Reality versus beliefs. Why the disconnect ?

[drray23]

Despite all the evidence that democrats are managing the economy better and typically, are saddled with fixing the screwups of the previous republican administration, I have yet to encounter a single republican who believes that.

Every time I point this out, they think I am lying. If I pull out my cellphone and show them the graphs from government records, they resort to "its fake news".

Where have we gone so wrong in the messaging that it is now a gospel for many that democrats waste money while republicans are good for the economy ?

Can we figure out how the Republicans own messaging and use the same tactics ?

[underpants]

1. It would mean they're are/were wrong

with Trump it was all in for them. It’s gong to be very hard for many of the extreme ones to realize how much they’ve been duped. And their media creates more extremists everyday.

[dchill]

2. All media are much harder on Democratic administrations...

...than ANY Republican one. ALL media.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Because religion requires people to believe

unbelievable things. And to accept the authority of some distant person who supposedly knows everything. Most importantly, not to question what is said by those authorities.

Thinking independently, questioning what you're told, coming to autonomous conclusions are forbidden. But necessary to break away from the propaganda.

[colsohlibgal]

4. Right Wing Media

Some studies show lapping that right wing talk up actually changes the brains of people. They believe in a far right wing reality.

Not sure how we break through their right wing fog anytime soon.

[lindysalsagal]

5. The strategies only "work" when they serve the hater's preferences.

Our fault isn't strategy. Fairy tales of sky gods and hell and reunification with the dead in heaven are their drugs. Period. So, they hate anything that threatens their imaginary world.