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Re:Are Americans' perceptions of the economy and crime broken? by chneu on Sunday January 26, 2025 @04:11PM (#42834186)
Newt Gingrich literally said on TV that if he can make someone believe something then that's as real as fact.

Him and a CNN anchor were talking about crime stats being down. Newt disagreed and said Americans feel like crime is up.

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Re:Are Americans' perceptions of the economy and crime broken? by ChuckMcM on Sunday January 26, 2025 @04:24PM (#42834283)
There is an important difference between someone claiming on TV they can do something and seeing the effects of people believing something for which there is objective and easily obtained evidence that contradicts that belief.
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Re:Are Americans' perceptions of the economy and crime broken? by red-iron-pine on Monday January 27, 2025 @02:00PM (#42844426)
"hyperreality" -- a mainstay of USSR's new media, but used and abused by the US MSM. Fox News took it to new levels.
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