Sorta, it's also a broken political system. Polls about whether we should increase the stringency of background checks prior to gun ownership are overwhelmingly in favor of increased checks but nothing happens. In this case it's not a populace being tricked into expressing an interest in policy that harms them - it's politicians just outright ignoring the populace.
I agree about the way this is going and, well, I've emigrated, I hope the rest of my family follows.
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The parent comment refers to decades of stagnate real wages. Interjecting Trump here is unhelpful.
Re:The Mighty U.S. Consumer Is Struggling
by 1PlayerOne on Thursday May 09, 2019 @09:02AM
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A minority of Americans that listening to and vote in charlatans and demagogues that legislate against their interest. Of which Trump is its ultimate expression.
What do you think is the ultimate cause of wage stagnation then?
With proper organization, the majority of Americans could force changes within a few weeks (peacefully) by rejecting the current system as it stands, forcing their concerns to be addressed. The continued belief and support of our system that incentivizes moral and ethically questionable behavior and disproportionately rewards a select few who are increasingly contributing less to society at large is toxic and self-perpetuating. It will ultimately lead to non-peaceful action by society at large so it's best to fix things before we get to that point.