wing accounts. They even pretend to be leftwing and attack people for being "nazi appologists" or "tankies" there's even some accounts on here that do it. Those people are getting paid to do it.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I know. :(

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Populism.

They managed to make low income people across the ~~continent~~ west vote directly against their own interests.

Because "immigrants". With such incredible promises as "banning illegal immigration".

Its a shitshow and I'm losing hope that we an recover in the next decade

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Either that or the "woke left ideology" or "trans people".

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly. Does it also remind you of a certain time in history?

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah.

Just last year I had started the series The Man in the High Castle. I had to stop watching because it was too depressing. It's way too close to reality.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"yeah, but the egg prices..."

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

This is /c/Europe lol

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

That's not even an issue in Europe.

[–] alleycat@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's also the internet fully emerging as a propaganda medium, with the biggest sites controlled by rightwing billionaires.

[–] Jajcus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

the more educated people tend to vote either liberal or left

And this might be the reason. More educated, middle-class, from large cities are 'the elites', but not a significant majority. Poor, less educated people, from rural areas feel excluded in the world made by and for 'the elites'. So they are going to vote against what the elites want. And, on top of that, the opportunistic rich '1%', with means to influence politics, abuse those feelings for their own gain.