r/WallStreetbetsELITE 9d ago

MEME Didn't see this coming

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u/Potential-Pride6034 9d ago

You underestimate the electorate’s capacity for ignorance my friend. For most folks, politics starts and stops at gas stations and grocery stores.

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u/LolWhereAreWe 9d ago

Maybe 60 years ago. Social media and news media are how the vast majority get their political ideology and opinions nowdays

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u/Potential-Pride6034 9d ago

Totally. Maybe I should’ve phrased it better, I was trying to say that most people only care about politics insofar as they’re perceived to affect gas and grocery prices.

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u/LolWhereAreWe 9d ago

Oh yeah you got your point across I understood you. I was just saying that I’ve seen recently that if Fox News tells them that groceries are cheap, they will pretend they’re not paying $9 for eggs at the grocery store. It’s insane