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The threat of misinformation, conspiracy theory and social media to our democracy
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We got out of one problem in defeating a President who is both senile and immature. We ended up with a President who is past "life expectancy at birth", which means that he has generational constituency to back him. He has had to forge one out of three generations (Boom, X, and Millennial) younger than his. He obviously does not fit Boom, X, or Millennial style as a leader.

He has done the best that he can under the circumstances. He has gone by the book, which is far safer than showing contempt for old norms. He has shown little indulgence for those who broke the rules badly on January 6, 2021. Should there be an amnesty for such, then such will be by another President sympathetic to the personality and agenda of Donald Trump. God help us should that happen.

It is possible that President Biden sees himself as a likely one-term President due to age.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist  but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.


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RE: The threat of misinformation, conspiracy theory and social media to our democracy - by pbrower2a - 04-25-2022, 09:46 AM

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