I have had success as well. Granted who you are talking to matters... but people now-a-days are cynical enough of the government and news cycles that just pointing out how every article is always slanted in a way to slight the traditional "enemies" of the United States is enough. Also point out how people depend on the news media for their only source for information on world affairs and how beneficial it is to capture that. From passive police voice articles to contradictory articles about China, its increasingly obvious there is heavy handed bias at work.
Don't say the word "propaganda" right way, or anything that makes you sound like a conspiracy theorist, but after you have laid the groundwork of them realizing it is propaganda you can call it as such. Speak to how important it is for a narrative to exist for the interest of others. From there you can tie it into a greater critique of capitalism. Basically, don't start at 100. Speak to them in a relatable sense first. However what I have found is people open up rather quickly after they make the initial connection, so you will find success sooner than expected.
Again, just appeal to their cynicism and skeptical instincts at first. A lot of times they know things are garbage, but not why.
Could this just be because Trump isn't in the White House right now? In my [extremely limited] experience, lib boomers will die before they admit that voting for the Democrats is useless at best and possibly even counterproductive. Conservative boomers might be easier to convince at the moment, at least on the surface.
Boomers are a demographic that are harder to impress upon. Many of them are still mentally in the 80's. I usually am speaking to people around my age or more open minded boomers. Lib boomers you will not make much headway with if you start talking about changing things. You can convince them to some degree that the system is broken, but not enough to fix it. I think time is better spent on people who are actually open to ideas.
There is a significant generational divide in how people are viewing politics, and they are seeing younger generations not trending towards conservative ideas because they are not being rewarded by them. Boomers are not going to be open to the idea that the news is mostly propaganda. They are still smugly satisfied with mortgaging your future for a quick buck.
I don't think it matters much that Trump isn't in office. I think material conditions are catching up to people feeling like they are not in control of their lives anymore.
What do you say to them that convinces them?
I have had success as well. Granted who you are talking to matters... but people now-a-days are cynical enough of the government and news cycles that just pointing out how every article is always slanted in a way to slight the traditional "enemies" of the United States is enough. Also point out how people depend on the news media for their only source for information on world affairs and how beneficial it is to capture that. From passive police voice articles to contradictory articles about China, its increasingly obvious there is heavy handed bias at work.
Don't say the word "propaganda" right way, or anything that makes you sound like a conspiracy theorist, but after you have laid the groundwork of them realizing it is propaganda you can call it as such. Speak to how important it is for a narrative to exist for the interest of others. From there you can tie it into a greater critique of capitalism. Basically, don't start at 100. Speak to them in a relatable sense first. However what I have found is people open up rather quickly after they make the initial connection, so you will find success sooner than expected.
Again, just appeal to their cynicism and skeptical instincts at first. A lot of times they know things are garbage, but not why.
Could this just be because Trump isn't in the White House right now? In my [extremely limited] experience, lib boomers will die before they admit that voting for the Democrats is useless at best and possibly even counterproductive. Conservative boomers might be easier to convince at the moment, at least on the surface.
Boomers are a demographic that are harder to impress upon. Many of them are still mentally in the 80's. I usually am speaking to people around my age or more open minded boomers. Lib boomers you will not make much headway with if you start talking about changing things. You can convince them to some degree that the system is broken, but not enough to fix it. I think time is better spent on people who are actually open to ideas.
There is a significant generational divide in how people are viewing politics, and they are seeing younger generations not trending towards conservative ideas because they are not being rewarded by them. Boomers are not going to be open to the idea that the news is mostly propaganda. They are still smugly satisfied with mortgaging your future for a quick buck.
I don't think it matters much that Trump isn't in office. I think material conditions are catching up to people feeling like they are not in control of their lives anymore.
this is :gigachad-hd: advice here