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NAFTA had bipartisan support, so it's not as simple as "Democrats did this and people hated it." Blaming NAFTA solely on Democrats (when negotiations started under Reagan and Republican congresspeople made up most of the votes to ratify it) is actually a great example of how political messaging can work independently from material reality.
people are going to be more willing to listen to someone who’s proven themselves willing to help then instead of some dickhead they don’t know... people are much more inclined to take the point of view of someone they know and trust
People get a lot of their politics from people they have no personal connection to, and who have shown little-to-no willingness to help them. The whole pundit class and most politicians fit this description. Besides, serving someone a meal does not mean they know or trust you, and people frequently dismiss the political opinions of people they know and trust in other contexts (think family members).
Agreed that it does, but it's not just propaganda; ideology is all encompassing and more pervasive than propaganda alone, and can justify things that would contradict one's material interests by seeming real and reflecting the everyday experience.
NAFTA had bipartisan support, so it's not as simple as "Democrats did this and people hated it." Blaming NAFTA solely on Democrats (when negotiations started under Reagan and Republican congresspeople made up most of the votes to ratify it) is actually a great example of how political messaging can work independently from material reality.
People get a lot of their politics from people they have no personal connection to, and who have shown little-to-no willingness to help them. The whole pundit class and most politicians fit this description. Besides, serving someone a meal does not mean they know or trust you, and people frequently dismiss the political opinions of people they know and trust in other contexts (think family members).
I think you're highly underestimating people parasocial relations with celebrities/people on their tv.
Propaganda works.
Agreed that it does, but it's not just propaganda; ideology is all encompassing and more pervasive than propaganda alone, and can justify things that would contradict one's material interests by seeming real and reflecting the everyday experience.
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