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Voters love Obama's Ideas when they think they're Trumps (Original Post) zebonaut Feb 2016 OP
K&R. Sad to see how successful shallow polarization has been. Overseas Feb 2016 #1
The sign says it all. 35 years of dumbing down the public by FOX , Limbaugh , Hannidy , and the rest geretogo Feb 2016 #2
Sadly, it's about labels Red Knight Feb 2016 #3

Overseas

(12,121 posts)
1. K&R. Sad to see how successful shallow polarization has been.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 01:20 PM
Feb 2016

Personalities trump ideas with so many voters.

And so many people don't realize our government spends over 50% of our tax dollars on the military. More than many other nations combined.

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/campaigns/us-military-spending-vs-world/

geretogo

(1,281 posts)
2. The sign says it all. 35 years of dumbing down the public by FOX , Limbaugh , Hannidy , and the rest
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 03:52 PM
Feb 2016

of the very evil right wing has done a frontal lobotomy on millions of people . Please wake up before it
is too late .

Red Knight

(704 posts)
3. Sadly, it's about labels
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 04:44 PM
Feb 2016

and identities, or teams in a way.

Bernie gets blasted because technically he's not a democrat. Yes--he votes with them on most issues. He certainly has democratic ideas and represents what people love about what the left is or should be. But he doesn't wear the label.

That's a shame.

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