Summary

President Joe Biden’s economic achievements—lowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturing—are largely unrecognized by the public, despite his successes.

His tenure saw landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and major infrastructure investments.

However, Biden’s approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.

Democrats face a “propaganda problem” rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Biden’s accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.

  • @seaQueue
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    4012 days ago

    Fun fact, the average American public school education doesn’t include critical thinking skills in the language curriculum. You either get your introduction to this in AP English (if you’re a high scoring highschooler) or during your first year of college/university.

    It’s mind blowing how many people can’t pick apart a given piece of media and think about what message it conveys and why it conveys it.

    So yeah, Americans are ripe for manipulation.

    • @CharlesDarwin
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      1812 days ago

      I think not stressing critical thinking skills is not a bug, but a feature, of schools that were designed to crank out factory workers.

      It’s sheer lunacy in today’s world, but it also happens to be a feature for the qon/Republican agenda.

      • @[email protected]
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        412 days ago

        It’s sheer lunacy in today’s world, but it also happens to be a feature for the qon/Republican agenda.

        Redundant statements are redundant.

    • @AngryRobot
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      612 days ago

      That’s the result of the Republicans fucking over education in this country for the past 50 years.