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minus-squareGoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 month agoPerson who has spent 20+ years studying viruses and how they effect the human body: “Vaccines are effective and safe.” Random politician with very little science or medical education: “Vaccines are bad because <equally ignorant Podcaster> say they are.” Republican voter: “I agree with the idiot politician.”
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoContext is the left’s biggest weakness and the lack of it is the alt-rights greatest strength. It’s easy to be short, quippy, and loud and much harder to be informed and detailed.
Person who has spent 20+ years studying viruses and how they effect the human body: “Vaccines are effective and safe.”
Random politician with very little science or medical education: “Vaccines are bad because <equally ignorant Podcaster> say they are.”
Republican voter: “I agree with the idiot politician.”
Context is the left’s biggest weakness and the lack of it is the alt-rights greatest strength.
It’s easy to be short, quippy, and loud and much harder to be informed and detailed.